M6.3 A severe winter ice storm swept across North Carolina and Virginia, followed by over a foot of snow and ice. These weather conditions have resulted in downed power lines and power outages. Local utility companies have requested help from some other southeastern states. The table below shows the number of crews available from five companies (in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida) and the demand for crews from seven companies (in North Carolina and Virginia). The weekly cost Of the crew (in thousands of dollars) is shown in the table and is based on how far they have to travel and the living expenses in the area): MARKETS Crew GA-I GA-2 SC-I FL-I FL-2 CREWS NEEDED NC-I $15.2 $12.8 $12.4 $18.2 $19.3 9 NC-2 $14.3 511.3 $10.8 S 19.4 $20.2 7 NC-3 $13.9 $10.6 $9.4 $18.2 $19.5 6 NC-4 $13.5 $12.0 $11.3 $17.9 $20.2 8 VA-I $14.7 512.7 $13.1 $20.5 $21.2 10 VA-2 $16.5 $13.2 $12.8 $20.7 $21.3 9 CREWS VA-3 AVAILABLE $18.7 $15.6 $14.5 $22.7 $23.5 7 12 10 14 15 12 Formulate a model that will determine the number Of crews that should be sent from each utility (FL, GA, SC) to each affected area (NC, VA) that minimizes total cost. a) b) c) d) What is the total cost (in thousands of dollars) to meet supply the demands in the seven areas of NC and VA? How many crews are sent from FL-I to NC-4? How many crews are sent from FL-2 to VA-2? Which supplying location did not send all their crews to the NC or VA locations?