Multiple Choice161243 A manufacturing firm has four plants and wants to find the most efficient means of meeting the requirements of itsfour customers. The relevant information for the plants and customers, along with shipping costs in dollars perunit, are shown in the table below:Factory(capacity)A (100)B (75)C (100)D (250)Customer 1(125)$15$20$22$21Customer (requirement)Customer 2 Customer 3How many arcs will the network have?(150)$10$12$20$15(175)$20$19$25$28Customer 4(75)$17$20$14$12

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