The Tubular Ride Boogie Board Company has manufacturing plants in Tucson, AZ and Toronto, Ontario. You have been given the job of coordinating distribution of the latest model, the Gladiator, to outlets in Honolulu and Venice Beach. The Tucson plant, when operating at full capacity, can manufacture 620 Gladiator boards per week, while the Toronto plant, beset by labor disputes, can produce only 410 boards per week. The outlet in Honolulu orders 540 Gladiator boards per week, while Venice Beach orders 490 boards per week. Transportation costs are as follows:Tucson to Honolulu: $10 per board; Tucson to Venice Beach: $5 per board;Toronto to Honolulu: $20 per board; Toronto to Venice Beach: $10 per board.a. If Tubular Ride Boogie Board Company has a transportation budget of $10,750 and is

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willing to assure full capacity production at both plants, how many Gladiator boards should be shipped from each manufacturing plant to each distribution outlet?
Tucson to Honolulu__________Tucson to Venice Beach__________Toronto to Honolulu__________Toronto to Venice Beach__________?
b. How many Gladiator boards should be shipped from each manufacturing plant to each distribution outlet to assure full capacity production at both plants for less money?
Tucson to Honolulu__________Tucson to Venice Beach__________Toronto to Honolulu__________Toronto to Venice Beach__________

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

370; 250; 170; 240; 540; 80; 0; 410