A Solution to a Transportation Problem That Has Less Than

question 43

Multiple Choice

A solution to a transportation problem that has less than m + n − 1 cells with positive allocations in the transportation tableau is

• A) an optimal solution.
• B) an initial feasible solution.
• C) a minimum-cost solution.
• D) a degenerate solution.

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The situation where the total value of goods and services the United States imports from other countries is more than the total value of goods and services it exports to those countries.

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