Consider the following linear program:   MAX 3x1 + 4x2 ($ Profit)     s.t. x1 + 3x2 £ 12   2x1 + x 2 £ 8             x1 £ 3       x1, x2 ³ 0     The Management Scientist provided the following solution output:OPTIMAL SOLUTIONObjective Function Value = 20.000   Variable Value Reduced Cost X1 2.400 0.000 X2 3.200 0.000           Constraint Slack/Surplus Dual Price 1 0.000 1.000 2 0.000 1.000 3 0.600 0.000       OBJECTIVE COEFFICIENT RANGES   Variable Lower Limit Current Value Upper Limit X1 1.333 3.000 8.000 X2 1.500 4.000 9.000         RIGHT HAND SIDE RANGES   Constraint Lower Limit Current Value Upper Limit 1 9.000 12.000 24.000 2 4.000   8.000   9.000 3 2.400   3.000 No Upper Limit             a. What is the optimal solution including the optimal value of the objective function? b. Suppose the profit on x1 is increased to $7. Is the above solution still optimal? What is the value of the objective function when this unit profit is increased to $7? c. If the unit profit on x2 was $10 instead of $4, would the optimal solution change? d. If simultaneously the profit on x1 was raised to $5.5 and the profit on x2 was reduced to $3, would the current solution still remain optimal?

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Consider the following linear program:

 
MAX 3x1 + 4x2 ($ Profit)
   
s.t. x1 + 3x2 £ 12
  2x1 + x 2 £ 8
            x1 £ 3
      x1x³ 0
   


The Management Scientist provided the following solution output:

OPTIMAL SOLUTION

Objective Function Value = 20.000

 
Variable
Value
Reduced Cost
X1
2.400
0.000
X2
3.200
0.000
     

 

 
Constraint
Slack/Surplus
Dual Price
1
0.000
1.000
2
0.000
1.000
3
0.600
0.000
     


OBJECTIVE COEFFICIENT RANGES

 
Variable
Lower Limit
Current Value
Upper Limit
X1
1.333
3.000
8.000
X2
1.500
4.000
9.000
       


RIGHT HAND SIDE RANGES

 
Constraint
Lower Limit
Current Value
Upper Limit
1
9.000
12.000
24.000
2
4.000
  8.000
  9.000
3
2.400
  3.000
No Upper Limit
       

 

 
a. What is the optimal solution including the optimal value of the objective function?
b. Suppose the profit on x1 is increased to $7. Is the above solution still optimal? What is the value of the objective function when this unit profit is increased to $7?
c. If the unit profit on x2 was $10 instead of $4, would the optimal solution change?
d. If simultaneously the profit on x1 was raised to $5.5 and the profit on x2 was reduced to $3, would the current solution still remain optimal?
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