Assume That the Reduced Cost of a Decision Variable Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

Assume that the reduced cost of a decision variable is -$20 for a maximization problem.This implies that:

• A)the objective function value will decrease by $20 if we do not produce any units of this product
• B)the objective function value will not change if we produce an additional unit of this product
• C)the objective function value will increase by $20 if we produce an additional unit of this product
• D)the shadow price value will decrease by $20 if we produce an additional unit of this product
• E)the objective function value will decrease by $20 if we produce an additional unit of this product

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