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Graph Algorithms · Superchallenge problem

A cable company must connect warehouses A,B,C,D,EA,B,C,D,E. Possible direct cables and costs are AB:3,AC:5,AD:7,AE:9,BC:2,CD:4,DE:3,BE:8,CE:6AB{:}3, AC{:}5, AD{:}7, AE{:}9, BC{:}2, CD{:}4, DE{:}3, BE{:}8, CE{:}6. For reliability, warehouse AA must end up with EXACTLY 22 direct cables in the final network (not 11, not 33 or more). What is the minimum total cost of such a network connecting all five warehouses?