Morty's Array Challenge

Rick has provided Morty with an array 'Arr' of length 'N' and an integer 'K'. Morty needs to split the array into non-empty sub-arrays to achieve the minimum possible cost, subject to the following rules:

  1. If every element in the sub-array is unique, the cost is 'K'.
  2. If some elements are not unique, the cost is 'K' + the number of repeated elements.

Note: A sub-array 'C' is derived from the array 'D' by potentially removing elements from its beginning or end.

Example:

Input:
Arr[] = {1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 4}, K=2
Output:
7
Explanation:

The array can be split into sub-arrays {1, 1, 1, 4}, {1, 2, 4}. The cost for the first sub-array is 2 + 3 (three 1's), and for the second, it is 2, leading to a total cost of 7.

Input:

The first line contains an integer 'T', the number of test cases. For each test case:
First line: two integers 'N' and 'K', the array length and cost.
Second line: 'Arr' consisting of 'N' integers.

Output:

A single integer 'ANS' representing the minimum cost for each test case, printed on a new line.

Constraints:

  • 1 <= T <= 10
  • 1 <= N <= 500
  • 1 <= K <= 500
  • 1 <= Arr[i] <= 500
  • Time limit: 1 sec

Note:

You just need to implement the function; printing is managed elsewhere.

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