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What Is the Optimal Location for These Departments in the Floor

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What is the optimal location for these departments in the floor plan depicted if the transportation cost is $2 per foot and the departments have a daily number of trips between each other as shown?
Daily Number of Trips Between Departments
ABCDEA20406080B103050 C 015D5 E \begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \mathrm { A } & \mathrm { B } & \mathrm { C } & \mathrm { D } & \mathrm { E } \\\hline \mathrm { A } & \cdots & 20 & 40 & 60 & 80 \\\hline \mathrm { B } & & \cdots & 10 & 30 & 50 \\\hline \text { C } & & & \cdots & 0 & 15 \\\hline \mathrm { D } & & & & \cdots & 5 \\\hline \text { E } & & & & & \cdots \\\hline\end{array} Floor Plan
 Office Space 1 Office Space 2 Office Space 3 Office Space 4 Office Space 5\begin{array} { l | l | l | l | l } \hline \text { Office Space } 1 & \text { Office Space } 2 & \text { Office Space } 3 & \text { Office Space } 4 & \text { Office Space } 5 \\\hline\end{array} Distance Between Offices
 Office Space 12345110203040210203031020455\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Office Space } & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\\hline \hline 1& \cdots & 10 & 20 & 30 & 40 \\\hline \hline2 & & \cdots & 10 & 20 & 30 \\\hline \hline 3& & & \cdots & 10 & 20 \\\hline \hline 4& & & & \cdots & 5 \\\hline 5 & & & & & \cdots \\\hline\end{array}

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