Refer to the Factory-to-Six-Customers problem and start with the original information. At the optimum solution, the lowest quantity (in units) shipped to all customers is from:

	A.	Factory 1
	B.	Factory 2
	C.	Factory 3
	D.	The amount shipped from Factory 2 and Factory 3 are the same, and the lowest amount

Refer to the Factory-to-Six-Customers problem and start with the original information. If shipping costs from Factory 1 increase by 15 cents per unit shipped (to each customer), then which of the following statements is true?

	A.	The sum of quantity shipped (from all three factories to all six customers) remains unchanged
	B.	The shipping costs increase by $7500
	C.	Both A and B
	D.	Neither A nor B

A company wants to minimize the cost of shipping a product from 3 different factories to 6 different customers. Each factory has a capacity of upto 50000 units each. Customers 1 to 6 need to be supplied 30000 units, 23000 units, 15000 units, 32000 units, 28000 units, and 16000 units, respectively. How should the company distribute the products? The shipping costs are given in the table below. Minimize the costs of shipping goods from factories to customers, while meeting the demand of each customer. Cost of shipping (\$ per unit of product) A company wants to minimize the cost of shipping a product from 3 different factories to 6 different customers. Each factory has a capacity of upto 50000 units each. Customers 1 to 6 need to be supplied 30000 units, 23000 units, 15000 units, 32000 units, 28000 units, and 16000 units, respectively. How should the company distribute the products? The shipping costs are given in the table below. Minimize the costs of shipping goods from factories to customers, while meeting the demand of each customer. Cost of shipping (\$ per unit of product)