The President of a Consulting Firm Wants to Minimize the Total

question 12

Multiple Choice

The president of a consulting firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will take to complete four projects for a new client. Accordingly, she has estimated the time it should take for each of her top consultants-Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick-to complete any of the four projects, as follows:

Assume there must be one-to-one matching between consultants and projects. For the optimal schedule, what is the total number of hours it will take these consultants to complete these projects?

• A)53 hours
• B)46 hours
• C)50 hours
• D)61 hours
• E)54 hours

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