Question: please explain in detail thanks! Practice problem The table shows profit ($) per unit created by shipping from Plantto Distributor j. The main goal is

please explain in detail thanks! Practice problem

please explain in detail thanks!

Practice problem The table shows profit ($) per unit created by shipping from Plantto Distributor j. The main goal is to maximize profits while still considering and meeting the demand expressed by the distributers. No shipment between Plant 2 and Distributor 3. 380 Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3 Demand Distributor 1 Distributor 2 Distributor 3 Supply 8 27 22 25 11 300 17 12 19 200 340 310 150 Let Xij = #units shipped from Plantto Distributor j a) At optimal solution: X11= X12= X13= X215 X22= X23= X31= X32= x33= Maximum Profit= $ b) when at optimal solution, how much unused capacity is available at each Plant? Slack at Plant 1 = units Slack at Plant 2 = units Slack at Plant 3 = units

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