-Refer to the Shipping Costs for the Terra Cotta Company

question 31

Multiple Choice

-Refer to the shipping costs for The Terra Cotta Company.Solve the transportation problem using Excel Solver.(Remember that in balanced transportation problems all constraints-except the non-negativity constraints of the decision variables-should be set as an equal-to (=) sign in the Excel Solver dialogue.) At the optimum solution,which of the following statements is true?

• A)The shipping costs from Aberdeen to Kalamazoo are $8,112.
• B)The shipping costs from Aberdeen to Kalamazoo are $1,695.
• C)The shipping costs from Danbury to Navarre are $6,946.
• D)The shipping costs from Danbury to Navarre are $10,908.

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Definitions:

\(a _ { 1 }\)

Often represents the first term in a sequence or series in mathematics, particularly in formulas involving arithmetic or geometric sequences.

\(a _ { k + 1 }\)

An element in a sequence, described as the next term (k+1) following the kth term.

\(a _ { 5 }\)

Typically denotes the fifth term in a sequence or series, depending on the context of its use.

\(\left( - \frac { 1 } { 5 } \right) ^ { n }\)

This represents a mathematical expression indicating the nth power of \(-\frac{1}{5}\).