Separable Programming Will Always Find the Optimal Solution When the Following

question 4

Multiple Choice

Separable programming will always find the optimal solution when the following is true:

• A)The profit or cost graph is piecewise linear
• B)There are decreasing marginal returns
• C)a and b must both be true
• D)Separable programming only finds an approximate solution
• E)None of the above

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