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North Carolina Terrycloth Company produces and stores towels in warehouses located in four cities, as follows:

Warehouse Location Capacity (tons)

Charlotte 90

Raleigh50

Lexington 80

Danville 60

Shortage 50

The warehouses supply towels to outlets in three cities with the following demands:

Outlet Requirement (tons)

Richmond 120

Winston Salem 100

Durham 110

Railroad shipping costs per ton are:

Warehouse Richmond Winston Salem Durham

Charlotte 7 10 5

Raleigh 12 9 4

Lexington 7 3 11

Danville 9 5 7

Shortage 1000 1000 1000

Because of railroad construction shipments are temporarily prohibited from Charlotte to Richmond.

1. Which city will be shorted its requirement?

a. Winston Salem

b. Charlotte

c. Danville

d. Richmond

 

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