Modify the Executive Furniture example of Section 5.3 to include another potential factory in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Modify the Executive Furniture example of Section 5.3 to include another potential factory in Little Rock, Arkansas. Unit costs from Little Rock are $4 to Albuquerque, $6 to Boston, and $4 to Cleveland. Capacity in Little Rock would be 150 units.

(a) Resolve the model, incorporating the new potential factory. What is the new solution, and what is the new total cost?

(b) What are the implications for the solution if the capacity in Little Rock rises to 300 units?


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Managerial Decision Modeling Business Analytics With Spreadsheet

ISBN: 9781501515101

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Authors: Nagraj Balakrishnan, Barry Render, Ralph Stair, Charles Munson

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