A Hardware Distributor Has Regional Warehouses at the Locations Shown

question 47

Multiple Choice

A hardware distributor has regional warehouses at the locations shown below. The company wants to locate a new central distribution center to serve this warehouse network.

Weekly shipments to each warehouse will be: WH1, 100; WH2, 150; WH3, 120; WH4, 150; and WH5, 120. What is the optimal location of the distribution center?

• A)5.1, 4.2
• B)5.2, 4.0
• C)5.1, 5.1
• D)4.2, 5.1
• E)4.9, 5.2

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