A Consultant Needs to Locate Four Departments-Waiting Room (W),checkup Room

Multiple Choice

A consultant needs to locate four departments-waiting room (W) ,checkup room (c) ,laboratory (L) ,and exercise room (E) -in four areas (I,II,III,IV) of a new facility.He wants to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs associated with the nurses escorting patients,which he expects to be $.10 per patient per metre.He has prepared the following distance and flow matrices: If the consultant were to locate departments W,C,L,and E in areas I,II,III,and IV,respectively,what would be total weekly costs?

A) $114
B) $217
C) $255
D) $322
E) $366