There are two jobs to be assigned to two workers. The cost for worker A on job 1 is $5 and on job 2 is $8. The cost for worker B on job 1 is $10 and on job 2 is $12. How should the work be divided using the assignment method?
A) worker A assigned to job 1 and worker B assigned to job 2
B) worker A assigned to job 2 and worker B assigned to job 1
C) worker A gets both jobs 1 and 2
D) worker B gets both jobs 1 and 2
E) unable to determine

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The assignment method aims to minimize the total cost. Worker A assigned to job 1 ($5) and worker B to job 2 ($12) results in the lowest combined cost of $17.

There Are Two Jobs to Be Assigned to Two Workers