Variable Cells           Cell Name Final Value Reduced Cost Objective Coefficient Allowable Increase Allowable Decrease $B$6 Activity 1 0 425 500 1E+30 425 $C$6 Activity 2 27.5 0 300 500 300 $D$6 Activity 3 0 250 400 1E+30 250                 Constraints           Cell Name Final Value Shadow Price Constraint R.H.Side Allowable Increase Allowable Decrease $E$2 Benefit A 110 0 60 50 1E+30 $E$3 Benefit B 110 75 110 1E+30 46 $E$4 Benefit C 137.5 0 80 57.5 1E+30   1) What is the optimal objective function value for this problem?   2) If the coefficient for Activity 2 in the objective function changes to $400, will the optimal solution change? Will the objective function value change? If it does, what is the new value?   3) If the right-hand side of Resource B changes to 80, then how will the objective function value change?4) If the objective coefficients of Activity 2 and Activity 3 are both decreased by $100, will the optimal solution change? Why? How would that affect the optimal objective function value?

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Variable Cells

 

 

 

 

 

Cell

Name

Final Value

Reduced Cost

Objective Coefficient

Allowable Increase

Allowable Decrease

$B$6

Activity 1

0

425

500

1E+30

425

$C$6

Activity 2

27.5

0

300

500

300

$D$6

Activity 3

0

250

400

1E+30

250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Constraints

 

 

 

 

 

Cell

Name

Final Value

Shadow Price

Constraint R.H.Side

Allowable Increase

Allowable Decrease

$E$2

Benefit A

110

0

60

50

1E+30

$E$3

Benefit B

110

75

110

1E+30

46

$E$4

Benefit C

137.5

0

80

57.5

1E+30

 

1) What is the optimal objective function value for this problem?

 

2) If the coefficient for Activity 2 in the objective function changes to $400, will the optimal solution change? Will the objective function value change? If it does, what is the new value?

 

3) If the right-hand side of Resource B changes to 80, then how will the objective function value change?4) If the objective coefficients of Activity 2 and Activity 3 are both decreased by $100, will the optimal solution change? Why? How would that affect the optimal objective function value?

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