MAN304T Operations Research Practice Problems1 Simplex

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MAN304T–Operations Research

Practice Problems on Linear Programming – Simplex Method

1. Solve the following by simplex method: x1 + 4 x2 + x3 ≤ 8


Maximize z = 3x1 + 5x2 + 6x3 2x1 + 2x3 ≤ 7
Subject to x1, x2, x3 ≥ 0.
2x1 + x2 + x3 ≤ 4
x1 + 2x2 + x3 ≤ 4 7. Maximize: z = 5x1 + 3x2 + 4x3
x1 + x2 + 2x3 ≤ 4 Subject to constraints:
x1≥ 0; x2 ≥ 0; x3 ≥ 0 2x1 + x2 + x3 ≤ 20
3x1 + x2 + 2x3 ≤ 30 ; x1, x2, x3 ≥ 0.
2. Solve by both simplex and graphical method:
Maximize z = 500x1 + 300x2 8. Maximize: z = 2x1 + 4x2 + 3x3
Subject to Subject to constraints:
15x1 + 5x2 ≤ 300 x1 + 3x2 + 2x3 ≤ 30
10x1 + 6x2 ≤ 240 x1 + x2 + x3 ≤ 24
8x1 + 12x2≤ 450 3x1 + 5 x2 +3x3 ≤ 60
x1, x2, x3 ≥ 0.
3. Solve by both simplex and graphical method:
Maximize z= x1 - x2 9. Maximize: z = 2x1 - x2 + x3
Subject to Subject to constraints:
-x1 + 3x2 ≤ 30 3x1 + x2 + x3 ≤ 6
-3x1 + x2 ≤ 30 x1 - x2 + 2x3 ≤ 1
x1, x2 ≥ 0 x1 + x2 - x3 ≤ 2
x1, x2, x3 ≥ 0.
4. Solve by simplex method
Maximize z = 10x1 + 15x2 + 20x3 10. Maximize: z = -x1 + x2 + 2x3
Subject to Subject to constraints:
x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 ≤ 12 x1 + 2x2 - x3 ≤ 20
x1 + 3x2 + 2x3 ≤ 10 -2x1 + 4x2 + 2x3 ≤ 60
x1≥ 0; x2 ≥ 0; x3 ≥ 0 2x1 + 3x2 + x3 ≤ 50
x1≥ 0; x2 ≥ 0 x1, x2, x3 ≥ 0.

5. Maximize: z = 2x1 + 3x2


Subject to constraints:
-3x1+x2 ≤ 1
4x1+2x2 ≤ 20
4x1 - x2 ≤ 10;
-x1 + 2x2 ≤ 5.
x1, x2 ≥ 0

6. Maximize: z = x1 + 2x2 + 4x3


Subject to constraints:
3x1 + x2 + 5x3 ≤ 10
Solutions to Class Assignment Problems

(1)
Optimal solution x1 = 0, x2 = x3 = 4/3. Optimal value is Z* = 44/3.

(4)

R1→ R1 + 20/3 R2; R2→ 1/3 R2; R3→ R3–2/3 R2;


Optimal point is x1 = 6, x2 = 0 and x3 = 2. Optimal value is Z* = 100.

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