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. The transportation costs per unit are shown in the table.

	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

Using the unit production costs in the following table, show which locations yield the lowest cost.

Location	Production Costs ($)
Decatur	$50
Minneapolis	60
Carbondale	70
East St. Louis	40
St. Louis	50

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To	Decatur		Minneapolis		Carbondale		East St. Louis		Demand
Blue Earth		$70		$77		$91		$69	500
	100		400

Ciro		$75		$87		$90		$70	300
					250		50

Des Moines		$72		$85		$92		$70	550
	400						150

Capacity

500

400

250

200

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To	Decatur		Minneapolis		Carbondale		St. Louis		Demand
Blue Earth		$70		$77		$91		$77	500
			400				100

Ciro		$75		$87		$90		$78	300
					200		100

Des Moines		$72		$85		$92		$81	550
	500				50

Capacity

500

400

250

200

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East St. Louis

St. Louis

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