A greeting card manufacturer has 550 boxes of a particular card in warehouse I and 310 boxes of the same card in warehouse II. A greeting card shop in San Jose orders 400 boxes of the​ card, and another shop in Memphis orders 300 boxes. The shipping costs per box to these shops from the two warehouses are shown in the table. How many boxes should be shipped to each city from each warehouse to minimize shipping​ costs? What is the minimum​ cost? (Hint: Use​ x, 400minus​x, ​y, and 300minusy as the​ variables.)

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San Jose Memphis
Warehouse I​ $0.25 ​$0.23
Warehouse II ​$0.24 ​$0.19

From warehouse I, ship __ box(es) to San Jose and __ box(es) to Memphis, and from warehouse II, ship __ box(es) to San Jose and __ box(es) to Memphis, for a minimum cost of $__.



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