The three blood banks in Seminole County, Florida, are coordinated through a central office that facilitates blood delivery to four hospitals in the region. The cost to ship a standard container of blood from each bank to each hospital is shown in the table below. Also given are the biweekly number of containers available at each bank and the biweekly number of containers of blood needed at each hospital.
From/ToHosp 1Hosp 2Hosp 3Hosp 4SupplyBank 1$8$9$11$1650Bank 2$12$7$5$880Bank 3$14$10$6$7120Demand90704050
a. Is the problem balanced? [ Select ] ["cannot determine", "", "No", "Yes"] ,
b. How many pints of blood are you short? [ Select ] ["30", "0", "13", "20"]
c. What is the optimal solution? $ [ Select ] ["2,500", "1,300", "2,020", "2,000"]
