A bottler ships syrup and empty cans in, adds local water, and sends full cases to nearby stores. In the figure, where should the plant locate?

A steel mill uses ore and coal, removes waste slag, and ships lighter rolled steel. In the figure, where does least cost theory place the mill?

A bakery turns compact flour and ingredients into bulky bread delivered fresh to supermarkets each morning. In the figure, what site fits Weber's prediction?

A copper smelter removes large amounts of waste rock from ore and ships much lighter refined copper. In the figure, where should it locate?

A sofa maker brings in lumber and foam, then ships larger finished sofas to local furniture stores. The figure shows possible sites. What location is predicted?

Sugar cane is crushed soon after harvest, leaving heavy wet residue and much lighter raw sugar. In the figure, where should the mill go?

A brewery uses small amounts of hops and malt, adds large volumes of local water, and sells heavy kegs in one metro area. In the figure, what site is best?

A paper mill turns logs into paper after removing bark, moisture, and other waste. In the figure, where does Weber's model pull the mill?

All freight in the figure costs the same per ton-mile. Among the four labeled sites, what plant site has the lowest transport cost?

Using the tonnage pulls shown, all moved at the same rate per ton-mile, what candidate site minimizes transport cost?

The figure gives tonnage hauled to or from each vertex. With equal ton-mile rates, what candidate site is least costly?

Each ton in the figure costs the same to move one mile. Among A-D, where is the least transport cost point?

Read the location triangle. If all ton-mile rates are equal, which labeled plant site has the smallest weighted haulage cost?

In the figure, tonnage is the pull on the factory location and freight rates are equal. What site minimizes transport cost?

Use the triangle's weights and distances. With one equal ton-mile rate, which candidate site has the least total transport cost?

The figure shows two material inputs and one market. If ton-mile rates are equal, what labeled site is least costly?

Use the figure. An auto-parts firm accepts a higher freight bill at site C, where tool shops, suppliers, and skilled repair workers already cluster. What factor offsets transport cost?

A garment factory chooses a site farther from port and market because wages there are much lower. What Weberian pull explains the choice?

Use the figure. A grain processor picks site D even though it is not closest to farms or customers. What locational factor outside the basic weight-distance triangle is lowering total cost?

A factory leaves a crowded industrial district for a suburban site, accepting longer hauls to avoid high rent, traffic delays, and pollution fees. What factor is at work?

A company chooses a site with higher freight costs because officials there grant tax holidays, fast permits, and duty-free imports inside a fenced zone. What offsets the transport cost?

An aluminum smelter locates near a remote hydroelectric dam even though bauxite and buyers are far away. What cost advantage explains the location?

A biotech firm stays near a research university and specialized labs despite high rent. What factor most likely offsets the higher site cost?

A transport triangle predicts the wrong site for designer chips that are light, valuable, and flown to customers. The failed prediction most directly violates what assumption?

A firm chooses a city because the owner wants its amenities, even though every measured cost is higher there. What least cost assumption breaks?

A predicted plant site is impossible because mountains, toll bridges, and poor roads make straight-line distance a bad measure of shipping cost. What assumption fails?

A company sells through thousands of online orders across the country, so no single city acts as its market. What model assumption is weakest here?

A factory's best transport site loses to a town with a rare pool of certified technicians. What assumption must be relaxed to explain this outcome?

A chemical plant cannot use the least cost point because zoning and environmental rules prohibit building there. What assumption has broken?

A firm finds that a distant supplier is cheaper because subsidies lower the input price, even after shipping. What assumption of the simple model is violated?