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

question 48

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:

If the company were to locate departments X, Y, and Z in areas I, II, and III, respectively, what would be the total distance (in meters) loads would be moved each week?

• A)3,100
• B)3,600
• C)6,200
• D)6,700
• E)8,200

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