Exercise Solver
Exercise Solver
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Problem 1 three products
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474844439.xlsx
Warehouse Inventory
Starting Inventory: 400 350 500
No. Remaining: 250 200 350
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474844439.xlsx
Problem:
The company wants to meet the product needs of all the six retail outlets from the
available inventory and keep total shipping charges as low as possible.
Constraints:
(a) The number of units needed by each retail outlet must equal the number shipped.
(b) The number of units remaining in each warehouse's inventory must not be negative
Using solver, find alternative options for shipping materials, while keeping total shipping costs at
a minimum.
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Microsoft Excel 15.0 Answer Report
Worksheet: [Session 15 Solver solution.xlsx]Problem2 Shipping Costs
Report Created: 05-Mar-19 12:24:28 PM
Result: Solver found a solution. All Constraints and optimality conditions are satisfied.
Solver Engine
Engine: Simplex LP
Solution Time: 0.047 Seconds.
Iterations: 15 Subproblems: 0
Solver Options
Max Time 100 sec, Iterations 100, Precision 0.000001
Max Subproblems Unlimited, Max Integer Sols Unlimited, Integer Tolerance 5%, Assume NonNegative
Variable Cells
Cell Name Original Value Final Value Integer
$D$12 Nagpur Delhi 150 150 Contin
$E$12 Nagpur Mumbai 0 0 Contin
$F$12 Nagpur Chennai 0 0 Contin
$D$13 Indore Delhi 0 0 Contin
$E$13 Indore Mumbai 225 225 Contin
$F$13 Indore Chennai 0 0 Contin
$D$14 Panji Delhi 0 0 Contin
$E$14 Panji Mumbai 100 100 Contin
$F$14 Panji Chennai 0 0 Contin
$D$15 Hyderabad Delhi 0 0 Contin
$E$15 Hyderabad Mumbai 25 25 Contin
$F$15 Hyderabad Chennai 225 225 Contin
$D$16 Chandigarh Delhi 120 120 Contin
$E$16 Chandigarh Mumbai 0 0 Contin
$F$16 Chandigarh Chennai 0 0 Contin
$D$17 Bhopal Delhi 0 0 Contin
$E$17 Bhopal Mumbai 0 0 Contin
$F$17 Bhopal Chennai 150 150 Contin
Constraints
Cell Name Cell Value Formula Status Slack
$C$12 Nagpur Needed 150 $C$12=$G$12 Binding 0
$C$13 Indore Needed 225 $C$13=$G$13 Binding 0
$C$14 Panji Needed 100 $C$14=$G$14 Binding 0
$C$15 Hyderabad Needed 250 $C$15=$G$15 Binding 0
$C$16 Chandigarh Needed 120 $C$16=$G$16 Binding 0
$C$17 Bhopal Needed 150 $C$17=$G$17 Binding 0
$D$22 No. Remaining: Delhi 130 $D$22>=0 Not Binding 130
$E$22 No. Remaining: Mumbai 0 $E$22>=0 Binding 0
$F$22 No. Remaining: Chennai 125 $F$22>=0 Not Binding 125
Microsoft Excel 15.0 Answer Report
Worksheet: [Session 8 Solver solution.xlsx]Problem2 Shipping Costs
Report Created: 12/18/2015 2:06:16 PM
Result: Solver found a solution. All Constraints and optimality conditions are satisfied.
Solver Engine
Engine: GRG Nonlinear
Solution Time: 0.234 Seconds.
Iterations: 19 Subproblems: 0
Solver Options
Max Time 100 sec, Iterations 100, Precision 0.000001
Convergence 0.0001, Population Size 100, Random Seed 0, Derivatives Forward, Require Bounds
Max Subproblems Unlimited, Max Integer Sols Unlimited, Integer Tolerance 5%, Solve Without Integer Constraints, Assume
Variable Cells
Cell Name Original Value Final Value Integer
$D$12 Nagpur Delhi 25 150 Contin
$E$12 Nagpur Mumbai 5 0 Contin
$F$12 Nagpur Chennai 25 0 Contin
$D$13 Indore Delhi 5 0 Contin
$E$13 Indore Mumbai 25 225 Contin
$F$13 Indore Chennai 25 0 Contin
$D$14 Panji Delhi 25 0 Contin
$E$14 Panji Mumbai 25 100 Contin
$F$14 Panji Chennai 25 0 Contin
$D$15 Hyderabad Delhi 25 0 Contin
$E$15 Hyderabad Mumbai 23 25 Contin
$F$15 Hyderabad Chennai 25 225 Contin
$D$16 Chandigarh Delhi 25 120 Contin
$E$16 Chandigarh Mumbai 25 0 Contin
$F$16 Chandigarh Chennai 25 0 Contin
$D$17 Bhopal Delhi 25 0 Contin
$E$17 Bhopal Mumbai 4 0 Contin
$F$17 Bhopal Chennai 25 150 Contin
Constraints
Cell Name Cell Value Formula Status Slack
$C$12 Nagpur Needed 150 $C$12=$G$12 Binding 0
$C$13 Indore Needed 225 $C$13=$G$13 Binding 0
$C$14 Panji Needed 100 $C$14=$G$14 Binding 0
$C$15 Hyderabad Needed 250 $C$15=$G$15 Binding 0
$C$16 Chandigarh Needed 120 $C$16=$G$16 Binding 0
$C$17 Bhopal Needed 150 $C$17=$G$17 Binding 0
$D$22 No. Remaining: Delhi 130 $D$22>=0 Not Binding 130
$E$22 No. Remaining: Mumbai 0 $E$22>=0 Binding 0
$F$22 No. Remaining: Chennai 125 $F$22>=0 Not Binding 125
$E$22 No. Remaining: Mumbai 0 $E$22>=0 Binding 0
$F$22 No. Remaining: Chennai 125 $F$22>=0 Not Binding 125
$D$22 No. Remaining: Delhi 130 $D$22>=0 Not Binding 130
$F$13 Indore Chennai 0 $F$13>=0 Binding 0
$F$12 Nagpur Chennai 0 $F$12>=0 Binding 0
$E$17 Bhopal Mumbai 0 $E$17>=0 Binding 0
$D$15 Hyderabad Delhi 0 $D$15>=0 Binding 0
$E$16 Chandigarh Mumbai 0 $E$16>=0 Binding 0
$E$15 Hyderabad Mumbai 25 $E$15>=0 Not Binding 25
$E$14 Panji Mumbai 100 $E$14>=0 Not Binding 100
$E$13 Indore Mumbai 225 $E$13>=0 Not Binding 225
$E$12 Nagpur Mumbai 0 $E$12>=0 Binding 0
$D$17 Bhopal Delhi 0 $D$17>=0 Binding 0
$D$16 Chandigarh Delhi 120 $D$16>=0 Not Binding 120
ger Constraints, Assume NonNegative
Problem3 Investment portfolio
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Problem3 Investment portfolio
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Microsoft Excel 15.0 Answer Report
Worksheet: [Session 8 Solver.xlsx]Problem3 Investment portfolio
Report Created: 11/28/2015 3:22:23 PM
Result: Solver found a solution. All Constraints and optimality conditions are satisfied.
Solver Engine
Engine: GRG Nonlinear
Solution Time: 0.047 Seconds.
Iterations: 6 Subproblems: 0
Solver Options
Max Time 100 sec, Iterations 100, Precision 0.0001, Use Automatic Scaling
Convergence 0.0001, Population Size 100, Random Seed 0, Derivatives Forward, Require Bounds
Max Subproblems Unlimited, Max Integer Sols Unlimited, Integer Tolerance 5%, Solve Without Integer Constraints
Variable Cells
Cell Name Original Value Final Value Integer
$C$5 New Car Loans Amount Invested 1,000,000 562,500 Contin
$C$6 Used Car Loans Amount Invested 1,000,000 187,500 Contin
$C$7 Real Estate Loans Amount Invested 1,000,000 2,500,000 Contin
$C$8 Unsecured Loans Amount Invested 1,000,000 1,250,000 Contin
$C$9 Bank FDs Amount Invested 1,000,000 500,000 Contin
Constraints
Cell Name Cell Value Formula Status Slack
$C$10 TOTAL Amount Invested ₹ 5,000,000.00 $C$10=$B$1 Binding 0
$C$5 New Car Loans Amount Invested 562,500 $C$5>=$C$6*3 Binding 0
$D$14 Auto Loans Yield 15.00% $D$14>=0.15 Binding 0.00%
$E$8 Unsecured Loans Pct. of Portfolio 25.00% $E$8<=0.25 Binding 0
$E$9 Bank FDs Pct. of Portfolio 10.00% $E$9>=0.1 Binding 0.00%
$C$5 New Car Loans Amount Invested 562,500 $C$5>=0 Not Binding 562,500
$C$6 Used Car Loans Amount Invested 187,500 $C$6>=0 Not Binding 187,500
$C$7 Real Estate Loans Amount Invested 2,500,000 $C$7>=0 Not Binding 2,500,000
$C$8 Unsecured Loans Amount Invested 1,250,000 $C$8>=0 Not Binding 1,250,000
$C$9 Bank FDs Amount Invested 500,000 $C$9>=0 Not Binding 500,000
nteger Constraints