An Optimization Analysis Finds the Optimum Value for a Target

question 370

Multiple Choice

An optimization analysis finds the optimum value for a target variable by repeatedly changing other variables, subject to specified constraints. What can a manager determine by changing revenue and cost variables in an optimization analysis?

• A)Calculate the highest potential profits
• B)Calculate employee benefit payments
• C)Use this as an extension for a digital dashboard
• D)Create production schedules

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Definitions:

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A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, the superego represents the internalization of societal and parental standards of conduct, functioning to suppress urges of the id and to strive for perfection.

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