Question: Consider the following example: The above problem is _________ , therefore ____________. * Unbalanced; add a Dummy Source S6 Unbalanced; add a Dummy Destination D6

Consider the following example:

The above problem is _________ , therefore ____________. *

Unbalanced; add a Dummy Source "S6"

Unbalanced; add a Dummy Destination "D6"

Balanced; neither add a dummy source or a dummy destination.

Unbalanced; add a dummy source and a dummy destination

None of the answers.

The Supply/Demand at the dummy source/destination is *

Supply = 50

Demand = 50

None of the answers.

Supply = .5

Demand = 5.5

Costs C11, C21, C31, C41, C51, & C61 are respectively *

25, 7, 60, 58, 96, 0

None of the answers.

100, 28, 180, 174, 288, 0

100, 28, 180, 174, 288, 150

100, 7, 180, 174, 288, 0

Costs C51, C52, C53, C44, & C55 are respectively *

201, 128, 88, 27.3, 180

None of the answers.

201, 128, 88, 273, 180

201, 128, 88, 92, 180

201, 128, 88, 9.2, 180

The objective function equation of the above transportation model is written as: *

minimize z = 100X11 + 80X12 + 290X13 + 58X14 + 201X15 + 28X21 + 186X22 + 96X23 + 213X24 + 128X25 + 180X31 + 108X32 + 100X33 + 291X34 + 88X35 + 174X41 + 222X42 + 246X43 + 273X44 + 92X45 + 288X51 + 220X52 + 174X53 + 218X54 + 180X55 + 0X61 + 0X62 + 0X63 + 0X64 + 0X65

minimize z = 100X11 + 80X12 + 60X13 + 124X14 + 201X15 + 28X21 + 186X22 + 96X23 + 213X24 + 128X25 + 180X31 + 108X32 + 100X33 + 291X34 + 88X35 + 174X41 + 222X42 + 246X43 + 273X44 + 92X45 + 288X51 + 220X52 + 174X53 + 218X54 + 180X55 + 0X61 + 0X62 + 0X63 + 0X64 + 0X65

minimize z = 100X11 + 80X12 + 290X13 + 124X14 + 201X15 + 28X21 + 186X22 + 96X23 + 213X24 + 128X25 + 180X31 + 108X32 + 100X33 + 291X34 + 88X35 + 174X41 + 222X42 + 246X43 + 273X44 + 92X45 + 288X51 + 220X52 + 174X53 + 218X54 + 180X55 + 0X61 + 0X62 + 0X63 + 0X64 + 0X65

minimize z = X11 + X12 + X13 + X14 + X15 + X21 + X22 + X23 + X24 + X25 + X31 + X32 + X33 + X34 + X35 + X41 + X42 + X43 + X44 + X45 + X51 + X52 + X55 + X54 + X55 + X61 + X62 + X63 + X64 + X65

None of the answers.

Supply constraint at S6 is written as *

X61 + X62 + X63 + X64 + X65 = 112

X61 + X62 + X63 + X64 + X65 = 50

X61 + X62 + X63 + X64 + X65 = 108

None of the answers.

X61 + X62 + X63 + X64 + X56 = 130

Demand constraint at D3 is written as: *

X13 + X23 + X33 + X43 + X53 + X63 = 103

X13 + X23 + X33 + X43 + X53 + X63 = 165

X13 + X23 + X33 + X43 + X53 + X61 = 130

X13 + X23 + X33 + X43 + X53 + X63 = 130

None of the answers.

Cij represents *

the cost of transportation form distribution center D(i) to a plant P(j)

the quantity transported from plant P(i) to distribution center D(j)

the quantity transported from distribution center D(i) to a plant P(j)

the cost of transportation from source S(i) to distribution center D(j)

None of the above.

A "destination" represents *

the inventory or stock of a resource that had been produced from which a person or place can be provided with the necessary amount of the said resource.

the consumer's desire to purchase goods and services and willingness to pay a price for a specific good or service

None of the answers.

the location to which commodities are distributed or delivered.

the supply centers that are concerned with the consumption of commodities.

Because of its special structure, the usual simplex method is suitable for solving transportation problems. *

True

False

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