The Solution to the LP Relaxation of a Maximization Integer

question 22

Multiple Choice

The solution to the LP Relaxation of a maximization integer linear program provides

• A) an upper bound for the value of the objective function.
• B) a lower bound for the value of the objective function.
• C) an upper bound for the value of the decision variables
• D) a lower bound for the value of the decision variables

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