2.    A company has three branches: Manila Branch, Davao Branch, and Tacloban Branch. These branches delivered the products to three distributors: X, Y, Z.              The following gives the delivery costs, in thousands of pesos:                      From Manila Branch to   X, Y, Z: 40, 50, 90 respectively; from Davao branch to X,   Y, Z: 50, 80, 50 respectively; and from Visayas branch to X, Y, Z: 30, 50, 80 respectively; while               The number of supplies available at each branch, and the number needed by  each distributor are the following:                    The available supplies in the three branches: Manila, Davao, and Visayas are 400, 450,                       and 500, respectively. The three distributors X, Y, and Z need 600, 400 and 350                      respectively.              Find an optimum solution to cut down the total delivery cost.

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2.    A company has three branches: Manila Branch, Davao Branch, and Tacloban Branch. These branches delivered the products to three distributors: X, Y, Z. 


            The following gives the delivery costs, in thousands of pesos: 


                    From Manila Branch to   X, Y, Z: 40, 50, 90 respectively; from Davao branch to X,   Y, Z: 50, 80, 50 respectively; and from Visayas branch to X, Y, Z: 30, 50, 80 respectively; while 


             The number of supplies available at each branch, and the number needed by  each distributor are the following:


                   The available supplies in the three branches: Manila, Davao, and Visayas are 400, 450,  
                    and 500, respectively. The three distributors X, Y, and Z need 600, 400 and 350 
                    respectively.        


     Find an optimum solution to cut down the total delivery cost. 

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