Question 11 an assignment problem is a special type of transportation problem.

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Question 12 when formulating a linear programming problem on a spreadsheet, the data cells will show the optimal solution.

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Question 13 an example of a decision variable in a linear programming problem is profit maximization.

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Question 14 Predictive analytics is the process of using data to.

C) determine the break-even point.

D) solve linear programming problems.

B) predict what will happen in the future.

E) determine the best course of action for the future.

A) analyze trends.

Question 15 A transportation problem requires a unit cost for every source-destination combination.

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Question 16 which of the following are components of a mathematical model for decision making?

D) Parameters.

B) An objective function.

C) Constraints.

A) Decision variables.

E) All of the above answer choices are correct.

Question 17 A linear programming problem where the objective is to find the best mix of ingredients for a product to meet certain specifications is called:

C) a cost-benefit tradeoff problem.

A) a resource-allocation problem.

E) None of the answer choices are correct.

D) a mixture problem.

B) a blending problem.

Question 18 All constraints in a linear programming problem are either or inequalities.

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Question 19 Linear programming models can have either or inequality constraints but not both in the same problem.

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Question 20 The best feasible solution is called the optimal solution.

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