A Company Needs to Locate Three Departments (X, Y, and Z)in

question 49

Multiple Choice

A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z) in the three areas (I, II, and III) of a new facility. They want to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $0.50 per load per meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following distances and flow matrices:

What are total weekly costs for the least costly process layout?

• A)$2,800
• B)$3,150
• C)$3,500
• D)$4,000
• E)$4,500

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