Question: A small manufacturing facility is being planned that will feed parts to three heavy manufacturing facilities. The locations of the current plants with their coordinates

A small manufacturing facility is being planned that will feed parts to three heavy manufacturing facilities. The locations of the current plants with their coordinates and volume requirements are given in the following table:

PLANT LOCATION COORDINATES (x, y) VOLUME (PARTS PER YEAR)
Peoria 306, 301 4,150
Decatur 379, 467 6,150
Joliet 479, 188 3,150

Use the centroid method to determine the best location for this new facility. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

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