Question: Could you please show how to solve this question step by step? I will give a thumbs up. Sycamore Plastics (SP) is a manufacturer of

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Sycamore Plastics (SP) is a manufacturer of polyethylene plastic pellets used as a raw material by manufacturers of plastic goods around the U.S. 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. PLANT Philadelphia Atlanta St. Louis Salt Lake City MAXIMUM CAPACITY (* 100.000 LBS.) 8.2 9.2 12.1 10.1 PROD. COST (PER 1,000 LBS.) $323.00 $273.00 $303.00 $248.00 SP currently has six contract customers located in New York City, Birmingham, AL; Terre Haute, IN, Dallas, TX: Spokane, WA, and San Diego, CA. Transportation costs between the plants and various customers, as well as contracted demand from each customer are shown in the table below. NYC $47 57 59 TRANSPORT COSTS PER 1,000 LBS BIRMINGHAM TERRE HAUTE DALLAS SPOKANE $54 $58 $64 44 60 61 73 62 52 56 58 73 69 59 51 FROMATO Philadelphia Atlanta St. Louis Salt Lake City Total Demand x 1.000 lbs) $71 SAN DIEGO 986 83 61 527 416 927 602 327 402 a. Create a solver model and find the optimal solution to help SP develop a distribution plan that will minimize costs to supply the customers' demand. (Enter your answers in terms of cost per 1.000 lbs and shipment quantities per 1.000 lbs. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) Combined Costs Per 1000 lbs. Terre Haute Dallas Birmingham Spokane San Diego $ S NYC 47 57 $ $ From To Philadelphia Atlanta St Louis Salt Lake City 2:29 PMStep by Step Solution
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