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MIT College of Management: Multiple Choice Questions Test

Course Title: Decision Science using R and Python Course Code: 23MBAC302
Each question Carries 1 Marks Date: 14th Sep 2023

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1. Constraint is
a. An equation or inequality that rules out certain combinations of decision variables as
feasible solutions.
b. The expression that defines the quantity to be maximized or minimized in a linear
programming model
c. Mathematical expressions in which the variables appear in separate terms and are
raised to the first power.
d. A controllable input for a linear programming model.
2. Objective Function is
a. An equation or inequality that rules out certain combinations of decision variables
as feasible solutions.
b. The expression that defines the quantity to be maximized or minimized in a linear
programming model
c. Mathematical expressions in which the variables appear in separate terms and are
raised to the first power.
d. A controllable input for a linear programming model.
3. The objective function for a L.P model is 3𝑥1 + 2𝑥2, if 𝑥1 = 20 and 𝑥2 = 30, what is the
value of the objective function?
a. 0
b. 50
c. 60
d. 120
4. Maximization of objective function in LPP means
a. Value occurs at allowable set decision
b. Highest value is chosen among allowable decision
c. Lowest Value is chosen among allowable decisions
d. none of the above
5. The first step in formulating a linear programming problem is
a. Identify any upper or lower bound on the decision variables
b. State the constraints as linear combinations of the decision variables
c. Understand the problem
d. Identify the decision variables
6. A balanced Transportation Problem is
a. the total capacity of the supply points or sources is not equal to the total demand at
the destinations.
b. the total capacity of the supply points or sources is equal to the total demand at the
destinations.
c. there is no relation among supply points and destination demands
d. the total capacity of the supply points and the total demand at the destinations is zero
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7. An unbalanced transportation problem is

a. not having total demand at destinations equal to total supply at source
b. Having total demand at destinations equal to total supply at source
c. there is no relation among supply points and destination demands
d. the total capacity of the supply points and the total demand at the destinations is zero

8. The dummy source in transportation problem is

a. Represented by adding an extra row or column to the transportation table with 0 per
unit cost for each of its cells.
b. Represented by adding an extra row or column to the transportation table with
average per unit cost for each of its
cells.
c. Represented by adding an extra row or column to the transportation table with
additional per unit cost for each of its
cells.
d. None of the above
9. The NWCM in Transportation problem means
a. North West Corner Method
b. North West center method
c. Non weight central mechanism
d. None of the above
10. Computing the penalty for each row and column in the transportation problem solving is the
step in
a. NWCM
b. VAM
c. LCM
d. MODI
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