Find an initial solution to the following transportation problem for Supply Chain Manager Gabriela Valdez.

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To

From

Los Angeles

Calgary

Panama City

Supply

Mexico City

$$$$66$

$$$$1818$

$$$$88$

$100100$

Detroit

$$$$1717$

$$$$1313$

$$$$1919$

$6060$

Ottawa

$$$$2020$

$$$$1010$

$$$$2424$

$4040$

Demand

$5050$

$8080$

$7070$

Part $2$

The starting solution using$$ northwest$-$corner method$$ is:

Part $3$

$($Note: You must enter a shipment in every$$ cell, even if the shipment is$0.)$

To

From

Los Angeles

Calgary

Panama City

Supply

Mexico City

$$$$66$

$$$$1818$

$$$$88$

$100100$

$5050$

$5050$

$00$

Detroit

$$$$1717$

$$$$1313$

$$$$1919$

$6060$

$00$

$3030$

$3030$

Ottawa

$$$$2020$

$$$$1010$

$$$$2424$

$4040$

$00$

$00$

$4040$

Demand

$5050$

$8080$

$7070$

Part $4$

$$a$)$ The total cost of the initial solution developed using the$$ northwest$-$corner method$=$

$$$$31203120.$

Part $5$

The starting solution using the intuitive$$ lowest$-$cost method$$ is:

Part $6$

$($Note: You must enter a shipment in every$$ cell, even if the shipment is$0.)$

To

From

Los Angeles

Calgary

Panama City

Supply

Mexico City

$$$$66$

$$$$1818$

$$$$88$

$100100$

$5050$

$00$

$5050$

Detroit

$$$$1717$

$$$$1313$

$$$$1919$

$6060$

$00$

$4040$

$2020$

Ottawa

$$$$2020$

$$$$1010$

$$$$2424$

$4040$

$00$

$4040$

$00$

Demand

$5050$

$8080$

$7070$

Part $7$

$$b$)$ The total cost of the initial solution developed using the intuitive$$ lowest$-$cost method$=$

$$$$20002000.$

Part $8$

$$c$)$ The total cost of the optimal solution$=$

$$$$20002000.$