Consider the following transportation tableau which shows the initial solution. Evaluate the cost of allocating units to cell CR.
A) -12
B) -9
C) -6
D) -2
E) +3

Question

Consider the following transportation tableau which shows the initial solution. Evaluate the cost of allocating units to cell CR. 
A) -12 
B) -9 
C) -6 
D) -2 
E) +3

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate the cost of allocating units to cell CR, we need to find the difference between the smallest unallocated cost in row R and the smallest unallocated cost in column CR. In this case, the smallest unallocated cost in row R is -1 and the smallest unallocated cost in column CR is -10. The difference between these two values is -1 - (-10) = 9, which means that allocating units to cell CR will result in a cost of -9. Therefore, the answer is B) -9.

Consider the Following Transportation Tableau Which Shows the Initial Solution