A Transportation Problem Has Improvement Indices of 5,4,0,and -3

question 80

Multiple Choice

A transportation problem has improvement indices of 5,4,0,and -3.Which of the following is always true?

• A)The transportation model is at its ideal solution.
• B)The transportation model is at a feasible solution.
• C)The total cost saved by changing one unit on the route with an improvement index of 5 would be $5.
• D)The transportation matrix has four empty squares.
• E)Both B and D

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