Yield the lowest transportation costs for the system

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A large retailer is planning to open a new store. Three locations in California are currently under consideration: South Coast Plaza (SCP), Fashion Island (FI), and Laguna Hills (LH). Transportation costs for the locations and costs, demands, and supplies for existing locations and warehouses (origins), are shown below. Each of the locations has a demand potential of 300 units per week. Which location would yield the lowest transportation costs for the system? Use the Minimum Cell Cost Heuristic. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.) TO From Warehouse SCP FI LH 1 $4 $7 $5 2 11 6 4 3 5 5 6 Location Transportation cost SCP $ FI $ LH $ Thus, location yields the lowest transportation costs.

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