-Refer to the Data Given for Production and Shipping Costs

question 30

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 costs for production and shipping from Tokyo to Amsterdam is ______.

• A)$42,120
• B)$26,080
• C)$123,743
• D)$160,132

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Ratio Scales

A type of measurement scale that has a true zero point and equal intervals, allowing for the comparison of absolute magnitudes of the numbers.

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