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| Objective Function Lines: Now let us try a somewhat larger value of  ,
say,  . Objective function line:  This new objective line must be parallel to the first one (objective lines are always parallel). Since | |||
| 60 / 40 = 3 / 2, | |||
| the new intercepts will be 3 / 2 times the value of the old intercepts. | |||