A manufacturer of refrigerators must ship at least 100 refrigerators to its two warehouses. Each warehouse holds a maximum of 100 refrigerators. Warehouse A holds 40 refrigerators already, while warehouse B has 30 on hand. It costs $15 to ship a refrigerator to warehouse A and $12 to ship one to warehouse B. How many refrigerators should be shipped to each warehouse to minimize cost? What is the minimum cost? In order to minimize cost, the manufacturer should ship refrigerators to warehouse A and refrigerators to warehouse B.

A manufacturer of refrigerators must ship at least 100 refrigerators to its two warehouses. Each warehouse holds a maximum of 100 refrigerators. Warehouse A holds 40 refrigerators already, while warehouse B has 30 on hand. It costs $15 to ship a refrigerator to warehouse A and $12 to ship one to warehouse B. How many refrigerators should be shipped to each warehouse to minimize cost? What is the minimum cost? In order to minimize cost, the manufacturer should ship refrigerators to warehouse A and refrigerators to warehouse B.

Algebra for College Students

10th Edition

ISBN:9781285195780

Author:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Publisher:Jerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters

Chapter12: Algebra Of Matrices

Section12.CR: Review Problem Set

Problem 37CR

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