The Costs to Do Each of the Three Jobs on Three

question 17

Essay

The costs to do each of the three jobs on three alternate pieces of equipment are given below. Determine the job-equipment combination that will minimize total cost.
$\begin{array}{ c}\quad\quad\quad\text { Job }\\\begin{array}{rcc}&\mathrm{A} & \mathrm{B} & \mathrm{C} \\\hline\text { Crew }1& \$ 28 & 20 & 18\\2&26 & 22 & 14 \\3&43 & 35 & 30\end{array}\end{array}$

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Definitions:

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