-Refer to the Data Given for Production and Shipping Costs

question 74

Multiple Choice

-Refer to the data given for production and shipping costs for Auto Parts,Inc.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,the lowest non-zero costs are from ______.

• A)Tokyo to Naples
• B)Tokyo to Paris
• C)Kolkata to Naples
• D)Bangkok to Naples

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