ISE 170

Homework 4
Due Thursday, April 7
Question 1) (20 points)
a) Write the dual of the following primal LP (use the Table that has the rules in your slides about the
relationship between signs, and variables of the primal and dual problem)
Min 2x1+x2+x3
5x1+2x2+7x3 = 420
3x1+2x2+5x3 >= 280
x1,x2 >= 0
b) solve the primal problem with a computer software, write down optimal solution and optimal objective
function value. Also write down the shadow prices (dual prices) of the primal constraints.
c) solve the dual problem and write down optimal solution of the dual problem and optimal objective function
value. Also write down the shadow prices (dual prices) of the primal constraints. (if a variable is unrestricted
in sign, you can use @FREE(variable_name) command)
d) Compare the solutions of the primal and dual problems. What do you observe?
e) Check whether the complementary slackness equations are held.
Question 2) (20 points)
Consider the following problem:
Minimize Z= 5x1 15x2
s.t.
2x1 4x2 <= 8
3x1 + 3x2 <= 24
x1>=0 x2>=0
a) Solve this LP with graphical method.
b) Construct the dual problem.
c) Solve the dual problem with graphical method. What do you find?
Question 3) (20 points)
A student must complete at least two math courses, at least two OR courses, and at least two computer courses
to graduate with a major in operations research. Some courses can be used to fulfill more than one
requirement: Calculus can fulfill the math requirement; operations research can fulfill math and OR
requirements; data structures can fulfill computer and math requirements; business statistics can fulfill math
and OR requirements; computer simulation can fulfill OR and computer requirements; introduction to
computer programming can fulfill computer requirement; and forecasting can fulfill OR and math
requirements.
Some courses are prerequisites for others: Calculus is a prerequisite for business statistics; introduction to
computer programming is a prerequisite for computer simulation and for data structures; and business statistics
is a prerequisite for forecasting. Formulate an IP that minimizes the number of courses needed to satisfy the
major requirements.
Question 4) (20 points)
A computer company produces two types of computers: Pear computers and Banana computers. To be able to
produce these computers 3000 chips and 1200 hours of labor are available. Following data is available.
computer
pear
banana

Labor
1 hr
2 hr

Chips
2
5

Equipment costs ($)

5000
7000

Selling price ($)

400
900

Question 5) (20 points)

Gotham City has been divided into eight districts. The time (in minutes) it takes an ambulance to travel from
one district to another is shown below. Suppose Gotham City must select cities to locate ambulances, and each
city should be within 4 minutes of an ambulance location.
District
District
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
0
3
4
6
8
9
8
10
2
3
0
5
4
8
6
12
9
3
4
5
0
2
2
3
5
7
4
6
4
2
0
3
2
5
4
5
8
8
2
3
0
2
2
4
6
9
6
3
2
2
0
3
2
7
8
12
5
5
2
3
0
2
8
10
9
7
4
4
2
2
0
a)Formulate an integer program to minimize the number of ambulance locations
b) Solve it using either Excel solver or Lingo