As Legend Has It, Buddhist Monks Trained Monkeys to Deftly

question 77

Essay

As legend has it, Buddhist monks trained monkeys to deftly gather the youngest leaves from the tops of wild tea trees. The monkey-harvested leaves are unbroken and evenly sized to create the finest oolong tea in the world. There are five plantations that use monkeys for this task and four tea centers where the leaves must be shipped. The cost to send a kilogram of leaves from each plantation to each tea center is shown in the table. Note that supply equals demand in this scenario. What is the optimal shipping scheme such that the total transportation cost is minimized?

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