1 The following table is a transportation matrix showing the cost ($) per unit of shippingfrom Plant i to Distributor j. The objective is to minimize shipping costs while meetingthe demand placed by each Distributor. There is no shipment between Plant 2 andDistributor 1.Plant 1Plant 2Plant 3Demand=x11 IDistributor 1 Distributor 2 Distributor 3 Supply16235101459021410540x21---a) At optimal solution:11530Let j = number units shipped from Plant i to Distributor jSolve the transportation problem and use the result to fill the boxesbelow.All answers are equally weighted.x31 =||000x12 =X22=Minimum Cost $=X32 =152620390€13X23x 33==--=000

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