1. What assumption about the individual transportation costs in the standard transportation model will most likely be violated in this situation?

2. The network shown in the figure shows the stores with excess demand (Store A and Store B),the stores requestion additional televisions (Store C, Store D, Store E, Store F, Store G), and the mileages between them. The network also shows the amount of excess supply, the demands, and the distances between those stores with supply and those with demand.

Transporation costs are figured at $0.50 per mile per television. This cost must be added to the fixed labor charges for loading and unloading, given in the following table. How should the stock of 50-inch Mitsubishi television sets be redistributed prior to the final of EUFA Champion's league? Minimize the total cost.

3. If each store requesting additional stock must receive at least 50% of its request, how should the stock of 50-inch Mitsubishi televisions sets be redistributed prior to Super Bowl Sunday?

4. What would happen if Pauline's insisted that every store requesting additional stock receive at least 75% of its request?