Bindley Corporation has a one-year contract to supply motors for all washing machines produced by Rinso Ltd. Rinso manufactures the washers at four locations around the country: New York City, Fort Worth, San Diego, and Minneapolis. Plans call for the following numbers of washing machines to be produced at each location: New York City 50,000 Fort Worth 70,000 San Diego 60,000 Minneapolis 80,000 Bindley has three plants that can produce the motors. The plants and production capacities are Boulder 100,000 Macon 100,000 Gary 150,000 Due to varying production and transportation costs, the profit Bindley earns on each 1,000 units depends on where they were produced and where they were shipped. The following table gives the accounting department estimates of the dollar profit per unit. (Shipment will be made in lots of 1,000.) SHIPPED TO PRODUCED AT NEW YORK CITY FORT WORTH SAN DIEGO MINNEAPOLIS Boulder 7 11 8 13 Macon 20 17 12 10 Gary 8 18 13 16 Given profit maximization as a criterion, Bindley would like to determine how many motors should be produced at each plant and how many motors should be shipped from each plant to each destination. What is the expected profit? a $4,240,000 b $3,780,000 c $4,678,000 d $3,680,000 Using the data from above, which of the following is true for shipments from San Diego a 10,000 to Boulder 15,000 to Macon 45,000 to Gary b 0 to Boulder 0 to Macon 60,000 to Gary c 10,000 to Boulder 15,000 to Macon 15,000 to Gary d 0 to Boulder 15,000 to Macon 45,000 to Gary

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Bindley Corporation has a one-year contract to supply motors for all washing machines produced by Rinso Ltd. Rinso manufactures the washers at four locations around the country: New York City, Fort Worth, San Diego, and Minneapolis. Plans call for the following numbers of washing machines to be produced at each location:

 

   
New York City 50,000
Fort Worth 70,000
San Diego 60,000
Minneapolis 80,000
 

Bindley has three plants that can produce the motors. The plants and production capacities are

 

   
Boulder 100,000
Macon 100,000
Gary 150,000
 

Due to varying production and transportation costs, the profit Bindley earns on each 1,000 units depends on where they were produced and where they were shipped. The following table gives the accounting department estimates of the dollar profit per unit. (Shipment will be made in lots of 1,000.)

 

  SHIPPED TO
PRODUCED AT NEW YORK CITY FORT WORTH SAN DIEGO MINNEAPOLIS
Boulder 7 11 8 13
Macon 20 17 12 10
Gary 8 18 13 16
 


Given profit maximization as a criterion, Bindley would like to determine how many motors should be produced at each plant and how many motors should be shipped from each plant to each destination.

What is the expected profit?

  a $4,240,000
  b $3,780,000
  c $4,678,000
  d $3,680,000

 

 

Using the data from above, which of the following is true for shipments from San Diego

  a

10,000 to Boulder

15,000 to Macon

45,000 to Gary

  b

0 to Boulder

0 to Macon

60,000 to Gary

  c

10,000 to Boulder

15,000 to Macon

15,000 to Gary

  d

0 to Boulder

15,000 to Macon

45,000 to Gary

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