Which of the Following Is Not True Regarding the Linear

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true regarding the linear programming formulation of a transportation problem?

• A) Costs appear only in the objective function.
• B) The number of variables is (number of origins) x (number of destinations).
• C) The number of constraints is (number of origins) x (number of destinations).
• D) The constraints' left-hand side coefficients are either 0 or 1.

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