| d. Recent residential and industrial growth in Butler County has the potential for increasing demand by as much as 100 units. Which supplier should Tri-County contract with to supply the additional capacity? If your answer is zero enter "0". Southern - Hamilton Southern - Butler Southern Clermont Northwest Hamilton Northwest Butler Northwest - Clermont Total Cost Amount T $ $ Cost From the new solution we see that Tri-County should contract with Gas for the additional 100 units.
| d. Recent residential and industrial growth in Butler County has the potential for increasing demand by as much as 100 units. Which supplier should Tri-County contract with to supply the additional capacity? If your answer is zero enter "0". Southern - Hamilton Southern - Butler Southern Clermont Northwest Hamilton Northwest Butler Northwest - Clermont Total Cost Amount T $ $ Cost From the new solution we see that Tri-County should contract with Gas for the additional 100 units.
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Tri-County Utilities, Inc., supplies natural gas to customers in a three-county area. The company purchases natural gas from two companies: Southern Gas and Northwest Gas. Demand forecasts for the coming winter season are as follows: Hamilton County, 400 units; Butler County, 200 units; and Clermont County, 300 units. Contracts to provide the following quantities have been written: Southern Gas, 500 units; and Northwest Gas, 400 units. Distribution costs for the counties vary, depending upon the location of the suppliers. The distribution costs per unit (in thousands of dollars) are as follows:
![From
Southern Gas
Northwest Gas
Hamilton
10
12
To
Butler
20
15
Clermont
15
18](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3d4cc26e-c74b-4880-ae13-73daecdb46e5%2Fd1e5dfae-2ddc-4713-9509-69b9c00b81eb%2Ffia61t8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:From
Southern Gas
Northwest Gas
Hamilton
10
12
To
Butler
20
15
Clermont
15
18
![|
d. Recent residential and industrial growth in Butler County has the potential for increasing demand by as much as 100 units. Which supplier should Tri-County contract with to
supply the additional capacity? If your answer is zero enter "0".
Southern - Hamilton
Southern - Butler
Southern Clermont
Northwest Hamilton
Northwest Butler
Northwest - Clermont
Total Cost
Amount
T
$
$
Cost
From the new solution we see that Tri-County should contract with
Gas for the additional 100 units.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3d4cc26e-c74b-4880-ae13-73daecdb46e5%2Fd1e5dfae-2ddc-4713-9509-69b9c00b81eb%2Fh82rmre_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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d. Recent residential and industrial growth in Butler County has the potential for increasing demand by as much as 100 units. Which supplier should Tri-County contract with to
supply the additional capacity? If your answer is zero enter "0".
Southern - Hamilton
Southern - Butler
Southern Clermont
Northwest Hamilton
Northwest Butler
Northwest - Clermont
Total Cost
Amount
T
$
$
Cost
From the new solution we see that Tri-County should contract with
Gas for the additional 100 units.
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