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Which plants do you plan to shutdown and why? (all demand must be completely satisfied)

Cost to Produce 1000 lbs Capacity (lbs/yr)
Plant u-G TAC Asbn

COI $400 $195 $35 8,000,000
AME $350 $205 $25 6,000,000
MBT $375 $195 $30 3,000,000

Demand 1,000,000 2,000,000 8,000,000
(lbs/yr)

need explaination in details. what to shut down and why.

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