Managers Who Use the Method of Optimizing to Make Their

question 40

Multiple Choice

Managers who use the method of optimizing to make their decisions will attempt to choose

• A) the first minimally acceptable alternative.
• B) from those alternatives that have known results.
• C) the least expensive alternative.
• D) the alternative that produces the least conflict.
• E) an alternative that achieves the best possible balance among several goals.

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