Table M7-3 -According to Table M7-3, which is the final simplex tableau for a linear programming problem (maximization), what would happen to profits if the X₁ column were selected as the pivot column and another iteration of the simplex algorithm were performed? A)Total profits would increase. B)Total profits would decrease. C)An infeasible solution would be found. D)Another optimal solution would be found.

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Selecting the X₁ column (assuming it's a non-basic column with a negative coefficient in the objective function row) as the pivot column in a maximization problem and performing another iteration of the simplex algorithm would lead to a decrease in total profits. This is because moving towards increasing the value of a variable associated with a negative coefficient in the objective function row reduces the objective value, which in this context is total profits.

Table M7-3 -According to Table M7-3, Which Is the Final Simplex Tableau