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The cost information becomes:<br />

c T BB −1 b = 720 c T BB −1 N = 6 0 c T BB −1 N − cN = 6 0 <br />

This yields the tableau:<br />

⎡<br />

z x1 x2<br />

z ⎢ 1 0 0<br />

(5.41) s1 ⎢ 0 1 0<br />

s2 ⎣ 0 0 1<br />

s1<br />

6<br />

0<br />

1<br />

s2<br />

0<br />

0<br />

0<br />

s3<br />

0<br />

1<br />

−3<br />

⎤<br />

RHS<br />

720 ⎥<br />

35 ⎥<br />

15 ⎦<br />

0 0 0 −2 1 5 95<br />

s3<br />

Unlike example 5.9, the reduced cost for s3 is 0. This means that if we allow s3 to enter<br />

the basis, the objective function value will not change. Performing the minimum ratio test<br />

however, we see that s2 will still leave the basis:<br />

⎡<br />

⎤<br />

z x1 x2 s1 s2 s3 RHS<br />

z ⎢ 1 0 0 6 0 0 720 ⎥<br />

(5.42) x1 ⎢ 0 1 0 0 0 1 35 ⎥<br />

x2 ⎣ 0 0 1 1 0 −3 15 ⎦<br />

s2 0 0 0 −2 1 5 95<br />

Therefore any solution of the form:<br />

s3 ∈ [0, 19]<br />

⎡<br />

(5.43)<br />

⎣ x1<br />

⎤ ⎡<br />

x2⎦<br />

= ⎣ 35<br />

⎤ ⎡<br />

15⎦<br />

− ⎣<br />

95<br />

1<br />

⎤<br />

−3⎦<br />

s3<br />

5<br />

s2<br />

MRT (s3)<br />

is an optimal solution to the linear programming problem. This precisely describes the edge<br />

shown in Figure 5.3.<br />

Figure 5.3. Infinite alternative optimal solutions: In the simplex algorithm, when<br />

zj − cj ≥ 0 in a maximization problem with at least one j for which zj − cj = 0,<br />

indicates an infinite set of alternative optimal solutions.<br />

85<br />

35<br />

−<br />

19

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