John Hazen wrote: > I have one question about the problem. Is the cost we are to minimize > the cost of arriving in the target city at all, or the cost of arriving > at the target city at the end of the final day of the schedule?
Minimize the arrival cost. The arrival day is not relevant. > (If you were traveling to a conference, for example, you'd have a > specific arrival time, and a cost to stay in the destination city until > that time. But, if you were going to sight-see, then you could arrive > at any time, and begin your itinerary upon arrival.) Call it a vacation then :-) > Say I can find a combination of flights that gets me to the target at > the end of day 3 for 390 units, and a combination that gets me there at > the end of day 4 for 400. If you count the hostel cost from day 3 to > day 4, the first combination costs 410. So, which is preferred? The first option (day 3 for 390 units). > P.S. I just realized this may be answered be the test suite, but I'm > still at the thinking stage. No problem. Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers, Brian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
