Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Question(s) -According to the Model, What Is the Weighted Distance Between

question 18

Multiple Choice

Use the table below to answer the following question(s) .
Shirley Templeton is a real estate agent for Paralol Realty.Shirley is given the responsibility to manage potential customers for 5 of the Realty's bungalows.These 5 bungalows are situated in close proximity.In order to make traveling easire, Shirley decides to move to a location closer to the 5 bungalows.The table below gives the location (X and Y coordinates) of the 5 bungalows along with the number of trips she would have to make to each bungalow.Create a nonlinear model based on the data given in the table below noting that the objective is to reduce the weighted distance between Shirley's accommodation and the 5 bungalows.
$\begin{array}{l}\text { Bungalow Location }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l}\hline & & & \\\hline \text { Data } & \text { X-coordinate } & Y \text {-coordinate } & \text { Trips/Month } \\\hline \text { Location } & 0 & 0 & 6 \\\hline \text { Bungalow 1 } & 25 & 100 & 30 \\\hline \text { Bungalow 2 } & 20 & 75 & 15 \\\hline \text { Bungalow 3 } & 90 & 80 & 28 \\\hline \text { Bungalow 4 } & 60 & 100 & 10\end{array}\end{array}$

-According to the model, what is the weighted distance between Shirley's new accommodation and Bungalow 5?

• A)435.89
• B)1529.39
• C)589.25
• D)250.78

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Definitions:

Book Value

The net value of a company's assets found on its balance sheet, calculated by subtracting liabilities from the total assets.

Market Values

The current prices at which assets, securities, commodities, or services can be bought or sold in a marketplace, emphasizing the plural to encompass a range of values across various markets.

WACC

Weighted Average Cost of Capital; a calculated average of the cost of equity and the cost of debt that a company uses to finance its operations, weighted based on the proportion of each finance source in the company's capital structure.

Capital Structure

Capital structure is the mixture of debt and equity that a company uses to finance its operations and growth.