DSS Exam 1 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The rapid development of the management science discipline can be credited in part to
a. world war 1
b. george Dantzig
C. the computer revolution
d. b. and c. only
e. a., b., and c. - CORRECT ANSWER d. b. and c. only
Mangers may base their decisions on which of the following?
a. quantitative factors
b. their best judgement
c. opinions from other managers
d. past experience
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
which of the following are components of a mathematical model for decision making?
a. decision variables
b. an objective function
c. constraints
d. parameters
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
Which of the following are steps in a typical management science study?
a. define the problem and gather data
b. formulate a model to represent the problem
c. test the model and refine it as needed
d. help to implement the recommendations
,e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
Which of the following is a mathematical expression that gives the measure of performance
for the problem ?
a. decision variable
b. parameter
c. objective function
d. constraint
e. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER c. objective function
which of the following is a constant in a mathematical model?
a. decision variable
b. parameter
c. objective function
d. constraint
e. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER b. parameter
Which of the following is an inequality or equation that expresses a restriction in a
mathematical model?
a. decision variable
b. parameter
c. objective function
d. constraint
e. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER d. constraint
A manager should know the following things about linear programing?
a. what it is
b. when it should be used
c. when it should not be used
, d. how to interpret the results of the study
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
Which of the following is not a component of a linear programming model?
a. constraints
b. decision variable
c. parameters
d. an objective
e. a spreadsheet - CORRECT ANSWER e. a spread sheet
In linear programming, solutions that satisfy all of the constraints simultaneously are referred
to as:
a. optimal
b. feasible
c. nonnegative
d. targeted
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER b. feasible
Data cells are what color - CORRECT ANSWER Blue
Changing cells are what color - CORRECT ANSWER Yellow
Which of the following could not be a constraint for a linear programing problem?
a. 1A+2B<= 3
b. 1A+2B>= 3
c. 1A+2B=3
d. 1A+2B
e. 1A+2B+3C<= 3 - CORRECT ANSWER d. 1A+2B
CORRECT ANSWERS
The rapid development of the management science discipline can be credited in part to
a. world war 1
b. george Dantzig
C. the computer revolution
d. b. and c. only
e. a., b., and c. - CORRECT ANSWER d. b. and c. only
Mangers may base their decisions on which of the following?
a. quantitative factors
b. their best judgement
c. opinions from other managers
d. past experience
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
which of the following are components of a mathematical model for decision making?
a. decision variables
b. an objective function
c. constraints
d. parameters
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
Which of the following are steps in a typical management science study?
a. define the problem and gather data
b. formulate a model to represent the problem
c. test the model and refine it as needed
d. help to implement the recommendations
,e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
Which of the following is a mathematical expression that gives the measure of performance
for the problem ?
a. decision variable
b. parameter
c. objective function
d. constraint
e. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER c. objective function
which of the following is a constant in a mathematical model?
a. decision variable
b. parameter
c. objective function
d. constraint
e. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER b. parameter
Which of the following is an inequality or equation that expresses a restriction in a
mathematical model?
a. decision variable
b. parameter
c. objective function
d. constraint
e. none of these - CORRECT ANSWER d. constraint
A manager should know the following things about linear programing?
a. what it is
b. when it should be used
c. when it should not be used
, d. how to interpret the results of the study
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER e. all of these
Which of the following is not a component of a linear programming model?
a. constraints
b. decision variable
c. parameters
d. an objective
e. a spreadsheet - CORRECT ANSWER e. a spread sheet
In linear programming, solutions that satisfy all of the constraints simultaneously are referred
to as:
a. optimal
b. feasible
c. nonnegative
d. targeted
e. all of these - CORRECT ANSWER b. feasible
Data cells are what color - CORRECT ANSWER Blue
Changing cells are what color - CORRECT ANSWER Yellow
Which of the following could not be a constraint for a linear programing problem?
a. 1A+2B<= 3
b. 1A+2B>= 3
c. 1A+2B=3
d. 1A+2B
e. 1A+2B+3C<= 3 - CORRECT ANSWER d. 1A+2B
