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A computer manufacturing company wants to develop a monthly plan for shipping finished products from three of its manufacturing facilities to three regional warehouses.It is thinking about using a transportation LP formulation to exactly match capacities and requirements.Data on transportation costs (in dollars per unit), capacities, and requirements are given below:
A computer manufacturing company wants to develop a monthly plan for shipping finished products from three of its manufacturing facilities to three regional warehouses.It is thinking about using a transportation LP formulation to exactly match capacities and requirements.Data on transportation costs (in dollars per unit), capacities, and requirements are given below:     a.How many variables are involved in the LP formulation? b.How many constraints are there in this problem? c.What is the constraint corresponding to plant 2?
a.How many variables are involved in the LP formulation?
b.How many constraints are there in this problem?
c.What is the constraint corresponding to plant 2?


Definitions:

Perfect Competitor

An idealized market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, each being a price taker, with no single firm able to influence the market price.

Long Run

A period in economics where all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing complete industry adjustment.

Marginal Revenue

The extra revenue generated from the sale of an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost is the cost of producing one additional unit of a good or service, crucial for decision-making processes in economics and business.

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