If job 5 takes 3, 4, or 6 hours to be completed by workers A, B, and C, respectively, what would the row values for job 5 be after performing Step 1A of the assignment method?
A) 0, 1, 3
B) 8, 9, 11
C) 0, 1, 2
D) 6, 7, 9
E) 1, 4/3, 1/2

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Step 1A of the assignment method involves subtracting the smallest number in each row from all the numbers in that row. For job 5, the smallest time is 3 hours (by worker A), so we subtract 3 from each of the times: 3-3=0, 4-3=1, 6-3=3.

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