A Section of Output from the Management Scientist Is Shown

question 19

Multiple Choice

A section of output from The Management Scientist is shown here. What will happen if the right-hand-side for constraint 2 increases by 200?

• A)Nothing.The values of the decision variables, the dual prices, and the objective function will all remain the same.
• B)The value of the objective function will change, but the values of the decision variables and the dual prices will remain the same.
• C)The same decision variables will be positive, but their values, the objective function value, and the dual prices will change.
• D)The problem will need to be resolved to find the new optimal solution and dual price.

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Definitions:

TQM

Total Quality Management, a continuous effort by management to improve the quality of products and services through feedback and refinements.

Frederick Taylor

A U.S. mechanical engineer renowned for his efforts to enhance industrial productivity, famously recognized as the progenitor of scientific management.

Productivity

measures how efficiently goods and services are produced by comparing the amount of outputs generated to the inputs used.

Steel Mill

An industrial plant for the manufacture of steel, involving processes like smelting and refining of iron and steel.