Question: ANSWER IN EXCEL The Air Force has established a distribution network for the supply of a materials critical to its functioning. These materials have to

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The Air Force has established a distribution network for the supply of a materials critical to its functioning. These materials have to ship from Wright-Patterson, OH, Langley, VA and Andrews AF base, MD to Malstrom, MT, Hill AF base, UT and Cheyenne Mountain, CO. Malstrom has a demand of 2800 lbs, Hill has a demand of 2700 lbs, and Cheyenne Mountain has a demand of 3500 lbs. The three supply locations can supply 3200 lbs of materials each. The transportation costs are given below. Formulate and solve a linear program to determine the shipping arrangements that will minimize the total shipping cost.

Malstrom Hill Cheyenne Mountain
Wright Patterson $8 $7 $11
Langley $7 $9 $12
Andrews $10 $9 $6
  1. What is the objective function?
  2. What are the constraints?
  3. How many pounds of materials are transported from Wright-Patterson to all destination locations?
  4. How many pounds of materials are transported from Andrews to all destination locations?
  5. How many pounds of materials are transported from Langley to all destination locations?
  6. What is the total cost of this distribution network?

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