A campaign manager for a political candidate must arrange the shipment of 150 cartons of campaign buttons from three button producers to three campaign headquarters.The supplies and demands,and the per-carton transportation costs,are shown below:
Which of the following is an objective function for the problem?
A) Min 50X11 + 50X12 + 50X13 + 20X31 + 70X32 + 60X33
B) Min 2X11 + 5X12 + 6X13 + 9X21 + 3X22 + 7X23 + X31 + 8X32 + 4X33
C) Max 2X11 + 5X12 + 6X13 + 9X21 + 3X22 + 7X23 + X31 + 8X32 + 4X33
D) Max 20X11 + 70X12 + 60X13 + 50X31 + 50X32 + 50X33
E) None of the choices are correct.

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A campaign manager for a political candidate must arrange the shipment of 150 cartons of campaign buttons from three button producers to three campaign headquarters.The supplies and demands,and the per-carton transportation costs,are shown below:
 Which of the following is an objective function for the problem?
A) Min 50X11 + 50X12 + 50X13 + 20X31 + 70X32 + 60X33 
B) Min 2X11 + 5X12 + 6X13 + 9X21 + 3X22 + 7X23 + X31 + 8X32 + 4X33 
C) Max 2X11 + 5X12 + 6X13 + 9X21 + 3X22 + 7X23 + X31 + 8X32 + 4X33 
D) Max 20X11 + 70X12 + 60X13 + 50X31 + 50X32 + 50X33 
E) None of the choices are correct.

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The Answer of A campaign manager for a political candidate must arrange the shipment of 150 cartons of campaign buttons from three button producers to three campaign headquarters.The supplies and demands,and the per-carton transportation costs,are shown below:
 Which of the following is an objective function for the problem?
A) Min 50X11 + 50X12 + 50X13 + 20X31 + 70X32 + 60X33 
B) Min 2X11 + 5X12 + 6X13 + 9X21 + 3X22 + 7X23 + X31 + 8X32 + 4X33 
C) Max 2X11 + 5X12 + 6X13 + 9X21 + 3X22 + 7X23 + X31 + 8X32 + 4X33 
D) Max 20X11 + 70X12 + 60X13 + 50X31 + 50X32 + 50X33 
E) None of the choices are correct.

A Campaign Manager for a Political Candidate Must Arrange the Shipment