Read the information below carefully to answer the subsequent questions (Use of MS Excel Solver Permitted)- A company has 4 plants and 4 distribution centers (DCs). The production and transportation costs per shipment (in thousands of Rupees) from each plant to each distribution center is given in the below- Demand Source Production and Transportation cost per 1000 units Supply Source Delhi Pune Hyderabad Kolkata Fixed Cost Capacity Delhi 211 232 238 299 7650 18 Pune 232 212 217 225 3500 Hyderabad 240 230 215 305 5000 Kolkata 300 280 270 255 2200 Demand 10 8 14 6 What would be the minimum total cost for the given problem? 24 24 27 22 22 22

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Read the information below carefully to
answer the subsequent questions (Use of
MS Excel Solver Permitted)-
A company has 4 plants and 4 distribution centers
(DCs). The production and transportation costs per
shipment (in thousands of Rupees) from each plant
to each distribution center is given in the below-
Demand Source
Production and Transportation cost
per 1000 units
Supply Source Delhi Pune Hyderabad Kolkata Fixed Cost Capacity
Delhi
211 232 238
299
7650
18
Pune
232 212 217
225
3500
24
24
Hyderabad 240 230 215
305
5000
27
27
Kolkata
300 280
270
255
2200
22
Demand
10
8
14
6
What would be the minimum total cost for the given
problem?
14708
15450
13612
None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:5) Read the information below carefully to answer the subsequent questions (Use of MS Excel Solver Permitted)- A company has 4 plants and 4 distribution centers (DCs). The production and transportation costs per shipment (in thousands of Rupees) from each plant to each distribution center is given in the below- Demand Source Production and Transportation cost per 1000 units Supply Source Delhi Pune Hyderabad Kolkata Fixed Cost Capacity Delhi 211 232 238 299 7650 18 Pune 232 212 217 225 3500 24 24 Hyderabad 240 230 215 305 5000 27 27 Kolkata 300 280 270 255 2200 22 Demand 10 8 14 6 What would be the minimum total cost for the given problem? 14708 15450 13612 None of the above
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