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Linearprogramming Procedure

This document provides information on plant costs, capacities, regional demand, transportation costs, and total cost for producing wipes and ointment at four plants across the United States. It lists the fixed and variable costs for each plant and product. It also shows the demand for each product across five regions, and the transportation costs between plants and regions. Tables at the bottom allocate production quantities from each plant to meet regional demand, considering costs. The total cost of the allocated production plan is $32,661.40.

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Linearprogramming Procedure

This document provides information on plant costs, capacities, regional demand, transportation costs, and total cost for producing wipes and ointment at four plants across the United States. It lists the fixed and variable costs for each plant and product. It also shows the demand for each product across five regions, and the transportation costs between plants and regions. Tables at the bottom allocate production quantities from each plant to meet regional demand, considering costs. The total cost of the allocated production plan is $32,661.40.

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Plant Costs and Capacity

Wipes
Plant
Chicago
Princeton, NJ
Atlanta
LA

Variable
Fixed Cost Cost/unit
5000
2200
2200
2200

Ointment

10
10
10
10

Capacity Fixed Cost


5000
1500
2000
1500
2000
1500
2000
1500

Variable
Cost/unit
20
20
20
20

Regional Demand by Product


Zone
Wipes
Ointment

Upper
lower
Northwest southwest midwest midwest
northeast
500
700
900
800
1000
50
90
120
65
120

Transportation Costs

Chicago
Princeton, NJ
Atlanta
LA

Upper
lower
Northwest southwest midwest midwest
northeast
6.32
6.32
3.68
4.04
5.76
6.60
6.60
5.76
5.92
3.68
6.72
6.48
5.92
4.08
4.04
4.36
3.68
6.32
6.32
6.72

Wipes Variables
Chicago
Princeton, NJ
Atlanta
LA
Demand

Upper
lower
Northwest southwest midwest midwest
northeast
500
700
900
800
1000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Ointment Variables
Chicago
Princeton, NJ
Atlanta
LA
Demand

Upper
lower
Northwest southwest midwest midwest
50
90
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

northeast
65
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Total Cost

32661.4

ity
Ointment
Capacity
1000
1000
1000
1000

duct
southeast

Total
600
70

4500
515

s
Transport
cost
Multiplier

southeast
5.96
4.08
3.64
6.60

es
southeast

Fixed

Capacity
1
500
0
0
0
0
0
0

Fixed

Capacity
1
485
0
0
0
0
0
0

600
0
0
0
0

bles
southeast
70
0
0
0
0

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