Question: A job shop has four work centers: A , B , C , and D that are currently located in an L - shaped facility

A job shop has four work centers: A, B, C, and D that are currently located in an L-shaped facility as in locations 1,2,3, and 4 as shown:
\table[[A in 1,B in 2,C in 3],[D in 4,,]]
The distance in meters between each pair of locations are as follows:
\table[[,1,2,3,4],[1,-,70,160,240],[2,-,,70,85],[3,longrightarrow,-,,40],[4,-,,,-]]
The loads moved between each pair of work centers per week are as follows:
\table[[,A,B,C,D],[A,-,15,30,60],[B,longrightarrow,,15,10],[C,-,,-,20],[D,dots,,longrightarrow,.]]
Material handling cost is $2 per load per meter.
a. What is the total material handling cost per week for the current layout?
\table[[Week,Loads,Distance,Cost],[1-2,70,15,=70**15**2
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