A Transportation Problem Has Improvement Indices of 5, 4, 0

question 69

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) The transportation model is at a feasible solution and the transportation matrix has four empty squares.

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Definitions:

Disjunctive Syllogism

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