In Using Excel^® to Solve Linear Programming Problems, the Decision

question 37

Multiple Choice

In using Excel^® to solve linear programming problems, the decision variable cells represent the:

• A) value of the objective function
• B) constraints
• C) decision variables
• D) total cost of the model

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