Question: Take Home Exam Problem Sensitivity Analysis Given the following Product Mix Linear Programming Problem and Excel Solver Solution: Maximize Profit = 1 5 X 1

Take Home Exam Problem Sensitivity Analysis
Given the following Product Mix Linear Programming Problem and Excel Solver Solution:
Maximize Profit =15X1+20X2+14X3
Subject to:
5X1+6X2+4X3<210(hours of Resource 1)
10X1+82X2+5X3<200(hours of Resource 2)
4X1+2X2+5X3<170(hours of Resource 3)
Xi >0
Microsoft Excel 14.0 Sensitivity Report
Variable Cells
Final Reduced Objective Allowable Allowable
Cell Name Value Cost Coefficient Increase Decrease
$B$3 Product 10-10.61510.6---
$C$3 Product 250202.410.6
$D$3 Product 332014361.5
Constraints
Final Shadow Constraint Allowable Allowable
Cell Name Value Price R.H. Side Increase Decrease
$E$6 Resource 11580210---52
$E$7 Resource 22002.420070.130
$E$8 Resource 31700.417030120
How does Profit change under each of the following changes:
a. The price of Product 2 goes up by $2?+$2(5)
b. The price of Product 3 goes down by $1?-$1(32)
c. The price of Product 1 goes up by $8?0
d. The available hours of Resource 1 increase by 40 hours?
e. The available hours of Resource 2 decrease by 20 hours?
f. The available hours of Resource 1 decreases by 60 hours?

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