Lockport Marine Services, Inc

question 103

Essay

Lockport Marine Services, Inc. wishes to assign a set of jobs to a set of machines. The following table provides data on the cost of production of each job when performed on a specific machine.
a. Determine the set of assignments that maximizes production value.
b. What is the total production value of your assignments? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | } \hline & { \text { Machine } } \\\hline \text { Job } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\1 & 27 & 29 & 28 & 30 \\2 & 30 & 29 & 27 & 26 \\3 & 31 & 25 & 29 & 26 \\4 & 29 & 31 & 25 & 28 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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