chapter 8 linear programming

A typical transportation problem has 4 sources and 3 destinations. How many decision variables would there be in the LP

12

A typical transportation problem has 4 sources and 3 destinations. How many constraints would there be in the LP

7

Which of the following would have a 1 as the right hand side value of each constraint

An assignment problem

When applying LP to diet problems, the objective function is usually designed to?

Minimize the cost of nutrient blends.

The following problem type is such a special case of LP that a special algorithm has been developed to solve it

The production mix problem

The diet problem is?

all the above— also called the feed mix problem in agriculture, a special case of the ingredient mix problem, and a special case of the blending problem.

Using LP to maximize audience exposure in an advertising campaign is an example of the type of LP application known as?

media selection

Which of the following does not represent a factor manager might consider when employing LP for production scheduling?

risk assement

The selection of specific investments from among a wide variety of alternatives is the type of LP problem known as?

the portfolio section problem

Linear programming can be used to select effective media mixes, allocate fixed or limited budgets across media, and maximize audience exposure?

true