Question: Five Computer Programmers have been told by their company Computer and Information Technology Systems Limited (CITS) that each programmer, will be relocated to work at
Five Computer Programmers have been told by their company Computer and Information Technology Systems Limited (CITS) that each programmer, will be relocated to work at one of five branches of their company, in the Caribbean. The cost to relocate a Programmer at each of the five branches is shown in Table 6 below:
Table 6. Relocation Matrix for CITS Ltd.
| Programmer | Branch | ||||
| Jamaica | Antigua/Barbuda | Trinidad & Tobago | Barbados | St. Lucia | |
| Aneeka | $3,300 | $3,600 | $ 3,700 | $3,500 | $3,400 |
| Boots | $3,300 | $3,700 | $3,800 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| Tom | $3,600 | $3,400 | $3,900 | $3,300 | $3,500 |
| Jane | $3,400 | $3,200 | $4,000 | $3,000 | $3,500 |
| Mary | $3,800 | $3,600 | $4,500 | $3,000 | $4,000 |
- Determine the optimal relocation of the five Computer Programmers. (10 Marks)
- Compute and state the total minimum cost. (2 Marks)
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