The Stepping-Stone Method Requires That One or More Artificially Occupied

question 3

Multiple Choice

The stepping-stone method requires that one or more artificially occupied cells with a flow of zero be created in the transportation tableau when the number of occupied cells is fewer than

• A)m + n - 2
• B)m + n- 1
• C)m + n
• D)m + n + 1

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