In a Transportation Problem, Degeneracy Occurs When

question 7

Multiple Choice

In a transportation problem, degeneracy occurs when

• A)the number of used (or full)cells equals the number of rows plus columns minus one.
• B)in an initial solution, both a row total and a column total are satisfied simultaneously.
• C)during an improvement, two positive cells contain the same smallest amount.
• D)the number of rows exceeds the number of columns.

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