Question: Consider the following problem. Maximize Z = 2x1 + 4x2 + 3x3, subject to X1 + 3x2 + 2x3 s 30 X1 + x2

Consider the following problem. Maximize Z = 2x1 + 4x2 + 3x3,

Consider the following problem. Maximize Z = 2x1 + 4x2 + 3x3, subject to X1 + 3x2 + 2x3 s 30 X1 + x2 + x3 S 24 3x1 + 5x2 + 3x3 < 60 and x1 2 0, x2 2 0, x3 2 0. You are given the information that x1 > 0, x2 = 0, and x3 > 0 in the optimal solution. (a) Describe how you can use this information to adapt the simplex method to solve this problem in the minimum possible number of iterations (when you start from the usual initial BF solution). Do not actually perform any iterations. (b) Use the procedure developed in part (a) to solve this problem by hand. (Do not use your OR Courseware.)

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