Edexcel D2 2005 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicLinear Programming

3. Three warehouses \(W , X\) and \(Y\) supply televisions to three supermarkets \(J , K\) and \(L\). The table gives the cost, in pounds, of transporting a television from each warehouse to each supermarket. The warehouses have stocks of 34, 57 and 25 televisions respectively, and the supermarkets require 20, 56 and 40 televisions respectively. The total cost of transporting the televisions is to be minimised.
\(J\)\(K\)\(L\)
\(W\)363
\(X\)584
\(Y\)257
Formulate this transportation problem as a linear programming problem. Make clear your decision variables, objective function and constraints.
(Total 7 marks)