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 are total weekly costs for an optimum layout?

A) $2,600
B) $3,600
C) $6,200
D) $7,200
E) $8,200