Given below is a basic feasible solution to a transportation problem with three supply points (A, B, C) and three demand points (P, Q, R) that minimizes cost of transportation in the standard tabular format.
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A
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B
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C
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Demand
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P
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4
50
|
8
|
8
100
|
150
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|
Q
|
12
|
8
100
|
11
|
100
|
|
R
|
10
|
6
50
|
9
200
|
250
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(a) Compute the cost corresponding to the present solution
(b) It is optimal?
(c) Does an alternate optimum exist?