Problem

Use the simplex method to solve the linear programming problem.
 Maximize z=4x1+6x2 subject to: x15x2303x14x218 with x10,x20
Select the correct choice below and, if necessary, fill in the answer boxes to complete your choice. (Simplify your answers.)
A. The maximum is when x1= and x2=.
B. There is no maximum.

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The correct choice is B. There is no maximum.

Steps

Step 1 :Convert the inequalities to equations by introducing slack variables.

Step 2 :Set up the initial simplex tableau.

Step 3 :Identify the pivot column (the column corresponding to the variable to increase) and the pivot row (the row corresponding to the variable to decrease).

Step 4 :Perform row operations to make the pivot element 1 and all other elements in the pivot column 0.

Step 5 :Repeat steps 3 and 4 until an optimal solution is found.

Step 6 :The optimization process indicates that the problem appears to be unbounded. This means that there is no maximum value for the objective function under the given constraints.

Step 7 :The correct choice is B. There is no maximum.

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