Table M8-18
LW Enterprises is a specialty cat breeder with operations located in Wichita, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Lubbock and Enumclaw.These cats are used as historical reenactors on US Civil War battlefields throughout the summer months.Clad in Union blue or Confederate gray and equipped with their tiny rifles and saucers of milk, they thrill crowds of Civil War buffs from Gettysburg all the way down to Vicksburg.The cost (in dollars)of shipping each cat from all possible combinations of supply and demand locations is shown in the table.

-What is the minimum shipping cost achievable in the scenario presented in Table M8-18?
A)$88,800
B)$89,400
C)$90,600
D)$91,200

Question

Table M8-18
LW Enterprises is a specialty cat breeder with operations located in Wichita, Oklahoma City, Nashville, Lubbock and Enumclaw.These cats are used as historical reenactors on US Civil War battlefields throughout the summer months.Clad in Union blue or Confederate gray and equipped with their tiny rifles and saucers of milk, they thrill crowds of Civil War buffs from Gettysburg all the way down to Vicksburg.The cost (in dollars)of shipping each cat from all possible combinations of supply and demand locations is shown in the table.
 
-What is the minimum shipping cost achievable in the scenario presented in Table M8-18?
A)$88,800 
B)$89,400 
C)$90,600 
D)$91,200

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The minimum shipping cost in a given scenario is typically determined through methods such as linear programming, the simplex method, or other optimization techniques that consider all constraints and costs associated with the shipping process. Without the details of Table M8-18, we can't perform these calculations directly. However, given the options provided, the correct answer is chosen based on the information given in the question.

Table M8-18 LW Enterprises Is a Specialty Cat Breeder with Operations Located