Course textbook, $7^{th}$ edition, Chapter $5,$ Problem $8($Hot&Cold and CaldoFreddo$)($pp$.133-134)$

$8.$ Hot&Cold and CaldoFreddo are two European manufacturers of home appliances that have merged. Hot&Cold has plants in France, Germany, and Finland, whereas CaldoFreddo has plants in the United Kingdom and Italy. The European market is divided into four regions: north, east, west, and south. Plant capacities $($millions of units per year$),$ annual fixed costs $($millions of euros per year$),$ regional demand $($millions of units$),$ and variable production and shipping costs $($euros per unit$)$ are as shown in Table $5-13.$

Each appliance sells for an average price of $300$ euros. All plants are currently treated as profit centers, and the company pays taxes separately for each plant. Tax rates in the various countries are as follows: France, $0\mathrm{.}25$; Germany, $0\mathrm{.}25$; Finland, $0\mathrm{.}3$; UK$,0\mathrm{.}2$; and Italy, $0\mathrm{.}35.$

TABLE $5-13$ Capacity, Cost, and Demand Data for Hot&Cold and CaldoFreddo

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