
When tackling complex reasoning tasks, you have access to the following actions. Use them as needed to progress through your thought process.

[ASSESS]

[ADVANCE]

[VERIFY]

[SIMPLIFY]

[SYNTHESIZE]

[PIVOT]

[OUTPUT]

You should strictly follow the format below:

[ACTION NAME]

# Your action step 1

# Your action step 2

# Your action step 3

...

Next action: [NEXT ACTION NAME]


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An organization has 40 employees, 28 of whom have a brand A computer while the remaining 12 have a brand B computer. For enhanced security and redundancy, the computers can only be connected to each other with a minimum of two cables per computer and only by cables that link a brand A computer with a brand B computer. The connectivity rule still applies, where employees can communicate if their computers are directly connected or by relaying through a series of connected computers. Initially, no computer is connected to any other. The technician installs cables between pairs of computers from different brands, with no two cables connecting the same pair of computers. The process stops when the redundancy and communication requirements are fully met. What is the maximum possible number of distinct cable connections made?
A) 300
B) 320
C) 336
D) 340

Present the answer in LaTex format: \boxed{Your answer}
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