The optimal total shipping cost in a minimization transportation model is $622, and the reduced cost from source node 1 to destination node 6 is $6.This implies that if one were to deviate from the optimal solution by shipping one unit from node 1 to node 6, the new minimum total shipping cost would be $628.

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Since the reduced cost from node 1 to node 6 is $6, it means that if we were to increase the flow from node 1 to node 6 by 1 unit, the total shipping cost would increase by $6. Therefore, the new minimum total shipping cost would be $628, which is $622 + $6. So, the statement is true.

The Optimal Total Shipping Cost in a Minimization Transportation Model