Question: please help with this IN EXCEL!!!!! show all steps and equations and solver and explain results!!!! thanks in advance will rate fast. A manufacturer of

please help with this IN EXCEL!!!!! show all steps and equations and solver and explain results!!!! thanks in advance will rate fast. A manufacturer of cat towers wishes to locate a super assembly
facility to meet their cat tower assembly needs for the next
millennium. Currently, carpet, cylinders, yarn and fasteners are
purchased in bulk from suppliers in North Haverbrook, Ogden,
and Springfield in the quantities shown in the table. The super
assembly facility would ship to distribution centers located in
Seattle, Lubbock, Nashville, and Philadelphia. The locations of
all of these cities on an x-y grid, outbound transportation costs
on a ton per mile basis, and total tonnage are all contained in the
table.
What is the minimal shipping cost that satisfies all market
demand?
 please help with this IN EXCEL!!!!! show all steps and equations

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