1 In additional to your spreadsheet model you are required to insert the template answer sheet (see attached file ) in your Excel file as the first sheet. Your homework will be graded according to your answers in the answer sheet. If you fail to use the template answer sheet 50 points will be taken off the total. 1. (35pt) A city wants to locate 2 new firefighting ladder trucks to maximize the number of tall buildings which they can cover within a 3 minute response time. The city is divided into 4 zones. The fire chief wants to locate no more than one of the trucks in either Zone 1 or Zone 2. The number of tall buildings in each zone and the travel time between zones is listed below. To zone No. tall buildings From zone 1 2 3 4 50 1 0 2 1 6 90 2 2 0 4 5 60 3 1 4 0 1 70 4 6 5 1 0 a) Formulate the IP for this problem. b) What is the optimal number of tall buildings that can be covered? 2. (35pt) Page 296 of textbook. Chapter 6 Problem 26. a) Formulate the IP for this problem. b) What is the optimal solution from your model? 3. (30pt) Page 288 of textbook. Chapter 6 Problem 8. a) Formulate the IP for this problem. b) What is the optimal solution from your model?
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