In the linear programming formulation of the transportation problem, cost of transporting one unit of the material from a supply point to a demand point appears in
A) the objective function only
B) the constraints only
C) both objective function and constraints
D) neither objective function nor constraints

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The cost of transporting one unit of material from a supply point to a demand point appears in the objective function only, as the goal is to minimize or maximize the total transportation cost.

In the Linear Programming Formulation of the Transportation Problem, Cost