Three departments-milling (M), drilling (D), and sawing (S)-are assigned to three work areas in Victor Berardis's machine shop in Vent, Ohio. The number of work pieces moved per day and the distances between the centers of the work areas, in feet, follow.
Pieces Moved Between Work Areas Each Day
|
|
M
|
D
|
S
|
|
M
|
-
|
23
|
32
|
|
D
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
S
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Distances Between Centers of Work Areas (Departments) in Feet
|
|
M
|
D
|
S
|
|
M
|
-
|
10
|
5
|
|
D
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
|
S
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
It costs $2 to move 1 work piece 1 foot. What is the cost?