A car rental company has to supply cars to the following cities in the numbers as...

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A car rental company has to supply cars to the following cities in the numbers as given below: City Number of cars required A 2 B 3 C 5 D 8 The company has three branches from which the cars may be supplied. On the day in question, the inventory status of each of the branches was as follows: Branch Available number of cars 1 2 3 The distances between branches and destinations are given by the following table: 6 1 10 Branch A 7 1 2 3 1 9 B C D 11 3 2 10 1 6 15 8 5 Plan the day's activity such that supply requirements are met at a minimum cost (assumed proportional to car-miles travelled). Difficulty Level: Easy A car rental company has to supply cars to the following cities in the numbers as given below: City Number of cars required A 2 B 3 C 5 D 8 The company has three branches from which the cars may be supplied. On the day in question, the inventory status of each of the branches was as follows: Branch Available number of cars 1 2 3 The distances between branches and destinations are given by the following table: 6 1 10 Branch A 7 1 2 3 1 9 B C D 11 3 2 10 1 6 15 8 5 Plan the day's activity such that supply requirements are met at a minimum cost (assumed proportional to car-miles travelled). Difficulty Level: Easy