28. An oil company has two depots, A and B, with capacities of 7000 L and 4000 L, respectively. The company has to supply oil to three petrol pumps, D, E and F, whose requirements are 4500L, 3000L and 3500L, respectively. The distances (in km) between the depots and the petrol pumps are given in the following table:
Distance in (km)
From/To
A
B
D
7
3
E
6
4
F
3
2
Assuming that the transportation cost of 10 litres of oil is ?. 1 per km, how should the delivery be scheduled in order that the transportation cost is minimum? What is the minimum cost
28. An oil company has two depots, A and B, with capacities of 7000 L and 4000 L, respectively. The company has to supply oil to three petrol pumps, D, E and F, whose requirements are 4500L, 3000L and 3500L, respectively. The distances (in km) between the depots and the petrol pumps are given in the following table:
|
Distance in (km) |
||
|
From/To |
A |
B |
|
D |
7 |
3 |
|
E |
6 |
4 |
|
F |
3 |
2 |
Assuming that the transportation cost of 10 litres of oil is ?. 1 per km, how should the delivery be scheduled in order that the transportation cost is minimum? What is the minimum cost
Let x and y litres of oil be supplied from A to the petrol pumps, D and E. So, will be supplied from A to petrol pump F.
The requirement at petrol pump D is 4500 L. Since x L are transported from depot A, the remaining (4500 – x) L will be transported from petrol pump B.
Similarly L will be transpor
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