A Manufacturing Firm Has Four Plants and Wants to Find

question 79

Multiple Choice

A manufacturing firm has four plants and wants to find the most efficient means of meeting the requirements of its four customers. The relevant information for the plants and customers, along with shipping costs in dollars per unit, are shown in the table below:
$$\text{Customer (requirement) }\\\begin{array} { l c c c c } &&Customer ~2 &Customer ~3& Customer ~4\\\text { Factory (capacity) }&\text{ Customer } 1 ( 125 ) & ( 150 ) & ( 175 ) & ( 75 ) \\ A ( 100 ) & \$ 15 & \$ 10 & \$ 20 & \$ 17 \\ \mathrm {~B} ( 75 ) & \$ 20 & \$ 12 & \$ 19 & \$ 20 \\ \mathrm { C } ( 100 ) & \$ 22 & \$ 20 & \$ 25 & \$ 14 \\ \mathrm { D } ( 250 ) & \$ 21 & \$ 15 & \$ 28 & \$ 12 \end{array}$$
How many supply nodes are present in this problem?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) 5

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