Question: 1 . ( 7 points ) Sycamore Plastics ( SP ) is a manufacturer of polyethylene plastic pellets used as a raw material by manufacturers

1.(7 points) Sycamore Plastics (SP) is a manufacturer of polyethylene plastic pellets used as a raw material by manufacturers of plastic goods around the U.S. SP currently operates four manufacturing centers in Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; St. Louis, MO; and Salt Lake City, UT. The plants have different capacities and production costs as indicated in the table below.
MAXIMUM CAPACITY PROD. COST PLANT (\times 100,000 LBS.)(PER 1,000 LBS.)
Philadelphia 7.5 $325.00
Atlanta 9.0 $275.00
St. Louis 12.0 $305.00
Salt Lake City 10.3 $250.00
SP currently has six contract customers located in New York City; Birmingham, AL; Terre Haute, IN; Dallas, TX; Spokane, WA; and San Diego, CA. Transportation costs between the plants and various customers, as well as contracted demand from each customer, are shown in the table below.
TRANSPORT COSTS PER 1,000 LBS.
FROM/TO NYC BIRMINGHAMTERRE HAUTEDALLASSPOKANESAN DIEGO
Philadelphia $45 $52 $56
$62 $78 $85
Atlanta 554258
598082
St. Louis 576050
546570
575260
Total Demand (\times 1,000 lbs.)
525415925
600325400
Create a solver model and find the optimal solution to help SP develop a distribution plan that will minimize costs to supply the customers demand. Complete the following tables. (Enter your answers in terms of cost per 1,000 lbs and shipment quantities per 1,000 lbs. Round your
answers to the nearest whole number.)

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