1. The costs to transport goods between outlets is listed below. What is the minimum cost and associated routing to ship from A to B and E on the same delivery run?
A B C D E
A 0 3 4 7 11
B 3 0 6 4 13
C 4 6 0 5 8
D 7 4 5 0 9
E 11 13 8 9 0
2. Four assembly plants can produce Tyco tricycles. The production capacities, the fixed costs for running the plant, and the variable costs for production are listed below. What is the best mix of plants and capacities if Tyco must produce 10000 tricycles this month?
Plant Fix Cost Var Cost Capacity
A 5000 1.25 3000
B 5700 1.5 4000
C 6450 1.35 3000
D 4000 1.4 3500