A pharmaceutical firm is about to begin production of three new drugs. An objective function designed to

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A pharmaceutical firm is about to begin production of three new drugs. An objective function designed to minimize ingredient costs and three production constraints are as follows:

Maximize profit = 50X1 + 10X2 + 75X3

Subject to X1 – X2 = 1,000

2X2 + 2x3 = 2,000

X1≤ 1,500

X1, X2 X3 ≥ 0

(a) Convert these constraints and objective function to the proper form for use in the simplex tableau.

(b) Solve the problem by the simplex method. What is the optimal solution and cost?


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Quantitative Analysis for Management

ISBN: 978-0132149112

11th Edition

Authors: Barry render, Ralph m. stair, Michael e. Hanna

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