Question: Transportation Problem ( 3 ) A large retail sporting - goods chain desires to purchase 3 0 0 , 2 0 0 , 1 5

Transportation Problem (3)
A large retail sporting-goods chain desires to purchase 300,200,150,500, and 400 tennis racquets of five different types. Inquiries are received from four manufacturers who will supply not more than the following combines quantities of racquets. M1: 600; M2: 500; M3: 300; M4: 400 The store estimates that its profit per racquet will vary with the manufacturer as shown below:
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
M15.57.08.54.53.0
M26.06.59.03.52.0
M35.07.09.54.02.5
M46.55.58.05.03.5
Define the Decision Variables and solve it using solver (2)
Interpret and explain the non-zero shadow prices associated with the variables (1)

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