Question: Question 1 ( 1 0 marks ) : RVW ( Restored Volkswagens ) buys 1 5 used VW ' s at each of two car

Question 1(10 marks):
RVW (Restored Volkswagens) buys 15 used VW's at each of two car auctions each week held at different locations. It then transports the cars to repair shops it contracts with. When they are restored to RVW's specifications, RVW sells 10 each to three different used car lots. There are various costs associated with the average purchase and transportation prices from each auction to each repair shop. Also there are transportation costs between the repair shops and from the repair shops to the used car lots. RVW is concerned with minimizing its total cost given the costs in the table below.
Repair Shops
Repair Shops
Used Car Lots
S1
S2
S1
S2
L1
L2
L3
Auction 1
750
600
S1
-----
50
S1
300
350
550
Auction 2
550
450
S2
50
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S2
380
530
370
Formulate and solve a spreadsheet model for this transshipment problem. Insert (copy and paste) your solved(spreadsheet) model below:
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