A Company Needs to Locate Three Departments (X, Y, and Z)in

Multiple Choice

A company needs to locate three departments (X, Y, and Z) in the three areas (I, II, and III) of a new facility. They want to minimize interdepartmental transportation costs, which are expected to be $0.50 per load meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices:

What is the total flow (loads per week) between department Y and department Z?

A) 130
B) 150
C) 180
D) 230
E) 280