Answer:
To minimize costs, Job 1 should be assigned to Worker A while Job 2 is assigned to Worker B and the total cost will be $17.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Worker A Worker B
Cost of Job 1 $5 $10
Cost of Job 2 $8 $12
Job assignments 1:
Worker A Worker B Total Cost
If Job 1 is assigned to $5 $5
Then Job 2 is assigned to $12 12
Total cost of jobs $5 $12 $17
Job assignments 2:
Worker A Worker B Total Cost
If Job 1 is assigned to $10 $10
Then Job 2 is assigned to $8 8
Total cost of jobs $8 $10 $18
Job assignment 1 should be adopted to minimize cost by $1.
