A Company Is Deciding Where to Locate a New Warehouse

question 7

Multiple Choice

A company is deciding where to locate a new warehouse that will receive shipments from three suppliers: 1,2,and 3.The locations of the suppliers (x_i,y_i) and the annual number of shipments from supplier i (W_i) are provided below: 1 2 3
X₁ = 250 x₂= 100 x₃= 500
Y₁ = 250 y₂= 400 y₃= 300
W₁ = 240 W₂=205 W₃= 300
The coordinates for the new warehouse suggested by the centre of gravity method are

• A)x = 311.4 and y = 309.4.
• B)x = 309.4 and y = 311.4.
• C)x = 291.2 and y =198.9.
• D)x = 193.2 and y = 219.4.

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