TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH
EDITION BY L. WINSTON.
True / False
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
Page 1 of 396
,DIFFICULTY: Easy 1. Models that suggest a desirable
Easy |Bloom's course of action are called descriptive
Knowledge Easy models
|Bloom's Comprehension
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easy |Bloom's
Knowledge Easy
|Bloom's Comprehension
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.1 Introduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC- Mathematical
Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
2. In modeling situations where it is not possible to write an equation for an output in
terms of the inputs, there may still be a mathematical procedure for calculating
outputs from inputs.
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.1 Introduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC-
Mathematical Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
3. In a descriptive model, the manager first wants to build a model that reflects the
current situation.
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, TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION BY L. WINSTON.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Moderate |Bloom's
Knowledge Moderate
|Bloom's Comprehension
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, TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION BY L. WINSTON.
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.4 A Seven Step Modeling Process - Step 4 Model
Verification
OTHER: BUSPROG-Analytic DISC- Mathematical Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
4. One of the advantages of spreadsheet models is that they allow managers to ask
what-if questions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easy |Bloom's
Knowledge Easy
|Bloom's Comprehension
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.2 A Capital Budgeting Example - An
Optimization Model
OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC- Mathematical
Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
5. One of the arguments that management science practitioners have used to criticize
the emphasis on specific models is that they do not provide the correct answer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH
EDITION BY L. WINSTON.
True / False
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
Page 1 of 396
,DIFFICULTY: Easy 1. Models that suggest a desirable
Easy |Bloom's course of action are called descriptive
Knowledge Easy models
|Bloom's Comprehension
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easy |Bloom's
Knowledge Easy
|Bloom's Comprehension
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.1 Introduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC- Mathematical
Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
2. In modeling situations where it is not possible to write an equation for an output in
terms of the inputs, there may still be a mathematical procedure for calculating
outputs from inputs.
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.1 Introduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC-
Mathematical Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
3. In a descriptive model, the manager first wants to build a model that reflects the
current situation.
Page 2 of 396
, TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION BY L. WINSTON.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Moderate |Bloom's
Knowledge Moderate
|Bloom's Comprehension
Page 3 of 396
, TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION BY L. WINSTON.
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.4 A Seven Step Modeling Process - Step 4 Model
Verification
OTHER: BUSPROG-Analytic DISC- Mathematical Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
4. One of the advantages of spreadsheet models is that they allow managers to ask
what-if questions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easy |Bloom's
Knowledge Easy
|Bloom's Comprehension
QUESTION True / False
TYPE:
HAS False
VARIABLES:
TOPICS: 1.2 A Capital Budgeting Example - An
Optimization Model
OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC- Mathematical
Modeling
DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE 10/21/2017 8:35 PM
MODIFIED:
5. One of the arguments that management science practitioners have used to criticize
the emphasis on specific models is that they do not provide the correct answer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
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