Harris Rent-A-Truck operates exclusively in California and rents large-capacity vehicles designed primarily for household moves. One reason Harris fares well against its competitors in California is that it offers attractive one-way rates between the various cities it serves.
Although Harris has 250 trucks, at any point in time many of these trucks are rented and are not available for new customers. Every two weeks the company analyzes the location of the trucks it has available and attempts to balance its inventory by keeping at least 12 trucks at each of its seven locations. Thus trucks are relocated to cities having fewer than 12 trucks from cities that have an excess. Transportation is to take no more than one day, however; hence trucks in the northernmost areas of the state (Eureka and Redding) are unavailable to those in the southernmost areas (Los Angeles and Needles), and vice versa.
On March 15, Harris found that 160 of its trucks were out on rentals. The remaining 90 trucks were at the following locations:
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