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Acme Block Company Acme Block Company has orders for 80 tons of concrete blocks at three...
Acme Block Company
Acme Block Company has orders for 80 tons of concrete blocks at three suburban locations as follows: Northwood -- 25 tons, Westwood -- 45 tons, and Eastwood -- 10 tons. Acme has two plants, each of which can produce 50 tons per week. Delivery cost per ton from each plant to each suburban location is given below. How should end of week shipments be made to fill the above orders? What is the total cost of transportation?
Northwood Westwood Eastwood
Plant 1 24 30 40
Plant 2 30 40 42
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The optimal transportation schedule
| Northwood | Westwood | Eastwood | |
| Plant 1 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Plant 2 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
Optimal minimized cost = 2490
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