Find the Minimum Value of the Objective Function and Where $\ge$

question 197

Multiple Choice

Find the minimum value of the objective function and where it occurs, subject to the constraints:
Objective function:

Z = 8x + y

Constraints:

X $\ge$ 0
Y $\ge$ 0
X + 4y $\le$ 20
X + y $\le$ 18
2x + 2y $\le$ 21

• A)Minimum at (0, 0): 0
• B)Minimum at (5, 0): 40
• C)Minimum at \(\left( \frac { 21 } { 2 } , 0 \right)\) : 84
• D)Minimum at (18, 0): 144
• E)No minimum

---

Definitions:

Diverse Workforce

A workforce that includes a wide range of differences among employees, such as cultural, racial, gender, age, and educational backgrounds, contributing to a variety of perspectives and ideas.

Competitive Advantage

A condition or circumstance that puts a company in a favorable or superior business position compared to its competitors.

Ethnocentrism

The tendency to judge other groups according to the standards, behaviors, and customs of one’s own group.

Decoding

Extracting the idea from a message.