One Difference Between the Stepping-Stone Method Compared to the Northwest-Corner

question 80

Multiple Choice

One difference between the stepping-stone method compared to the Northwest-corner and intuitive method is that

• A) the stepping-stone method never finds a feasible solution
• B) the stepping-stone method ignores costs
• C) the stepping-stone method ALWAYS finds a lower-cost solution
• D) the stepping-stone method guarantees an optimal solution
• E) All of the above or None of the above.

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