Quantitative Analysis for Management, 13/e

Self-Test

• Before taking the self-test, refer to the learning objectives at the beginning of the module, the notes in the margins, and the glossary at the end of the module.

• Use the key at the back of the book to correct your answers.

• Restudy pages that correspond to any questions that you answered incorrectly or material you feel uncertain about.

1. If the total demand equals the total supply in a transportation problem, the problem is

   1. degenerate.

   2. unbalanced.

   3. balanced.

   4. infeasible.

2. In a transportation problem, what indicates that the minimum cost solution has been found?

   1. All improvement indices are negative or zero.

   2. All improvement indices are positive or zero.

   3. All improvement indices are equal to zero.

   4. All cells in the dummy row are empty. ...