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Consider the Transportation Problem and Its Initial Solution in the Table

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Consider the transportation problem and its initial solution in the table below. What is the improvement index for the empty cell Source 1 - Destination 3?
 COSTS  Dest. 1  Dest. 2  Dest. 3  Dest. 4  Supply  Source 1 121891145 Source 2 1973015145 Source 3 810141650 Demand 80307060240/240 Shipments  Dest. 1  Dest. 2  Dest. 3  Dest. 4  Row Total  Source 1 4500045 Source 2 35307010145 Source 3 0005050 Col. Total 80307060240/240\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|r|r|}\hline \text { COSTS } & \text { Dest. 1 } & \text { Dest. 2 } & \text { Dest. 3 } & \text { Dest. 4 } & \text { Supply } \\\hline\text { Source 1 } & 12 & 18 & 9 & 11 & 45 \\\hline\text { Source 2 } & 19 & 7 & 30 & 15 & 145 \\\hline\text { Source 3 } & 8 & 10 & 14 & 16 & 50 \\\hline \text { Demand } & 80 & 30 & 70 & 60 & 240/240 \\\hline & & & & & \\\hline \text { Shipments } & \text { Dest. 1 } & \text { Dest. 2 } & \text { Dest. 3 } & \text { Dest. 4 } & \text { Row Total } \\\text { Source 1 } & 45 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 45 \\\text { Source 2 } & 35 & 30 & 70 & 10 & 145 \\\text { Source 3 } & 0 & 0 & 0 & 50 & 50 \\\text { Col. Total } & 80 & 30 & 70 & 60 & 240/240 \\\hline\end{array}


A) 0
B) -14
C) -23
D) -70
E) 115

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