Question

Rauschenberg Manufacturing is investigating which locations would best position its new plant relative to three important customers​ (located in cities​ A, B, and​ C). As shown in the table​ below, all three customers require multiple daily deliveries. Management limited the search for this plant to those three locations and compiled the following​ information:

                                                                                                    

Location	Coordinates​ (miles)	Deliveries per day
A	​(100​,300​)	9
B	​(500​,200​)	3
C	​(200​,100​)	5

a. Which of these three locations yields the smallest​ load-distance score, based on Euclidean​ distances?

Location ____yields the smallest​ load-distance score of _____ ​(Enter your response rounded to one decimal​ place.)

b. Which of these locations is​ best, based on rectilinear​ distances?

Location ____is the​ best, yielding a​ load-distance score of ______​(Enter your response as a whole​ number.)

c. What are the coordinates of the center of​ gravity?

The center of gravity is x*=_____​miles, y*=____miles. ​(Enter your responses rounded to one decimal​ place.)

Answer 1

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