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9-39. Grey Construction would like to determine the least
expensive way of connecting houses it is building
with cable TV. It has identified 11 possible branches
or routes that could be used to connect the houses.
The cost in hundreds of dollars and the branches are
summarized in the following table.
(a) What is the least expensive way to run cable to
the houses?

START
END
COST
BRANCH
NODE
NODE
($100s)
Branch 1
1
2
5
Branch 2
1
3
6.
Branch 3
1
4
6.
Branch 4
1
5
Branch 5
7
Branch 6
3
7
5
Branch 7
4
7
7
Branch 8
5
4
Branch 9
6
7
1
Branch 10
7
9.
6.
Branch 11
8
9.
2

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