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An emergency repair and service company serves its customers which are located in four different industrial estates. Estate A is located at grid reference (5, 7) and has 15 customers. Estate B is located at grid reference (6, 3) and has 20 customers. Estate C is located at grid reference (10, 2), has 15 customers and is twice as likely to require service, than the company’s other customers. Estate D is located at grid reference (12, 3) and has 10 customers. At what grid reference should the company locate its service centre?
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In the above case, among the four estates given, Estate C with the grid reference (10, 2) has an average of 15 customers and is twice as likely to require service as the company’s other customers.
And given the nature of the company to serve its customers having emergency repair requirements, it seems that customers located in Estate C are in dire need of the service, as compared to other customers of the company.
To conclude, with an aim to fulfill the need of the customers in the said Estate, it seems feasible for the company to locate its service center at Estate C having the grid reference of (10, 2)
