Please answer all four questions (a,b,c,d)

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Q3 May Ling Company manufactures car batteries at three factories (X,Y and Z) to meet the demand of three major distributors at P,Q and R. The production capacity at each factory and the distributor's demand is shown in the following tables. The transportation cost per unit (in RM) from each factory to each distributor is shown in the following table: You are required to: You are required to: a) Find an initial solution. Northwest Comer Rule Method = Rm3930 b) Determine an optimal solution and the minimum transportation cost. Stepping Stone Method =RM3880 c) Which factory will have the surplus? How much is the surplus? Factory Z, since there is an extra of 30 unit. d) Is there an alternative optimal solution? Yes, there is an altemative of optimal solution. Q3 a) Saci Company uses 30000 reams of papers a year for the printing operations. The papers are purchased from a paper merchant for RM6.00 per ream. The lead time for receiving the papers for each order is three days. The annual holding cost per ream is 4% of the unit cost, and the ordering cost per order is RM14.00. It is also known that Saci Company operates 50 weeks per year and six days per week. You are required to: a) Find an initial solution. Northwest Comer Rule Method = Rm3930 b) Determine an optimal solution and the minimum transportation cost. Stepping Stone Method =RM3880 c) Which factory will have the surplus? How much is the surplus? Factory Z, since there is an extra of 30 unit. d) Is there an alternative optimal solution? Yes, there is an altemative of optimal solution. Q3 a) Saci Company uses 30000 reams of papers a year for the printing operations. The papers are purchased from a paper merchant for RM6.00 per ream. The lead time for receiving the papers for each order is three days. The annual holding cost per ream is 4% of the unit cost, and the ordering cost per order is RM14.00. It is also known that Saci Company operates 50 weeks per year and six days per week