Table 13.3 Durham Toy, Inc. Has Five Distribution Centers at the Location

question 71

Multiple Choice

Table 13.3
Durham Toy, Inc. has five distribution centers at the location coordinates given as follows. The monthly demand at each center is also given.

-Consider the location of four distribution centers, A, B, C, and D, with the following location coordinates and shipping requirements per week.
Management is considering locating a new plant at the site of one of the four distribution centers. What is the load-distance score if the plant is located at distribution center A? (Use rectilinear distance.)

• A) less than or equal to 4,500
• B) greater than 4,500 but less than or equal to 5,000
• C) greater than 5,000 but less than or equal to 5,500
• D) greater than 5,500

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Definitions:

Sample Mean

The arithmetic average of a sample set of data, used to estimate the population mean.

Normally Distributed

Describes a data set that follows a bell-shaped curve where most observations cluster around the mean and probabilities for values taper off symmetrically towards both extremes.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the set differ from the mean.

Random Samples

A sample from a population that is chosen in such a way that every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected.