What does a negative coefficient in the objective function mean, when solving linear programming problems using the simplex method?
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A negative coefficient in the objective function indicates that increasing the value of that variable would improve the objective value.
The value need to increase in order to decrease the OFV(Objective Function Value)
It's objective function value
Objective function value
A negative coefficient in the objective function indicates that increasing the value of the corresponding variable would improve the objective.
Objective funtion value