Question

Gordon​ Miller's job shop has four work​ areas, A,​ B, C, and D. Distances in feet between centers of the work areas​ are: A B C D A minus 5 8 8 B minus minus 5 7 C minus minus minus 11 D minus minus minus minus Workpieces moved per week between work areas​ are: A B C D A minus 1 comma 000 700 600 B minus minus 500 200 C minus minus minus 800 D minus minus minus minus It costs Gordon ​$3 to move 1 work piece 1 foot. The weekly total material handling cost of the layout​ = ​$ nothing ​(enter your response as a whole​ number).

Answer 1

The weekly total material handling cost of the layout is $74400

Explanation:

The following is used in order to calculated the given problem

Distance between the work areas is as follows:

AB=4

AC=9

AD=7

BC=7

BD=9

CD=9

Cost = 4 times 800 + 9 times   700 + 7 times   500 + 7 times   400 + 9 times   200 + 9 times   800 = 24800

As it costs $3 to move one work piece one foot, the total weekly cost = $24800 \times 3$ = $74400

Thus, the weekly total material handling cost of the layout is $74400