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Fill in the cost matrix of an assignment problem and click on 'Solve'. The optimal assignment will be determined and a step by step explanation of the hungarian algorithm will be given.

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Maximize the total cost

This is the original cost matrix:

72654940
18861328
32105440
97528886

Subtract row minima

We subtract the row minimum from each row:

322590(-40)
573015(-13)
2204430(-10)
4503634(-52)

Subtract column minima

We subtract the column minimum from each column:

272590
073015
1704430
4003634
(-5)

Cover all zeros with a minimum number of lines

There are 3 lines required to cover all zeros:

272590  x
073015  x
1704430
4003634
x

Create additional zeros

The number of lines is smaller than 4. The smallest uncovered number is 17. We subtract this number from all uncovered elements and add it to all elements that are covered twice:

274290
090015
002713
2301917

Cover all zeros with a minimum number of lines

There are 4 lines required to cover all zeros:

274290  x
090015  x
002713  x
2301917  x

The optimal assignment

Because there are 4 lines required, the zeros cover an optimal assignment:

274290
090015
002713
2301917

This corresponds to the following optimal assignment in the original cost matrix:

72654940
18861328
32105440
97528886

The optimal value equals 137.