2. Three plants supply five customers with medical supplies. The unit costs of shipping from the...

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2. Three plants supply five customers with medical supplies. The unit costs of shipping from the plants to the customers, along with the supplies and demands. Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 Customer 4 Customer 5 Supply Plant 1 100 150 200 140 35 400 Plant 2 50 70 60 65 80 200 Plant 3 Demand 40 A 90 100 150 130 150 100 200 150 160 140 If the goal is to minimize the total cost of shipping from the supply points to the demand points, a) Use the minimum cost method to find a basic feasible solution. (20 points) b) By using your solution in part (a), find the minimum total cost using transportation simplex method. (20 points) 2. Three plants supply five customers with medical supplies. The unit costs of shipping from the plants to the customers, along with the supplies and demands. Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 Customer 4 Customer 5 Supply Plant 1 100 150 200 140 35 400 Plant 2 50 70 60 65 80 200 Plant 3 Demand 40 A 90 100 150 130 150 100 200 150 160 140 If the goal is to minimize the total cost of shipping from the supply points to the demand points, a) Use the minimum cost method to find a basic feasible solution. (20 points) b) By using your solution in part (a), find the minimum total cost using transportation simplex method. (20 points)