Retro Steel, Inc. has two factories that manufacture steel components for four different rail projects located at four different sites. The demand for the steel components for the four projects, Project A, Project B, Project C, and Project D, are 3220, 3675, 4125, and 2975, respectively. The shipping details are as below:

Production details:

Factory Maximum capacity
1 6500
2 8500

Shipping Details (with per-unit shipping cost):

Project
Factory A B C D
1 $7 $7 $8 $4
2 $6 $5 $7 $3

What is the optimal (cost minimizing) distribution plan for this transportation problem?

Assume that a local bank sells two services, checking accounts and atm card services. the bank’s only two customers are mr. donethat and ms. beenthere. mr. donethat is willing to pay $8 a month for the bank to service his checking account and $2 a month for unlimited use of his atm card. ms. beenthere is willing to pay only $5 for a checking account, but is willing to pay $9 for unlimited use of her atm card. assume that the bank can provide each of these services at zero marginal cost.refer to scenario 17-5. if the bank is unable to use tying, what is the profit-maximizing price to charge for a checking account