In a transportation problem with total supply equal to total demand,if there are four origins and seven destinations,and there is a unique optimal solution,the optimal solution will utilize 11 shipping routes.

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If there are four sources and seven destinations, the total number of shipping routes is 4+7-1=10. However, if there is a unique optimal solution, it means that one of the origin-destination pairs will not be used. Therefore, the optimal solution will utilize only 10 routes, not 11.

In a Transportation Problem with Total Supply Equal to Total