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

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 $.50 per load meter moved. An analyst has prepared the following flow and distance matrices:
If the company were to locate departments X, Y, and Z in areas I, II, and III, respectively, what would be the total distance (in meters) loads would be moved each week?

A)  3,100
B)  3,600
C)  6,200
D)  6,700
E)  8,200