FlexSteal, marketed as a miracle brush-on sealant and baldness cure, is manufactured at three plants which supply the demand at the fourregional centres in the United States. The cost to ship a truckload from each of the plants to the regional centres is shown in the tablebelow. Note that the capacity and the total demand are both measured in truckloads.Plant 1Plant 2Plant 3Total Demand (units)A) $106,850B) $107,450C) $108,500PhiladelphiaD) $109,750$89$120$95300Atlanta$75$88$821. What is the lowest cost solution for the existing set of plants and regional centres?300Dallas$93$103$112300Los Angeles$115$93$98300Capacity (units)400400400

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