After one iteration of the stepping-stone method, Johnson Consumer Inc. produced the following transportation table: Aft

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After one iteration of the stepping-stone method, Johnson Consumer Inc. produced the following transportation table: Aft

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After one iteration of the stepping-stone method, Johnson
Consumer Inc. produced the following transportation table:
After the initial iteration the results of the shipping pattern
were as follows:
a. Based on the tables above, what is the cost?
[ Select ]
["$2,350", "$2,250", "$2,855", "$2,400"]
b. Based on the optional solution (stepping stone method), what
is the cost? [ Select ]
["$1,900", "$1,700", "$1,750",
"$1,825"]
c. If the requirement at Warehouse 3 increased by 25 units, what
is the optimal solution? [
Select ] ["$1,850", "$1,900", "$1,800",
"$1,945"] Are all of the warehouse requirements
met? [ Select ]
["no", "yes", "cannot determine", "the problem
is balanced"] If so/not, which warehouse is
backlogged/not, and by how much or not?
[ Select ] ["warehouse 1 by
25", "warehouse 3 by 25", "all requirements are met - the problem
is balanced", "warehouse 3 by 50"]
d. Based on your solution in letter b., you now need to ship 40
units from Factory A to Warehouse B. What is the optimal
solution? [ Select ]
["$1,980", "$1,900", "$2,250",
"$1,850"]
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