A company produces cars in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The cars are then shipped to warehouses in Memphis, Milwaukee, New York City, Denver, and San Francisco. The number of cars available at each plant is given in Table. Plant Cars Available Atlanta 5,000 Boston 6,000 Chicago 4,000 L.A. 3,000 Each warehouse needs to have available the number of cars given in Table. Warehouse Cars Required Memphis 6,000 Milwaukee 4,000 N.Y. 4,000 Denver 2,000 San Francisco 2,000 The distance (in miles) between the cities is given in Table. Memphis Milwaukee N.Y. Denver S.F. Atlanta 371 761 841 1,398 2,496 Boston 1,296 1,050 206 1,949 3,095 Chicago 530 87 802 996 2,142 L.A. 1,817 2,012 2,786 1,059 379 a Assuming that the cost (in dollars) of shipping a car equals the distance between two cities, determine an optimal shipping schedule.b Assuming that the cost (in dollars) of shipping a car equals the square root of the distance between two cities, determine an optimal shipping schedule.

A company produces cars in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The cars are then shipped to warehouses in Memphis, Milwaukee, New York City, Denver, and San Francisco. The number of cars...

A company produces cars in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The cars are then shipped to warehouses in Memphis, Milwaukee, New York City, Denver, and San Francisco. The number of cars available at each plant is given in Table.

Plant	Cars Available

Atlanta	5,000
Boston	6,000
Chicago	4,000
L.A.	3,000

Each warehouse needs to have available the number of cars given in Table.

Warehouse	Cars Required
Memphis	6,000
Milwaukee	4,000
N.Y.	4,000
Denver	2,000
San Francisco	2,000

The distance (in miles) between the cities is given in Table.

	Memphis	Milwaukee	N.Y.	Denver	S.F.
Atlanta	371	761	841	1,398	2,496
Boston	1,296	1,050	206	1,949	3,095
Chicago	530	87	802	996	2,142
L.A.	1,817	2,012	2,786	1,059	379

a Assuming that the cost (in dollars) of shipping a car equals the distance between two cities, determine an optimal shipping schedule.

b Assuming that the cost (in dollars) of shipping a car equals the square root of the distance between two cities, determine an optimal shipping schedule.

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A company produces cars in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The cars are then shipped to

warehouses in Memphis, Milwaukee, New York City, Denver, and San Francisco. The number of cars
available at each plant is given in Table.
Plant Cars Available
Atlanta 5,000
Boston 6,000
Chicago 4,000...

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