How Much Must the Objective Function Coefficient of the Variable $\text { Changing Cells }$

question 55

Multiple Choice

How much must the objective function coefficient of the variable Pumpkin change before any Pumpkins are produced based on the following sensitivity report? $\text { Changing Cells }$
$\begin{array}{llrr}&&\text { Final}& \text { Reduced }\\ \text { Cell } & \text { Name } & \text { Value } & \text { Gradient } \\\hline \$ \mathrm{~B} \$ 4 & \text { Corn } & 9.52 & 0 \\\$ \mathrm{C} \$ 4 & \text { Pumplsin } & 0 & -499.99 \\\$ \mathrm{D} \$ 4 & \text { Beans } & 10.79 & 0\end{array}$


$\text { Constraints }$
$\begin{array}{llrr}&&\text { Final}& \text { Reduced }\\ \text { Cell } & \text { Name } & \text { Value } & \text { Multiplier } \\\hline \$ E \$ 8 & \text { Corn } & 200000 & 0.016 \\\$ E \$ 9 & \text { Pumplkin } & 99 & 12 \\\$ E \$ 10 & \text { Beans } & 37777.78 & 0 \\\$ E \$ 11 & \text { Water } & 29.84 & 0 \\\$ E \$ 12 & \text { Fertilizer } & 8000 & 3.49\end{array}$

• A) increase by 12
• B) decrease by 12
• C) increase by 499.99
• D) decrease by 499.99

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency

A measure of the effectiveness of a production process, calculated as the productive manufacturing time divided by the total cycle time.

Non-Value-Added

Activities or processes that consume resources but do not add to the product's value or the customer's experience.

Throughput Time

The complete duration required for an item to go through the entire manufacturing cycle, beginning to end.

Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency

A ratio showing the value-added time as a percentage of the total lead time within a manufacturing process.