Chapter $14$

Sycamore Plastics $($SP$)$ is a manufacturer of polyethylene plastic pellets used as a raw material by manufacturers of plastic goods around the United States. SP currently operates four manufacturing centers in Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; St$.$ Louis, MO; and Salt Lake City, UT$.$ The plants have different capacities and production costs as indicated in the table below.

$\backslash$table$[[,$MAXIMUM CAPACITY $(,$PRODUCT COST $($PER$],[$PLANT$,100,000$ POUNDS.$),1,000$ POUNDS$)],[$Philadelphia$,7\mathrm{.}5,$$$325\mathrm{.}00$

Sycamore Plastics $($SP$)$ is a manufacturer of polyethylene plastic pellets used as a raw material by manufacturers of plastic goods around the United States. SP currently operates four manufacturing centers in Philadelphia, PA; Atlanta, GA; St$.$ Louis, MO; and Salt Lake City, UT$.$ The plants have different capacities and production costs as indicated in the table below.

$\backslash$table$[[,$MAXIMUM CAPACITY $(,$PRODUCT COST $($PER$],[$PLANT$,100,000$ POUNDS.$),1,000$ POUNDS$)],[$Philadelphia$,7\mathrm{.}5,$$$325\mathrm{.}00$