Practical Management Science
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Author: Wayne L. Winston, S. Christian Albright
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Chapter 3.7, Problem 10P
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To determine: The effect when there is no maximum sales constraint.
Introduction: In linear programming, the unbounded solution would occur when the objective function is infinite. If no solution satisfied the constraints, then it is said to be an unfeasible solution.
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Practical Management Science
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