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An aircraft repair facility currently has four jobs awaiting work. Four teams of mechanics are available. Each team can work on only one of the jobs. Over a period of several months the manager has evaluated the repair teams in a variety of jobs. Evaluations are based on 100 being the maximum evaluation possible. The teams and their ratings for the available jobs are given in the table below. Based on these ratings determine the assignment of teams to jobs that will maximize the overall rating.

Team
Job 1 2 3 4
O-420 overhaul 40 60 80 50
Landing gear strut repair 30 70 40 80
Control system overhaul 80 90 80 70
Hydraulic system repair 20 50 30 40

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Team Job 1 2 3 4
O-420 overhaul 40 60 80 50
Landing gear strut repair 30 70 40 80
Control system overhaul 80 90 80 70
Hydraulic system ...

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