Captain Borders Corp. manufacturers fishing equipment. Currently, the company has a plant in Los Angeles and a plant in New Orleans. William Borders, the firm's owner, is deciding where to build a new plant-Philadelphia or Seattle. Use the following table to find the total shipping costs for each potential site. Which should Borders select?
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Plant
|
Warehouse
|
Capacity
|
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Pittsburgh
|
St. Louis
|
Denver
|
|
Los Angles
|
$100
|
$75
|
$50
|
150
|
|
New Orleans
|
$80
|
$60
|
$90
|
225
|
|
Philadelphia
|
$40
|
$50
|
$90
|
350
|
|
Seattle
|
$110
|
$70
|
$30
|
350
|
|
Demand
|
200
|
100
|
400
|
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