Dana Johnson Corp. is considering adding a fourth plant to its three existing facilities in Decatur, Minneapolis, and Carbondale. Both St. Louis and East St. Louis are being considered. Evaluating only the transportation costs per unit as shown in the table, decide which site is best.

	From Existing Plants
To	Decatur		Minneapolis		Carbondale		Demand
Blue Earth		$20		$17		$21	500
Ciro		$25		$27		$20	300
Des Moines		$22		$25		$22	550
Capacity		500		400		250

	From Proposed Plants
To	East St. Louis		St. Louis
Blue Earth		$29		$27
Ciro		$30		$28
Des Moines		$30		$31
Capacity		200		200

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From
To	Decatur		Minneapolis		Carbondale		East St. Louis		Demand
Blue Earth		$20		$17		$21		$29	500
	100		400

Ciro		$25		$27		$20		$30	300
					250		50

Des Moines		$22		$25		$22		$30	550
	400						150

Capacity

500

400

250

200

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	From
To	Decatur		Minneapolis		Carbondale		St. Louis		Demand
Blue Earth		$20		$17		$21		$27	500
			400				100

Ciro		$25		$27		$20		$28	300
					200		100

Des Moines		$22		$25		$22		$31	550
	500				50

Capacity

500

400

250

200

Using the optimal solutions provided above, Dana Johnson Corp. should select

St. Louis

East St. Louis

, with a total cost of

$enter your response here

(enter your response as a whole number).

Using the optimal solutions provided above, calculate the total shipping costs with a new plant in St. Louis.

Dana Johnson Corp. should select

St. Louis

East St. Louis

.