Question: Hi, I don't think I am doing this problem correctly. Problem 15-7 (Algo) Bindley Corporation has a one-year contract to supply motors for all washing

Hi, I don't think I am doing this problem

Hi, I don't think I am doing this problem correctly.

Problem 15-7 (Algo) Bindley Corporation has a one-year contract to supply motors for all washing machines produced by Rinso Ltd. Rinso manufactures the washers at four locations around the country. New York City. Fort Worth, San Diego, and Minneapolis. Plans call for the following numbers of washing machines to be produced at each location: New York City 20,000 Fort Worth 100,000 San Diego 80,000 Minneapolis 95,000 Bindley has three plants that can produce the motors. The plants and production capacities are Boulder Macon Gary 100,000 150,000 80,000 Due to varying production and transportation costs, the profit Bindley earns on each 1,000 units depends on where they were produced and where they were shipped. The following table gives the accounting department estimates of the dollar profit per unit. (Shipment will be made in lots of 1,000.) SHIPPED TO PRODUCED NEW YORK FORT AT CITY WORTH SAN DIEGO MINNEAPOLIS Boulder 15 21 21 25 Macon 29 26 16 7 Gary 8 22 23 21 Given profit maximization as a criterion, Bindley would like to determine how many motors should be produced at each plant and how many motors should be shipped from each plant to each destination a. Develop a transportation grid for this problem. From To Boulder Macon Gary Requirements New York City 15 29 B 20.000 Fort Worth 21 26 22 T00,000 San Diego Minneapolis Supply 211 25 100,000 16 150,000 23 21 80,000 80.000 95,000 D. Find the optimal solution using Microsoft Excel (Leave no celis blank - be certain to enter "o" wherever required.) Candidate Solution Boulder Macon Gary Total supplied 0 580,000 2.500.000 0 0 0 2,375,000 0 0 1.840,000 0 Total Shipped 100,000 150,000 80,000 Profit Boulder Macon Gary Total profit

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