Question: Consider the following linear programming problem: max 50 x 20 y 25 z st . . 9 x 3 y 5 z 500 5 x

Consider the following linear programming problem:

max 50x 20y 25z

st. . 9x 3y 5z 500

5x 4y 350

3x 2z 500

z 20

, ,x y z 0

  1. Write the standard form of the problem.
  2. Find a basic feasible solution.
  3. Is the problem (standard form) in Tableau form? Why?
  4. Write the initial simplex table.
  5. Perform two iterations of the simplex method (please, the initial simplex tableau is not considered an iteration) toward solving the problem.
  6. Is the current solution (your last simplex tableau) optimal? Please, explain.

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