Which of the Following Is Not a Step That Is

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a step that is necessary to prepare a linear programming problem for solution using the simplex method?

• A) formulate the problem.
• B) set up the standard form by adding slack and/or subtracting surplus variables.
• C) perform elementary row and column operations.
• D) set up the tableau form.

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