A company wants to minimize the total cost of long distance charges for their call centres....

 

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A company wants to minimize the total cost of long distance charges for their call centres. The table below specifies the average cost per minute from each call centre location to a particular customer region. How should the company distribute its call volume amongst the various centres in order to meet demand? Customer Regions West Coast Mountain Call Demand (Minutes) Vancouver Edmonton Call Centre Locations Winnipeg Toronto Halifax 65,000 $2.10 $1.78 $2.08 $2.05 $2.00 $1.78 47,000 $1.95 $1.85 $2.05 $2.03 $1.86 $1.85 Central 12,000 $1.65 $1.97 $1.87 $1.75 $1.84 $1.97 East Coast 45,000 $1.63 $2.16 $1.71 $2.50 $2.45 $2.16 Total Minutes Available per Centre 60,000 47,500 38,000 40,000 34,000 A company wants to minimize the total cost of long distance charges for their call centres. The table below specifies the average cost per minute from each call centre location to a particular customer region. How should the company distribute its call volume amongst the various centres in order to meet demand? Customer Regions West Coast Mountain Call Demand (Minutes) Vancouver Edmonton Call Centre Locations Winnipeg Toronto Halifax 65,000 $2.10 $1.78 $2.08 $2.05 $2.00 $1.78 47,000 $1.95 $1.85 $2.05 $2.03 $1.86 $1.85 Central 12,000 $1.65 $1.97 $1.87 $1.75 $1.84 $1.97 East Coast 45,000 $1.63 $2.16 $1.71 $2.50 $2.45 $2.16 Total Minutes Available per Centre 60,000 47,500 38,000 40,000 34,000