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TV Circuit has 30 large-screen televisions in a warehouse in Erie and 60 large-s

ID: 3148117 • Letter: T

Question

TV Circuit has 30 large-screen televisions in a warehouse in Erie and 60 large-screen televisions in a warehouse in Pittsburgh. Thirty-five are needed in a store in Blairsville, and 40 are needed in a store in Youngstown. It costs $18 to ship from Pittsburgh to Blairsville and $21 to ship from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, whereas it costs $20 to ship from Erie to Blairsville and $22 to ship from Erie to Youngstown. How many televisions should be shipped from each warehouse to each store to minimize the shipping cost? Hint: If the number shipped from Pittsburgh to Blairsville is represented by x, then the number shipped from Erie to Blairsville is represented by 35 x.

From Pittsburgh to Blairsville:_____

From Pittsburgh to Youngstown:______
From Erie to Blairesville:_____
From Erie to Youngstown:_____

Explanation / Answer

variables

Erie to Blairsville = EB

Erie to Youngstown = EY

Pittsburgh to Blairsville = PB

Pittsburgh to Youngstown = PY

Constraints

1. EB + PB = 35

2. EY + PY = 40

3. EB + EY < 30

4. PB + PY < 60

Objective

minimize 20EB + 22EY + 18PB + 21PY

solution

cost quantity Blairsville Youngstown Blairsville Youngstown constraints1 Erie 30 20 22 0 15 15 Pittsburgh 60 18 21 35 25 0 constraints2 35 40 0 0 cost 1485