Simplex Method Iteration Example — Part 2
(1)
-1.25x1 + 0.5x3 + x4 - 0.75x5 = 1 ⇒ x4 = 1 - 0.5x3 ⇒ x3 ≤ 2 ← minimum
(2)
0.75x1 + x2 + 0.5x3 + 0.25x5 = 3 ⇒ x2 = 3 - 0.5x3 ⇒ x3 ≤ 6
(3)
1.25x1 + 1.5x3 - 0.25x5 + x6 = 5 ⇒ x6 = 5 - 1.5x3 ⇒ x3 ≤ 10/3
We choose x4 as the leaving basic variable. Set x1 = x5 = x4 = 0.
(0) Z - 4.5x1 + 5x4 - 1.5x5 = 32
(1) -2.5x1 + x3 + 2x4 - 1.5x5 = 2 ⇒ x3 = 2
(2) 2x1 + x2 - x4 + x5 = 2 ⇒ x2 = 2
(3) 5x1 - 3x4 + 2x5 + x6 = 2 ⇒ x6 = 2
Optimality Test: The coefficient of x1 is positive, so the solution (0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 2) is not
optimal.
Let x1 be the entering basic variable.