The President of a Consulting Firm Wants to Minimize the Total

question 28

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: $$\begin{array} { c } \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad { \text { Project (Hours) } } \\\begin{array} { l c c c c } \text { Consultant } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\\hline \text { Charlie } & 13 & 16 & 11 & 13 \\\text { Betty } & 11 & 15 & 14 & 18 \\\text { Johnny } & 15 & 22 & 12 & 15 \\\text { Rick } & 17 & 17 & 12 & 22\end{array}\end{array}$$ In how many different ways can she assign these consultants to these projects?

• A) 4
• B) 8
• C) 16
• D) 24
• E) 256

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