Question: UB Food Products has three processing plants ( A , B and C ) , where different variables of potato products are produced. Recently, the

UB Food Products has three processing plants (A, B and C), where different variables of potato products are produced. Recently, the company has experienced a growth in its product demand, so it wants to buy potatoes from new farms. The company is considering six new farms with the following projected harvest:
Table 4-1
Farm 123456
Projected Annual Harvest
(thousands of tons)11.210.512.89.310.89.6
The company currently has the following additional available production capacity (tons) at its three plants, which it wants to utilise:
Table 4-2
Plant A B C
Available Capacity
(thousands of tons)121014
The shipping cost per ton from the farms being considered for purchase to the plants are as follows:
Table 4-3
Farm Plant (Shipping costs, /ton)
A B C
1181512
2131017
3161418
4191516
5171912
6141612

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