Question: Formulate model for part ( a ) , answer questions ( b ) and ( c ) below. Use your result to type answers into

Formulate model for part (a), answer questions (b) and (c) below. Use your result to type answers into the Hawkes Homework Assignment
3.3 Stocking Warehouses: The Nicklaus Razor Blade Company plans to test market a new blade next month. The blades will be stocked in their three warehouses in the following quantities.
\table[[Warchouse,A,B,C],[Stock (cartons),50,50,50]]
Meanwhile, the carton quantities required by the distributors in the four test markets are as follows.
\table[[Distributor,D,E,F,G],[Requirement,45,15,25,20]]
The unit costs (in dollars per carton) of shipping the blades from warehouses to distributors are given in the table below.
\table[[,D,E,F,G],[A,8,10,6,3],[B,9,15,8,6],[C,5,12,5,7]]
(a) NRBC wishes to meet the distributor's requirements at the minimum total transportation cost. Find the optimal plan.
using excel solver answer the following
1. How many units should be shipped from warehouse F to distributor B?
2. How many units should be shipped from warehouse G to distributor C?
3.which warehouse ship all their product?
4.what is the minimized total cost?
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