. A company is deciding where to locate a new warehouse that will receive shipments from three suppliers: 1, 2, and 3. The supplier locations (xi, yi) and the annual number of shipments from supplier i (Wi) are provided below: 1 2 3
X1 = 250 x2= 100 x3= 500
Y1 = 250 y2= 400 y3= 300
W1 = 240 W2=205 W3= 300
The coordinates for the new warehouse suggested by the centre of gravity method are
A) x = 311.4 and y = 309.4
B) x = 309.4 and y = 311.4
C) x = 291.2 and y =198.9
D) x = 193.2 and y = 219.4
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