Answer to Question #325144 in Operations Research for Muluer

Question

Harley’s Sand and Gravel Pit have contracted to provide topsoil for three residential housing developments. Topsoil can be supplied from three different “farms” as follows:

Project A

Project B

Project C

supply

Farm A

4

2

8

100

Farm B

5

1

9

200

Farm C

7

6

3

200

Demand

50

150

300

Obtain the basic feasible solution using LCM

Test the optimal solution using stepping stone method

What is the optimal shipping cost?