The installation of production improvement option D which boosts worker productivity by 50% by using robots to assist in producing footwear:. a. is a more economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair produced at a production facility in North America than for a production facility in the Asia-Pacific.
b. makes the most economic sense for production facilities in any region when a company is desirous of supplying chain retailers with 750,000 pairs or more of private-label footwear annually (because of the competitive importance of having low labor costs per pair of private- label footwear).
c. is a more economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair produced at a production facility in the Asia-Pacific than for a recently opened production facility in Europe- Africa.
d. is a more economically attractive means for reducing labor costs per pair produced at a production facility in Latin America than for a production facility in the Asia-Pacific.
e. makes more economic sense for a newly established production facility in Latin America than for a production facility in North America.