Based on the Cost Information Given in the Following Table

question 29

Multiple Choice

Based on the cost information given in the following table, which set of job-machine pairs reflects the minimum-cost solution using the Assignment method? $\begin{array}{c} \quad\quad\quad\quad\quad{\text { Machine }} \\\begin{array}{rrrr} & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } \\\text { Job 1 } & \$ 6 & 0 & 0 \\2 &3 & 6 & 4 \\3 & 2 & 4 & 0\end{array}\end{array}$

• A) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
• B) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
• C) 1-C, 2-A, 3-B
• D) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
• E) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A

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