MAT540 Week 9 Quiz 4

 Question 1
2 out of 2 points


In a transportation problem, a demand constraint (the amount of product
demanded at a given destination) is a less­than­or equal­to constraint (≤).

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False
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Correct Answer:
False


 Question 2
2 out of 2 points


A constraint for a linear programming problem can never have a zero as its
right­hand­side value.

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False
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Correct Answer:
False


 Question 3
2 out of 2 points


Product mix problems cannot have "greater than or equal to" (≥) constraints.

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False
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Correct Answer:
False


 Question 4
2 out of 2 points


In a media selection problem, instead of having an objective of maximizing
profit or minimizing cost, generally the objective is to maximize the audience
exposure.

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True
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Correct Answer:
True




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,  Question 5
2 out of 2 points


In a balanced transportation model, supply equals demand such that all
constraints can be treated as equalities.

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True
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Correct Answer:
True


 Question 6
2 out of 2 points


When using a linear programming model to solve the "diet" problem, the
objective is generally to maximize profit.

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False
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Correct Answer:
False


 Question 7
2 out of 2 points


If Xij = the production of product i in period j, write an expression to indicate
that the limit on production of the company's 3 products in period 2 is equal to
400.
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Correct Answer:

X12

 Question 8
2 out of 2 points


Compared to blending and product mix problems, transportation problems are
unique because
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