You've scored a coveted internship at the Chamber of Commerce. One of the projects you're working on is putting together a budget for a Legislative Tour that's coming up in several months. The transportation during the tour will be provided by Salt Lake Express who has three sizes of buses: small, medium, and large. They rent out their buses per day (not per mile). Their rates are as follows:
Small = $450/day
Medium = $550/day
Large = $650/day
The small buses can fit 16 people, the medium buses can fit 29, and the large fit 55 people. It's expected you're going to have 135 people on the first day of the tour, 150 on the second day of the tour, and 120 people on the final day of the tour. Based on this information, design a configuration of rented buses that meets all the anticipated demand and minimizes the cost. What is the total 3-day cost of this optimal configuration?
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