A store manager estimates that the minimum number of cars needed over the next 3 weeks are 5, 8 and 7 respectively. Excess car kept in garage will cost $30 per car per week and new hiring in any week will incur a fixed cost of $40 and $20 per car per week. Assume there is no cost in

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A store manager estimates that the
minimum number of cars needed over the
next 3 weeks are 5, 8 and 7 respectively.
Excess car kept in garage will cost $30 per
car per week and new hiring in any week
will incur a fixed cost of $40 and $20 per
car per week. Assume there is no cost in
returning the car and the minimum number
of cars needed is always met, find the
number of cars per week such that the total
cost of hiring the cars is minimized. Solve
this problem using dynamic programming.
Transcribed Image Text:A store manager estimates that the minimum number of cars needed over the next 3 weeks are 5, 8 and 7 respectively. Excess car kept in garage will cost $30 per car per week and new hiring in any week will incur a fixed cost of $40 and $20 per car per week. Assume there is no cost in returning the car and the minimum number of cars needed is always met, find the number of cars per week such that the total cost of hiring the cars is minimized. Solve this problem using dynamic programming.
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