Five Customers Needing Their Tax Returns Prepared Must Be Assigned

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Essay

Five customers needing their tax returns prepared must be assigned to five tax accountants.The estimated profits for all possible assignments are shown below.Only one accountant can be assigned to a customer,and all customers' tax returns must be prepared.What should the customer-accountant assignments be so that estimated total profit is maximized? What is the resulting total profit?
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