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

question 17

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 meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices:

What is the distance (in meters) from area III to area I of this new facility?

• A)0
• B)10
• C)20
• D)30
• E)40

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