Question: Please solve it clearly and readable 2. (20 pts.) A company produces cars in Atlanta, Boston and Chicago. The cars are then shipped to warehouses

Please solve it clearly and readable 2. (20 pts.)

Please solve it clearly and readable

2. (20 pts.) A company produces cars in Atlanta, Boston and Chicago. The cars are then shipped to warehouses in Denver and El Paso before delivery to dealers in Memphis and New York. Distances (in miles) between cities are as follows: To From Denver El Paso Memphis New York Atlanta 1400 1300 Boston 2000 2400 Chicago 1000 1500 Denver 1000 1800 El Paso 1100 2200 Production capacities of plants in Atlanta and Chicago are 2000 cars per month, while the plant in Boston can produce 1500 cars per month. Both Memphis and New York demand 2500 cars per month. Assuming it costs $0.10 per mile to ship a car; a) Formulate the problem b) Generate an initial solution using minimum cost method. c) Improve the initial solution by performing one iteration

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