Using the Simplex Method, We Know We Have an Optimal

question 62

Multiple Choice

Using the simplex method, we know we have an optimal solution when

• A)all slack variables have a zero value.
• B)all basic variables are negative.
• C)all the real variables have a nonzero value.
• D)the C_j - Z_j row has no positive values.

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