A Change in the Right Hand Side of a Binding

question 56

Multiple Choice

A change in the right hand side of a binding constraint may change all of the following except

• A) optimal value of the decision variables
• B) slack values
• C) other right hand sides
• D) objective function value

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Definitions:

Wage Base Limit

Wage base limit refers to the maximum income on which an individual is required to pay Social Security taxes in a given year.

FICA-Medicare

A component of FICA taxes, withheld from employee wages and matched by employers, to fund the Medicare health insurance program.

FICA-OASDI

Tax contributions made by both employees and employers to fund the Social Security program, covering retirement, disability, and survivorship benefits under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

FICA Tax Rate

The combined rate for Social Security and Medicare taxes that employers and employees must pay on wages.