Question: 5) (20 marks) Answer the following questions using the sensitivity report shown below: a) Report the optimal solution and the optimal value of the objective

 5) (20 marks) Answer the following questions using the sensitivity report

5) (20 marks) Answer the following questions using the sensitivity report shown below: a) Report the optimal solution and the optimal value of the objective function. ( 6 marks) b) Calculate the amounts of slack/surplus and comment on what constraints are binding and which ones are non-binding ( 6 marks) c) How much improvement in the objective function will we get if we increase the amount of Steel by 12 more units? ( 3 marks) d) Calculate the optimal value of the objective function (according to this sensitivity report) if the coefficient of x changes to 8 and the coefficient of y changes to 7 simultaneously. Show all of the calculations ( 5 marks)

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