A Transportation Model Fills One-Half of Its Cells Under the Optimal

question 39

Multiple Choice

A transportation model fills one-half of its cells under the optimal solution. Which of the following most closely describes the number of sources compared to the number of destinations?

• A) 1 to 1
• B) 2 to 2
• C) 3 to 3
• D) 4 to 3
• E) 4 to 4

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