Question: Question marks ] : A factory manufactures three products using two resources. The following linear program is formulated to maximize the total profit. Maximize Z

Question marks]: A factory manufactures three products using two resources. The following linear program is formulated to maximize the total profit.
Maximize Z=2x1+3x2+x3
Subject to12x1+12x2+12x332(Resource1)
12x1+32x2+52x372(Resource2)
x1,x2,x30
where x1,x2, and x3 are the amount of products 1,2, and 3. The optimal solution is given by the following set of equations, where x4 and x5 are the slack variables corresponding to Resource 1 and Resource 2 constraints, respectively.
Z+3x3+3x4+x5=8
x1-x3+3x4-x5=1
x2+2x3-x4+x5=2
Using the analytical procedure of sensitivity analysis, answer the following questions.
(a) What is the range of profit per unit of product 1 so that the current solution is still optimal?
(b) What should be the profit per unit of product 3 before it becomes worthwhile to manufacture?
(c) Find the range of for which the given basis is still feasible and optimal if the original RHS vector b is replaced by b+b** where b**=[1-1] and -.
(d) Find the optimal solution when a new constraint x1+x22 is added to the original problem.
(e) Due to technological breakthrough the resource requirement of product 3 for the second resource is reduced to 1 unit. Does this affect the optimal solution? Why or why not?
 Question marks]: A factory manufactures three products using two resources. The

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