Question: ABC Trucking has three distribution centers ( DCs ) located in Dallas, Jersey City, and Riverside that transport product each week to warehouses located in

ABC Trucking has three distribution centers (DCs) located in Dallas, Jersey City, and Riverside that transport product each week to warehouses located in five cities: Seattle, Topeka, Minneapolis, Atlanta, and Boston. Each DC has an upper limit on the number of units of product that it can ship each week and each warehouse has a requirement for the volume of product needed. These values and the per unit shipping costs for all DC-warehouse pairs are provided in the accompanying Excel workbook.
ABC seeks a feasible shipping plan that minimizes the total shipping cost.
Which of the following statements are true for the ABC shipping problem at the optimal solution?
Group of answer choices
A decrease on the upper limit of supply at the Riverside DC of 40 units, will increase total shipping cost by $0.
A increase in the demand at the Topeka warehouse of 20 units will increase the cost by $600.
A decrease in the demand at the Atlanta warehouse of 20 units will increase the cost by $880.
Exactly two answers are correct.
An increase on the upper limit of supply at the Jersey City DC of 10 units, will decrease total shipping cost by $90.

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