Question: (Q7-10: Data set 1- Use Excel file) Suppose the U.S. Pharmaceutical Company has three factories supplying the warehouses of four major customers and its management

(Q7-10: Data set 1- Use Excel file) Suppose the U.S. Pharmaceutical Company has three factories supplying the warehouses of four major customers and its management want to determine the minimum-cost shipping schedule for its monthly output to these customers. Factory supply, warehouse demands, and shipping costs per case for these drugs are shown in the table below.

From\To

Ohio

Denver

St. Louis

Chicago

Factor Supply

Philadelphia

$4

$10

$12

$10

60

New Jersey

6

10

14

15

65

Delaware

8

11

17

20

100

Warehouse Demand

40

50

65

70

225\225

The solution below is based on Excel Solver (Linear Programming). Choose the right numbers below (Assume that the solution is based upon the minimization of transportation costs).

Candidate Solution

Ohio

Denver

St. Louis

Chicago

Total Shipped

Philadelphia

0

0

0

(C)

New Jersey

0

(A)

55

(D)

Delaware

40

(B)

10

0

Total Supplied

40

50

65

70

Cost

Ohio

Denver

St. Louis

Chicago

Philadelphia

New Jersey

(E)

Delaware

Total Cost=

(F)________

Question 14

(A) and (B)=?

Question 13 options:

a)

(A)=20; (B)=30

b)

(A)=0; (B)=50

c)

(A)=30; (B)=20

d)

(A)=50; (B)=0

Question 14

(C) and (D)=?

Question 14 options:

a)

(C)=40; (D)=20

b)

(C)=60; (D)=10

c)

(C)=20; (D)=40

d)

(C)=10; (D)=60

Question 15

(E)=?

Question 15 options:

a)

(E)=770

b)

(E)=550

c)

(E)=600

d)

(E)=320

Question 16

What is the total cost (F)?

Question 16 options:

a)

2,725

b)

2,560

c)

2,650

d)

3,120

e)

2,450

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