The Medequip Company produces precision medical diagnostic equipment at two factories. Three medical centers have placed orders for this month's production output. The following table shows what the cost would be for shipping each unit from each factory to each of these customers. Also shown are the number of units that will be produced at each factory and the number of units ordered by each customer. A decision now needs to be made about the shipping plan for how many units to ship from each factory to each customer. a. Which category of linear programming problem does this problem fit? Why?

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3.16.* The Medequip Company produces precision medical diagnostic equipment at two
factories. Three medical centers have placed orders for this month's production output. The
following table shows what the cost would be for shipping each unit from each factory to
each of these customers. Also shown are the number of units that will be produced at each
factory and the number of units ordered by each customer.
A decision now needs to be made about the shipping plan for how many units to ship from
each factory to each customer.
a. Which category of linear programming problem does this problem fit? Why?
b Formulate and solva a linear arara g mvaci 1or uns probIem on a
spadekoet
c. Summarize this formulation in algebraic form.
Unit Shipping Cost
From \ To
Customer 1
Customer 2
Customer 3
Output
Factory 1
$600
$800
$700 400 units
Factory 2
400
900
600
500 units
Order size
300 units
200 units
400 units
Transcribed Image Text:3.16.* The Medequip Company produces precision medical diagnostic equipment at two factories. Three medical centers have placed orders for this month's production output. The following table shows what the cost would be for shipping each unit from each factory to each of these customers. Also shown are the number of units that will be produced at each factory and the number of units ordered by each customer. A decision now needs to be made about the shipping plan for how many units to ship from each factory to each customer. a. Which category of linear programming problem does this problem fit? Why? b Formulate and solva a linear arara g mvaci 1or uns probIem on a spadekoet c. Summarize this formulation in algebraic form. Unit Shipping Cost From \ To Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 Output Factory 1 $600 $800 $700 400 units Factory 2 400 900 600 500 units Order size 300 units 200 units 400 units
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