If a Change Is Made in Only One of the Objective

question 9

Multiple Choice

If a change is made in only one of the objective function coefficients:

• A) the slope of the objective function line always will change.
• B) the optimal solution always will change.
• C) one or more of the decision variables always will change.
• D) All of the choices are correct.
• E) None of the choices is correct.

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