Question 4.96

66. Apply the Northwest Corner Rule, thereby finding a feasible solution that obeys the rim conditions for the following transportation problem diagrams.

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  1. For each diagram, give a possible real-world setting for the problem.
  2. For each diagram, find the cost of shipping using the cells that were circled when you applied the Northwest Corner Rule.
  3. Can you describe how the two diagrams are related?
  4. Compare the cost of the Northwest Corner feasible solutions you found for each of these two situations. Are you surprised by what you found?