An Improvement Index Indicates

question 49

Multiple Choice

An improvement index indicates:

• A) whether a method other than the stepping-stone should be used.
• B) whether a method other than the northwest-corner rule should be used.
• C) how much total cost would increase or decrease if a single unit was reallocated to that cell.
• D) whether the transportation cost in the upper left-hand corner of a cell is optimal.
• E) how much total cost would increase or decrease if the largest possible quantity were reallocated to that cell.

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Definitions:

Electronegativity

A measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons when it is part of a compound.

Electronegativity

A measure of the tendency of an atom to attract a bonding pair of electrons towards itself.

Noble Gases

A collection of elements that exhibit comparable properties in normal circumstances; these elements are scentless, transparent, constituted by single atoms, and display minimal chemical activity.

Polar Covalent

A type of chemical bond where two atoms share a pair of electrons unequally, leading to partial charges at each end of the bond.