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a) Which site would you recommend? Why?

b) Suppose that the Raleigh site has been selected. Due to the perishable nature of the goods, management wishes to restrict the maximum number of pallets shipped from any one plant to any single market. To accomplish this, management will charge a 5% surcharge on their optimal transportation cost from part(a). What is the new transportation plan and what is the new cost?

The Greenbriar baking company is considering adding another bakery to its existing three facilities in Richmond, Virginia: Memphis, Tennessee; and Plains, Georgia, to serve three large markets in the Southeastern USA. Two locations, Columbia, South Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina are being considered. The transportation cost per pallet are shown below: FROM To Richmond Memphis Plains Raleigh Raleigh $20 17 21 29 Columbia $25 27 20 30 Atlanta $22 25 22 30 Capacity 300 200 150 150 Columbia 27 28 31 150 Demand 250 200 350 a) Which site would you recommend? Why? b) Suppose that the Raleigh site has been selected. Due to the perishable nature of the goods, management wishes to restrict the maximum number of pallets shipped from any one plant to any single market. To accomplish this, management will charge a 5% surcharge on their optimal transportation cost from part(a). What is the new transportation plan and what is the new cost