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Transcribed Image Text:(d) A company has three factories. Each factory produces three different products (A, B and C).
Factory 1 has a daily production capacity production of 8 units of A, 4 units of B and 8 units
of C. Factory 2 has a daily production capacity of 6 units of A, 6 units of B and 3 units of C.
Factory 3 has a production capacity of 12 units of A, 4 units of B and 8 units of C. The total
demand for product A is 300 units, for product B is 172 units and for product C is 250 units.
The daily operating cost for Factory 1 is $55 for Factory 2 is $60 and for Factory 3
How many days should each factory be operated in order to fill the total demand and the
keep the operating cost at a minimum?
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
$50.
Show a model that represents the company's problem.
Write down the dual maximization problem.
Write down the initial simplex tableau.
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