Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for an Inefficient Unit, a More

question 9

Multiple Choice

Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for an inefficient unit, a more efficient composite unit can be found by

• A) Solving its DEA problem and retrieving the weights from the answer report.
• B) Solving its DEA problem and examining those units whose final value is non-zero.
• C) Solving its DEA problem and using the resulting shadow prices as composite weights.
• D) Solving its DEA problem and using the positive resulting shadow prices as composite weights.

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