Horizon Computers manufactures laptops in Germany, Belgium, and Italy. Because of high tariffs between international trade groups, it is sometimes cheaper to ship partially completed laptops to factories in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Panama and have them completed before final shipment to U.S. distributors in Texas, Virginia, and Ohio. The cost ($/unit) of the completed laptops plus tariffs and shipment costs from the European plants directly to the United States and supply and demand are shown as follows.

Alternatively, the unit costs of shipping partially completed laptops to plants for finishing before sending them to the United States are as follows.

Determine the optimal shipments of laptops that will meet demand at the U.S. distributors at the minimum totalcost.

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U.S. Distributors Europoan Plants T.Tox as&.Virginia 9.0hi upply (1000s 1.Geany 2600 00 $2300 2200 2100 2600 .3 4.5 2. Bolgium 3. Italy Dcmand [1000s 1800 2200 2500 7.8 2.1 3.7 Factorias Eu 1.Germany 2 Beigium 3. Italy n Plants .Puerto Rico 5. Maxico $1400 1600 1500 6. Panama $1200 1100 1400 $1100 900 1200 U.S. Distributors Factories 4. Pucrto Rico 5. Mexico 6. Panama 7.Taxas $800 600 900 8. Virginia 9.Ohio $900 1100 1200 $700 B00 700