Ahmad is an agriculture entrepreneur. He has farms producing vegetables located in three places: Kangar, Padang Besar and Arau. The vegetables are to be sent to markets at different locations: Alor Setar, Kodiang, and Jitra. The farms at Kangar, Padang Besar and Arau produce 400, 300, and 300 tonnes of vegetables respectively each week. Markets in Alor Setar, Kodiang, and Jitra require 200, 450, and 350 tonnes of vegetables respectively. The shipping costs vary as given below. Ahmad would like to find the minimum cost to meet the demands of the markets. a) Find the initial solution using northwest corner rule method. (5

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Market
Farm
Supply
(tonnes)
(Tо)
(From)
Alor Setar
Kodiang
Jitra
RM50
RM40
RM60
Kangar
400
RM30
RM45
RM40
Padang Besar
300
RM60
RM35
RM30
Arau
300
Demand (tonnes)
200
450
350
1000
Transcribed Image Text:Market Farm Supply (tonnes) (Tо) (From) Alor Setar Kodiang Jitra RM50 RM40 RM60 Kangar 400 RM30 RM45 RM40 Padang Besar 300 RM60 RM35 RM30 Arau 300 Demand (tonnes) 200 450 350 1000
Ahmad is an agriculture entrepreneur. He has farms producing vegetables located in
three places: Kangar, Padang Besar and Arau. The vegetables are to be sent to
markets at different locations: Alor Setar, Kodiang, and Jitra. The farms at Kangar,
Padang Besar and Arau produce 400, 300, and 300 tonnes of vegetables
respectively each week. Markets in Alor Setar, Kodiang, and Jitra require 200, 450,
and 350 tonnes of vegetables respectively. The shipping costs vary as given below.
Ahmad would like to find the minimum cost to meet the demands of the markets.
a) Find the initial solution using northwest corner rule method.
(5
Transcribed Image Text:Ahmad is an agriculture entrepreneur. He has farms producing vegetables located in three places: Kangar, Padang Besar and Arau. The vegetables are to be sent to markets at different locations: Alor Setar, Kodiang, and Jitra. The farms at Kangar, Padang Besar and Arau produce 400, 300, and 300 tonnes of vegetables respectively each week. Markets in Alor Setar, Kodiang, and Jitra require 200, 450, and 350 tonnes of vegetables respectively. The shipping costs vary as given below. Ahmad would like to find the minimum cost to meet the demands of the markets. a) Find the initial solution using northwest corner rule method. (5
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