SIMPLEX METHOD
Let x = number of
y = number of
Max profit: P = ₱ 700x + ₱500y
Subject to: 8x + 6y ≤ 480
4x + 2y ≤ 200
x, y ≥ 0
Max profit: P = ₱000x + ₱000y + 0S1 + 0S2
Subject to: 0x + 0y + S1 = 000
0x + 0y + S2 = 000
Solution
Product Pivot Value
Quantity
S1 /
S2 /
Table before Improvement
Cj
Product Solution Quantity
700 x
0 S1
Zj
Cj-Zj
New values of incoming variables
Old Values of Pivot Value of
Outgoing Incoming Variable
Variable (S2) (x)
/
/
/
/
After computing for the values of the incoming variable x.
Cj 700
Product Solution Quantity x
700 x #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
0 S1
Zj
Cj-Zj
Old Values of
Pivot Value of Retained
Retained
Variable (S1)
Variables (S1)
- ×
- ×
- ×
- ×
- ×
FIRST ITERATION
Cj 700
Product Solution Quantity x
700 x #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
0 S1 0 0
Zj #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Cj-Zj #DIV/0!
To improve
Solution
Product Pivot Value
Quantity
x /
S1 /
Old Values of
Pivot Value of Incoming
Outgoing
Variable
Variable
/ =
/ =
/ =
/ =
/ =
After computing for the values of the incoming variable
Cj 700
Product Solution Quantity x
500 y #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
700 x
Zj
Cj-Zj
Old Values of
Pivot Value of Retained
Retained
Variable
Variables
- ×
- ×
- ×
- ×
- ×
SECOND ITERATION
Cj 700
Product Solution Quantity x
500 y #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
700 x 0 0
Zj #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Cj-Zj #DIV/0!
INITIAL TABLE
Cj 800 500 0
Solution
Product x y S1
Quantity
0 S1 480 8 6 1
0 S2 200 4 2 0
Zj 0 0 0 0
Cj-Zj 800 500 0
To compute Zj:
S1 0 ( 480 8 6 1 0 )
+ S2 0 ( 200 4 2 0 1 )
Zj 0 0 0 0 0
Quotient
= #DIV/0!
= #DIV/0!
700 500 0 0
x y S1 S2
Values of
Incoming
Variable
= #DIV/0!
= #DIV/0!
= #DIV/0!
= #DIV/0!
= #DIV/0!
500 0 0
y S1 S2
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
New Values New Values of
of Incoming Retained
Variable (x) Variables
= 0
= 0
= 0
= 0
= 0
500 0 0
y S1 S2
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
0 0 0
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
Quotient Table before Improvement
= #DIV/0! Cj
= #DIV/0! Product
Solution Quantity
500 y
700 x
Zj
Values of
Incoming Cj-Zj
Variable
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
500 0 0
y S1 S2
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
New Values New Values of
of Incoming Retained
Variable Variables
= 0
= 0
= 0
= 0
= 0
500 0 0
y S1 S2
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
0 0 0
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
0
S2
0
1
0
0
700 500 0 0
x y S1 S2