Systems Unlimited sells personal computers to universities and colleges on the West Coast and ships them from

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Systems Unlimited sells personal computers to universities and colleges on the West Coast and ships them from three distribution warehouses. The firm is able to supply the following numbers of computers to the universities by the beginning of the academic year:

Distribution Warehouse                          Supply (computers)
1. Calgary ................................................................ 420
2. Vancouver ........................................................... 610
3. Winnipeg ............................................................. 340

................................................................................1370

Four universities have ordered computers that must be delivered and installed by the beginning of the academic year:

University                                                Demand (computers)
A. Fraser ................................................................. 560
B. Royal .................................................................. 280
C. BC ...................................................................... 410
D. Northern ............................................................. 340

............................................................................... 1590

The shipping and installation costs per computer from each distributor to each university are as follows:

to From в D $22 1. 17 30 18 2. 15 35 20 25 28 21 16 14 3.


Determine the shipments that will minimize total costs.

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