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Consider the following transportation problem:

Destination

company	A	B	C	Supply
1	5	1	7	10
2	6	4	6	80
3	3	2	5	15
Demand	75	20	50

Since there is not enough supply, some of the demands at these destinations may not be satisfied. Suppose these are penalty costs for every unsatisfied demand unit which are given by 5, 3, and 2 for destination A, B, and C respectively.
1. Determine how many units and from which source needs to be shipped using the following methods:
A) NWC
B) LCM
C) VAM
2. Find the minimum distribution cost

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