The Times-Picayune Is Searching for an Ideal Spotting Station for the Morning

question 32

Essay

The Times-Picayune is searching for an ideal spotting station for the morning paper. Neighborhoods, their location on an XY grid of the city, and morning volume are shown in the table. What is the location that will minimize the transportation costs for the newspaper?
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline { \text { Customer } } & \text { Annual Volume } & \text { X-Coordinate } & \text { Y-Coordinate } \\\hline \text { Florida } & 7 & 3 & 7 \\\hline \text { Desire } & 39 & 7 & 5 \\\hline \text { Lafitte } & 245 & 1 & 3 \\\hline \text { Iberville } & 116 & 2 & 5 \\\hline \text { Guste } & 55 & 1 & 6 \\\hline \text { CJ Peete } & 284 & 1 & 4 \\\hline\end{array}$$

---

Definitions:

Social Security Tax

The amount of Social Security a worker pays depends on the Social Security percentage and the maximum taxable income for that year; the amount is split between the employee and the employer.

Medicare Tax

A federal tax deducted from employees' paychecks to fund the Medicare program, which provides healthcare to seniors.

Federal Withholding

The amount of an employee's pay withheld by the employer and sent directly to the government as partial payment of taxes.

Taxable Income

The amount of an individual's or a corporation's income used to determine how much tax is owed to the government.