In: Statistics and Probability
Drew Rosen Corp owns factories in three towns, which distribute to three retail locations. The following table summarizes factory availabilities, projected store demands, and unit shipping costs. What is the resultant lowest dollar cost.
Decatur | Minneapolis | Carbondale | Dummy | Supply | |
Blue Earth | 20 | 17 | 21 | 250 | |
Ciro | 25 | 27 | 20 | 200 | |
Des Moines | 22 | 25 | 22 | 350 | |
Demand | 300 | 200 | 150 | 150 | 800 \ 800 |
Shipments | |||||
Decatur | Minneapolis | Carbondale | Dummy | Row Total | |
Blue Earth | |||||
Ciro | |||||
Des Moines | |||||
Totals | 0 \ 0 |
a. 17500
b. 14687
c. 15262
d. 12900