A distribution company is looking for a new location for a warehouse to serve the central Ontario area. Using Google map, market survey information and data from the province of Ontario, they have come up with the following summary information:

Site	Coordinates (x)	Coordinates (y)	Load
Milverton-Aurora	25	36	400
Cambridge	23	25	900
Hamilton	28	29	850
Milton	12	34	680

 

 

The company would like to locate anywhere within the map to serve all market areas. What are the coordinates of the optimum location that you would suggest to the company so that its total transportation cost is minimized?

 

A) It cannot be calculated.

B) (28 , 29)

C) (23.35 , 25.13)

D) (22.14 , 29.92)

E) (22 , 31)

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