What Is the Optimal Solution (X, Y, Z) to the Following

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is the optimal solution (X, Y, Z) to the following linear program?
Max 2X + 4Y + 6Z
Subject to
Z ≤ 0
X + Y + Z ≤ 20
X, Y, Z ≥ 0

• A) (0, 0, 20)
• B) (20, 0, 0)
• C) (0, 20, 0)
• D) (20, 20, 20)
• E) the solution is unbounded

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