Question: The LP problem below determines how many jackets, pants, and shirts a clothing store should stock. Variable Cells Final Reduced Objective Allowable Allowable Name Value

The LP problem below determines how many jackets,

The LP problem below determines how many jackets, pants, and shirts a clothing store should stock. Variable Cells Final Reduced Objective Allowable Allowable Name Value Cost Coefficient Increase Decrease Jackets 52 0 75 1E+30 12.5 Pants 100 0 50 5 1E+30 Shirts 175 0 30 12.5 25 Constraints Final Shadow Constraint Allowable Allowable Name Value Price R.H. Side Increase Decrease Space 48 35 48 16 4 Time 66 0 90 1E+30 24 Testing 25 25 25 26 17 Labor 50 45 50 20 5 You are offered the chance to obtain more of the "space" constraint. The offer is for 20 units and the total price is $600. What should you do? Decline offer b/c this change would exceed the range of feasibility Add the 20 additional units b/c the increase in profit of $700 is more than the cost of the offer Add the 20 additional units b/c the increase in profit of $960 is more than the cost of the offer Decline offer b/c the increase in your profit for these 20 units is less than the cost of the offer Indifferent between Adding or Decling Offer b/c the improvement in profit is the same as the cost of the offer

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