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A company can ship its product from any of its three factories,F1,F2,and F3,to any of its retail outlets,R1,R2,and R3.The capacity,demand,and shipping cost information is provided as follows:
 Demand (units)  Capacity (units)  R1:300  F1:250  R2: 500F2:350 R3:200  F3:400 \begin{array}{ll}\text { Demand (units) } & \text { Capacity (units) } \\\hline \text { R1:300 } & \text { F1:250 } \\\text { R2: } 500 & F 2: 350 \\\text { R3:200 } & \text { F3:400 }\end{array}



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R1R2R3 \begin{array}{lll}&&\mathrm{R} 1 & \mathrm{R} 2 & \mathrm{R} 3\end{array}
F1132 F2 342 F3 223 \begin{array}{llll}\mathrm{F} 1 & 1 & 3 & 2 \\ \text { F2 } & 3 & 4 & 2 \\ \text { F3 } & 2 & 2 & 3\end{array}


-Refer to the information above.Assume that the road leading from factory F1 to retail outlet R1 is currently closed due to construction.How will this affect the shipping cost? Use Excel to formulate and solve this problem.

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