Systems Unlimited sells personal computers to universities and colleges on the East Coast and ships them from three distribution warehouses The firm is able to supply the following numbers of computers to the universities by the beginning of the academic year Distribution Warehouse Supply (computer...

Systems Unlimited sells personal computers to universities and colleges on the East Coast and ships them from

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Systems Unlimited sells personal computers to universities and colleges on the East Coast and ships them from three warehouses. The firm is able to supply the following numbers of computers to the universities by the beginning of the academic year:
Distribution Warehouse Supply (computers)
1. Richmond .............420
2. Atlanta ...............610
3. Washington, DC ............340
1370
Four universities have ordered computers that must be delivered and installed by the beginning of the academic year:
University Demand (computers)
A. Tech ....... 560
B. A & M ...... 280
C. State ...... 410
D. Central ...... 340
1590
The shipping and installation costs per computer from each distributor to each university are as follows:

Determine the shipments that will minimize totalcosts.

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