Suppose an Architect Needs to Design an Intercom System for a Large

question 66

Multiple Choice

Suppose an architect needs to design an intercom system for a large office building. Which technique is most likely to be useful in solving this problem?

• A) Finding an Euler circuit on a graph
• B) Applying the nearest-neighbor algorithm for the traveling salesman problem
• C) Applying Kruskal's algorithm for finding a minimum-cost spanning tree for a graph
• D) None of these techniques is likely to apply

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Definitions:

Total Cost

The sum of fixed and variable costs incurred by a business in producing a certain level of output.

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, indicating sensitivity.

Marginal Product

The increase in output that results from adding one more unit of a specific input, while keeping other inputs constant.

Substitutability

The degree to which one good can be replaced by another in consumption or production without affecting consumer satisfaction or output.