Problem 15-12 (Static) Santa Cruz Bottling is a manufacturer of organic soft drinks on the coast of central California. Its products are enjoying a growing reputation and increased demand throughout the American Southwest. Because of the high cost of transporting soft drinks, they are considering a new plant to serve the states of New Mexico and Arizona. key concern in their search for a new location is the resultant transportation costs to serve their key markets. Following is a list of cities where their main wholesale customers are located, along with estimated annual demand in cases of product for each. CITY Phoenix Tucson Albuquerque Santa Fe X-COORDINATES 250 350 Cx Cy see 850 y-COORDINATES 250 125 450 520 NUMBER OF CASES 25,000 20,000 28,000 17,000 a. Use the centroid method to recommend a location for the new bottling plant. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

Problem 15-12 (Static) Santa Cruz Bottling is a manufacturer of organic soft drinks on the coast of central California. Its products are enjoying a growing reputation and increased demand throughout the American Southwest. Because of the high cost of transporting soft drinks, they are considering a new plant to serve the states of New Mexico and Arizona. key concern in their search for a new location is the resultant transportation costs to serve their key markets. Following is a list of cities where their main wholesale customers are located, along with estimated annual demand in cases of product for each. CITY Phoenix Tucson Albuquerque Santa Fe X-COORDINATES 250 350 Cx Cy see 850 y-COORDINATES 250 125 450 520 NUMBER OF CASES 25,000 20,000 28,000 17,000 a. Use the centroid method to recommend a location for the new bottling plant. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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Chapter2: Introduction To Spreadsheet Modeling

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