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Figure 10(b) shows the feasible set of the transportation problem of Example 2 and the straight line of all combinations of shipments for which the transportation cost is $240.
(a) The objective function is
(b) As c increases, does the line of constant cost move up or down?
(c) By inspection, find the vertex of the feasible set that gives the optimal solution.
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