Question: Based on what you have studied about the Assignment model, solve the following problem: (10 marks) The given table contains the cost matrix of workers

Based on what you have studied about the Assignment model, solve the following problem: (10 marks)

The given table contains the cost matrix of workers and jobs. Workers: Hussein, Ahmed, Karim are to be assigned to Jobs: Project1, Project2, Project3. Given that each worker needs to perform only one project and each project needs to be assigned to only one worker.

project

Worker

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Hussein

$11

$14

$6

Ahmed

$8

$10

$11

Karim

$9

$12

$7

Required:

  1. Formulate as a linear program with clarification of:
  • Decision variables.
  • Objective function.
  • Constraints.
  1. Use the Hungarian method to find the optimal assignment of workers to projects.
  2. Calculate the total cost.

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