Question: ( Linear Programming ) The professor is hiring a teaching assistant ( TA ) and a research assistant ( RA ) for the next semester.

(Linear Programming) The professor is hiring a teaching assistant (TA) and a research assistant (RA) for the next semester. The professor decides the number of working hours for TA (x) and the number of working hours for RA (y). The goal is to minimize the total salary using a linear programming method. Choose all the statements that cannot be incorporated in linear programming.
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The ratio of the TAs working hours to the RAs working hours cannot exceed the sum of the TAs and the RAs working hours.
The university does not allow hiring TA for more than 50 hours.
The professor pays a constant salary of $350 and $400 per hour for TA and RA, respectively.
The ratio of the RAs working hours to the TAs working hours cannot exceed three.
The total number of working hours cannot exceed 200.

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