If a Slack Variable Has a Positive Value (Is Basic)

question 68

Multiple Choice

If a slack variable has a positive value (is basic) in the optimal solution to a linear programming problem, then the shadow price of the associated constraint

• A) is always zero.
• B) is always greater than zero.
• C) is always less than zero.
• D) could be any value (i.e., zero greater than zero or less than zero).

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Definitions:

Positive Charge

An electrical charge possessed by protons, which is opposite in sign to the charge carried by electrons.

Action Potential

A brief electrical impulse by which information is transmitted along the axon of a neuron.

Refractory Period

A time directly following stimulation in which a nerve or muscle is incapable of responding to more stimulation.

Synapse

The junction or region between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another, through which nerve impulses pass.