Solve the transportation problem below using the Northwest Corner method and the Intuitive Lowest-Cost method. Use the result from the Northwest Corner method as the starting point, and solve for the optimal solution using the Stepping-Stone method.

Show all steps and all calculations when doing the Stepping-Stone method.

Plants Supply Destination Demand

Kansas City 35 Chicago 30

Omaha 50 St.Louis 65

Des Moines 50 Cincinnati 40

Total 135 Total 135

	Transport cost from Plants to Destinations ($/ton)
Plants	Chicago	St. Louis	Cincinnati
Kansas City Omaha Des Moines	$4 6 8	3 7 2	3 6 5

Northwest Corner method: 20 pints

Intuitive Lowest-Cost method: 20 points

Stepping-Stone method: 40 points

Total: 80 points