Question: Consider the following linear programming problem: Min x^1 + 2x^2 s.t x^1 + 3x^2 90 8x^1 +2x^2 160 3x^1 + 2x^2 120 x^2 70 x^1,
Consider the following linear programming problem:
Min x^1 + 2x^2
s.t x^1 + 3x^2 90
8x^1 +2x^2 160
3x^1 + 2x^2 120
x^2 70
x^1, x^2 0
a. Write the problem in standard form. Identify slack/surplus variables. (10 points)
b. The optimal solution of the above LP model is (180/7, 150/7). What are the values of the slack and surplus variables at the optimal solution? (12 points)
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