What is the weekly total material handling cost of layout


Michael Plumb's job shop has four work areas, A, B, C, and D. Distances in feet between centers of the work areas are:

A B C D
A - 4 9 7
B - - 6 8
C - - - 10
D - - - -

Work pieces moved, in 100s of work pieces per week, between pairs of work areas, are:

A B C D
A - 8 7 4
B - - 3 2
C - - - 6
D - - - -

It costs Michael $1 to move 1 work piece 1 foot. What is the weekly total material handling cost of the layout?

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