] Canada Comfort has production operations in Amherst and Trois-Rivires. Production capacity for these plants...

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  1. ] Canada Comfort has production operations in Amherst and Trois-Rivires. Production capacity for these plants for one type of heat pump is at most 5,000 and 2,500 per month, respectively. The company distributes its heat pumps through three warehouses located in Quebec City, Mississauga, and Winnipeg. The monthly forecast of minimum demand for the warehouses is 3,500, 1,500, and 2,000 units, respectively. The cost (in dollars) for each unit shipped on each route are shown here:

Warehouses

Quebec City

Mississauga

Winnipeg

Production

Amherst

25

20

30

Trois-Rivires

26

21

31

Canada Comfort wants to determine a shipping schedule to satisfy the minimum demand for each warehouse and to minimize the shipping cost.

  1. [4 marks] Formulate as an LP model.

  1. [4 marks] Solve using Solver. Provide your final tableau.

  1. [4 marks] What is the optimal solution.

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