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C A sales rep whose territory consists of the six cities in the mileage chart shown to the right Darren wants to visit customers at each of the cities, starting and ending his trip in his home city A. His travel costs (gas, insurance, etc.) average $1.41 per mile. Complete parts (a) and (b) below 813 286 316 960 391 570 E 1086 1043 1060 1150 959 391 813 266 316 1086 960 539 570 1043 959 639 1060 957 957 998 1238 1150 998 1238 a) Find the nearest-neighbor tour with city A as the starting city. What is the total cost of this tour? Write the nearest-neighbor tour with city A as the starting city. A.C,B,D,F.E.A (Use a comma to separate answers as needed.) Find the total cost of this tour. $ 6414.09 (Type an integer or a decimal) b) Find the nearest neighbor tour using B as the starting city. Write the tour as it wou be traveled by the chief executive officer, who must start and end the trip in city A What is the total cost of this tour? Write the nearest neighbor tour using B as the starting city, but written with A as the starting and ending city, A.D.F.E.B.CA (Use a comma to separate answers as needed.) Find the total cost of this tour $ 6055.95 (Type an integer or a decimal) Enter your answer in the answer box and then click Check Answer All parts showing Clear All Check Answer Expert scripps. 300.gif IMG_4956

Please answer the total cost of the tour in part B. All other responses are correct

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Total cost = $ 5995.32

А F ТВ Т. 813 266 391 DE 316 1086 570 1043 639 1060 813 266 960 959 957 998 1238 1150 391 570 1043 959 316 1086 960 639 1060 957 1150 998 1238 For Full Route = A-D-F-E-B-C-A Route | Milege Covered A-D 316 D-F 998 F-E 1238 E-B 1043 B-C 391 266 4252 Total Milege Covered Average cost per mile $ 1.41 Total Cost $ 5,995.32 Total cost= Total milege covered Average cost per mile