1. Transportation costs per ton of product vary with distance.  For trucks the function is:  TCt = 3+1.25d         For rail it is: TCr = 5+d                                   For barge it is: TCb = 6 + 1.1d                  where d is the distance in hundreds of miles and TC is dollars per ton.  Make a table showing the least cost mode of transport for distances d = 1, 2, ...,10.  Graph the problem and label the modal break points clearly. No graph paper, max 50% points on assignment.

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1. Transportation costs per ton of product vary with distance. 

For trucks the function is:  TCt = 3+1.25d        

For rail it is: TCr = 5+d                                  

For barge it is: TCb = 6 + 1.1d                

 where d is the distance in hundreds of miles and TC is dollars per ton.  Make a table showing the least cost mode of transport for distances d = 1, 2, ...,10.  Graph the problem and label the modal break points clearly. No graph paper, max 50% points on assignment.

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