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MIS 231-Management Science
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1.
A physical model that does not have the same physical appearance as the object being modeled is
a.
an analog model.
b.
an iconic model.
c.
a mathematical model.
d.
a qualitative model.
ANSWER:
a
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8.
Slack
a.
b.
c.
d.
ANSWER:
9.
Which of the following special cases does not require reformulation of the problem in order to obtain a
solution?
a.
alternate optimality
b.
infeasibility
c.
unboundedness
d.
each case requires a reformulation.
ANSWER:
a
10.
The amount that the objective function coefficient of a decision variable would have to improve before that
variable would have a positive value in the solution is the
a.
dual price.
b.
surplus variable.
c.
reduced cost.
d.
upper limit.
ANSWER:
c
12.
In the simplex method, a tableau is optimal only if all the cj zj values are
a.
zero or negative.
b.
zero.
c.
negative and nonzero.
d.
positive and nonzero.
ANSWER:
a
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15.
In an assignment problem,
a.
one agent can do parts of several tasks.
b.
one task can be done by several agents.
c.
each agent is assigned to its own best task.
d.
None of the alternatives is correct.
ANSWER:
d
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