Question: Consider the following spreadsheet. The objective is to minimize the total cost of assigning jobs to machines. A job can be assigned to only one
Consider the following spreadsheet.

The objective is to minimize the total cost of assigning jobs to machines. A job can be assigned to only one machine and a machine can be assigned only one job. All jobs must be assigned. What is the interpretation of the value in cell I3?
a. The numerical value of the first row constraint (job I).
b. It contains the objective function value.
c. The numerical value of the second column constraint (machine B).
d. It contains the upper bound on the fifth job constraint (job V).
JobMachine I I III IV V JobMachine II III IV V A 5 6 4 7 3 A 1 Machine Setup Costs B C 6 4 4 9 3 2 6 B 1 2 4 4 0 1 D 8 8 55 5 D 0 1 E3 5 4 3 5 E 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TC= H " . 50.00 1 1 1 1 1
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