What Is the Constraint Associated with Job a for the Following

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the constraint associated with job A for the following assignment problem?
$$\begin{array} { l l l l l } & & { \text { Machine } } \\& & { 1 } & { 2 } & { 3 } \\& \text { A } & \$ 3 & \$ 4 & \$ 2 \\\text { Job } & \text { B } & \$ 1 & \$ 3 & \$ 5 \\& \text { C } & \$ 6 & \$ 4 & \$ 2\end{array}$$
Let X?? = 1 if job i is assigned to machine j,otherwise 0.

• A)3XA? + 4XA? + 2XA? = 1
• B)3XA? + 4XA? + 2XA? = 0
• C)3XA? + 4XA? + 2XA? = -1
• D)XA? + XA? + XA? = -1
• E)-XA? - XA? - XA? = -1

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