Your client is the dictator of Wadiya, and he is considering reopening a rubber plantin the western part of his country. Over the last 10 years, the western part of theisland has been experiencing a constant threat of terrorism. The threat has now dieddown and economic activities have started sprouting up.The cost of setting up the factory is $12mn. The factory has a production capacity of10mn pounds (units)/month. The domestic consumption in the country is very little.There are two trains per day that transport this rubber to the port. For all practicalpurposes, we can assume that everything produced is exported.Does it make sense to reopen the factory?

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The cost of setting up the factory is $12mn. The factory has a production capacity of 10mn pounds (units)/month. The domestic consumption in the country is very little. There are two trains per day that transport this rubber to the port. For all practical purposes, we can assume that everything produced is exported. Does it make sense to reopen the factory?

The cost of setting up the factory is $12mn. The factory has a production capacity of 10mn pounds (units)/month. The domestic consumption in the country is very little. There are two trains per day that transport this rubber to the port. For all practical purposes, we can assume that everything produced is exported. Does it make sense to reopen the factory?

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