Southeastern Foods has hired you to analyze their distribution-system design. The company has 11 distribution centers, with monthly volumes as listed below. Seven of these sites can support warehouses, in terms of the infrastructure available, and are designated by (W).

The monthly fixed cost for operating one of these warehouses is estimated at $3,600, although there is no capacity limit in their design. Southeastern could build warehouses at any of the designated locations, but its criterion is to minimize the total of fixed operating costs and variable shipment costs. The following table shows the cost per carton of shipping from any potential warehouse location to any distribution center.

Using the evolutionary solver, find the minimum monthly cost for Southeastern Foods.

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Center Volume Volume Center 5,000 Memphis (W) Miami Nashville (W) New Orleans Orlando (W) Atlanta (W) Birmingham (W) Columbia (W) Jackson 7,800 4,400 6,800 5,800 2,200 3,000 1,400 2,200 8,800 3,000 Jacksonville Louisville (W) To City From City Atl Bir Col Jac Mia Nash Orl Jvl Lvl Mem Newo Atlanta Birmingham 0.21 0.36 0.00 0.31 0.46 0.30 0.73 0.66 0.75 0.25 0.19 0.00 0.15 0.40 0.25 0.42 0.38 0.48 0.35 0.43 0.55 0.00 0.36 0.36 0.26 0.19 0.55 0.15 0.21 0.36 0.26 Columbia 0.60 0.59 0.44 0.86 0.50 0.62 0.64 0.44 0.69 0.70 1.09 1.00 0.91 0.23 0.42 Louisville Memphis 0.50 0.00 0.38 0.38 0.17 0.21 0.78 0.21 0.41 0.70 0.41 0.53 0.62 0.69 0.56 0.38 0.17 0.00 0.21 0.25 Nashville 0.44 0.00 0.69 0.14 0.65 Orlando 0.43 0.44 0.86 0.78 0.69 0.00