QUESTIONS 1. Following is a simplex tableau for a linear programming problem: 10 5. 0. 0. -M Cj Basic Quantity X1 X2 S1 S2 A2 Variables 10 X1 1 1/2 -1/2 -M A2 4. 1. 1 0. S2 15 0. 7/2 1/2 1 -4M+50 10 T -M+5 -5 -M M a. Is this a maximization or a minimization problem? Why? b. What is the value of x, in this tableau?

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Following is a simplex tableau for a linear programming problem:
10
5.
0.
-M
Cj
Basic
Quantity
X1
X2
S1
S2
A2
Variables
10
X1
A2
1
1/2
-1/2
0.
-M
0.
1
1
S2
15
0.
7/2
1/2
1
-4M+50
10 T
-M+5
-5
0.
-M
M
a. Is this a maximization or a minimization problem? Why?
b. What is the value of x, in this tableau?
Transcribed Image Text:QUESTIONS Following is a simplex tableau for a linear programming problem: 10 5. 0. -M Cj Basic Quantity X1 X2 S1 S2 A2 Variables 10 X1 A2 1 1/2 -1/2 0. -M 0. 1 1 S2 15 0. 7/2 1/2 1 -4M+50 10 T -M+5 -5 0. -M M a. Is this a maximization or a minimization problem? Why? b. What is the value of x, in this tableau?
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