Suntrek in Problem 27 manufactures denim fabric at its factories in Shanghai, Karachi, and Saigon and ships it to its denim jeans manufacturing facilities in China, India, Japan, Turkey, and Italy. A bale of cotton will produce approximately 325 yards of denim fabric. Following are the fabric demand at each denim jeans plant and the shipping and handling costs per yard from the fabric manufacturing facilities to the jeans plants:

Denim Fabric Plants Denim Jeans Factories China India Japan Turkey Italy Shanghai $0.027 $0.043 $0.036 $0.055 $0.075 Karachi 0.034 0.025 0.046 0.049 0.058 Saigon 0.049 0.037 0.037 0.067 0.063 Demand (1,000 yds) 5,425 6,350 3,450 4,750 3,100 Determine the optimal shipments from each of the fabric plants to the denim jeans manufacturing facilities and the minimum total shipping cost. LO.1