In a Transportation Problem, Degeneracy Means That

question 23

Multiple Choice

In a transportation problem, degeneracy means that

• A) the problem was improperly constructed, and must be reformulated
• B) the assumptions of the transportation model have not been met
• C) the number of filled cells is too small to allow the calculation of improvement indices
• D) the total supply and the total demand are unbalanced
• E) the number of origins is not equal to the number of destinations

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Definitions:

Demand Function

A mathematical equation that specifies the quantity of a good or service demanded at various price levels, holding all other factors constant.

Price Elasticity

An economic metric indicating the responsiveness of the demand for a product or service to variations in its price.

Peck

A unit of volume for dry goods, historically used in agriculture and equal to about 8.809 or 9 liters in the US and UK respectively.

Bushel

A unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural commodities, varying in actual volume by the product being measured.