(a) Reformulate this problem as a general linear programming problem, and then solve it manually by the simplex method.

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Consider the transportation problem having the following parameter table:

\[
\begin{array}{ccc|c}
 & \text{Destination} & & \text{Supply} \\
\hline
\text{Source} & 1 & 2 & \\
\hline
1 & 8 & 5 & 4 \\
2 & 6 & 4 & 2 \\
\hline
\text{Demand} & 3 & 3 & \\
\end{array}
\]

(a) Reformulate this problem as a general linear programming problem, and then solve it manually by the simplex method.
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the transportation problem having the following parameter table: \[ \begin{array}{ccc|c} & \text{Destination} & & \text{Supply} \\ \hline \text{Source} & 1 & 2 & \\ \hline 1 & 8 & 5 & 4 \\ 2 & 6 & 4 & 2 \\ \hline \text{Demand} & 3 & 3 & \\ \end{array} \] (a) Reformulate this problem as a general linear programming problem, and then solve it manually by the simplex method.
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