Five Sources Exist for the Civet Cat Coffee Favored by True

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Essay

Five sources exist for the civet cat coffee favored by true coffee connoisseurs.The four processing centers for these coffee beans are scattered about the country,each with a different level of demand.The five sources all face different cost structures for transporting their beans,the prices in the table reflect a dollar cost per 50 pound bag of coffee beans.The total amounts supplied by each source and demanded by each destination are also shown in the table,and as luck would have it,the total supply equals the total demand.What is the optimal shipping scheme such that the total transportation cost is minimized?

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