Question: Question 6 (20 points) Southern Utility has three vendors that supply the electricity needs of four cities. The cost of sending 1 million kwh of

Question 6 (20 points) Southern Utility has three

Question 6 (20 points) Southern Utility has three

Question 6 (20 points) Southern Utility has three vendors that supply the electricity needs of four cities. The cost of sending 1 million kwh of electricity from a vendor to a city depends on the distance the electricity must travel. The associated supply of each vendor and demand of each city (in 1 million kwh) as well as the transportation cost is given in table 1 below. Southern Utility wants to find the minimum cost distribution plan to meet the demand at four cities. Formulate the problem using LP and find the optimal solution. Please put the LP formulation as well as the LINDO/LINDO output in the answer box TO City 1 City 2 City 4 Supply $8 From Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Demand City 3 $10 $13 $16 Demand Supply 35 Vendor 1 City 1 City 2 20 From City 1 City 2 City 4 Supply City 3 $10 $12 $13 Vendor 1 Vendor 2 Vendor 3 Demand $14 $16 30 Supply 35 Demand 45 Vendor 1 City 1 City 2 20 50 Vendor 2 City 3 30 40 Vendor 3 City 4

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