A personal computer manufacturer plans to locate its assembly plant in Taiwan and to ship its computers back to the United States through either Los Angeles or San Francisco. It has distribution centers in Atlanta, New York, and Chicago and will ship to them from whichever city is chosen as the port of entry on the West Coast. Overall transportation cost is the only criterion for choosing the port.
Use the load€”distance model and the information in Table to select the more cost, effectivecity.

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DISTANCES AND COSTS FOR PC MANUFACTURER Distribution Center (units/year) Chicago (10,000) AtlantaNew York 7,500) (12,500) Los Angeles Bistance (miles) 1,800 2600 3,200 Shipping cost S/unit 00017mile 0.0017m 00017mile PORT OF ENTRY San Frarncisto Distance imles) Shipping cost (S/unit 1,700 2,800 3,000 0.0020/mile 0 0.00200mile 0.0020/mile