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Figure 2.26 Data Input Worksheet for the GulfGolf Problem
information shown in the Slack/Surplus column provides the value of the slack
variable for each of the departments. The rest of the output can be used to
determine how a change in a coefficient of the objective function or a change in
the right-hand side value of a constraint will affect the optimal solution. We will
discuss the use of this information in Chapter 3 when we study the topic of sensitivity
analysis.
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