Consider the Linear Program Below

question 71

Multiple Choice

Consider the Linear Program below. Which of the choices represents the best (tightest) lower bound?
Max 2X + Y
Subject to
X + Y ≤ 10
X, Y ≥ 0

• A) (∞, -∞)
• B) (-∞, -∞)
• C) (0, 0)
• D) (5, 0)
• E) (25, 16)

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