A truck driver has to deliver a load of lumber to oneof two construction sites, which are, respectively, 27 and 33 miles from the lumberyard, but he has misplaced theorder telling him where the load of lumber should go. The two construction sites are 12 miles apart, and, to compli-cate matters, the telephone at the lumberyard is out of order. Where should he go first if he wants to minimizethe distance he can expect to drive and he feels that(a) the odds are 5 to 1 that the lumber should go to theconstruction site that is 33 miles from the lumberyard;(b) the odds are 2 to 1 that the lumber should go to theconstruction site that is 33 miles from the lumberyard;(c) the odds are 3 to 1 that the lumber should go to theconstruction site that is 33 miles

A truck driver has to deliver a load of lumber to oneof two construction sites, which are, respectively, 27 and 33 miles from the lumberyard, but he has misplaced theorder telling him where the load of lumber should go. The two construction sites are 12 miles apart, and, to compli-cate matters, the telephone at the lumberyard is out of order. Where should he go first if he wants to minimizethe distance he can expect to drive and he feels that(a) the odds are 5 to 1 that the lumber should go to theconstruction site that is 33 miles from the lumberyard;(b) the odds are 2 to 1 that the lumber should go to theconstruction site that is 33 miles from the lumberyard;(c) the odds are 3 to 1 that the lumber should go to theconstruction site that is 33 miles

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter5: Network Models

Section5.5: Shortest Path Models

Problem 34P

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