Question 1

What is the objective function?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

For the production combination of 600 bagels and 800 croissants, which resource is "slack" (not fully used)?

Accepted Answer

A) flour (only) 
B) sugar (only) 
C) flour and yeast 
D) flour and sugar 
E) yeast and sugar 
A) flour (only) 
B) sugar (only) 
C) flour and yeast 
D) flour and sugar 
E) yeast and sugar

Question 3

What is the assembly time constraint (in hours)?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 A + 1 B $\le$ 800 
B) 0.25 A + 0.5 B $\le$ 800 
C) 0.5 A + 0.25 B$\le$ 800 
D) 1 A + 0.5 B $\le$ 800 
E) 0.25 A + 1 B $\le$ 800 
A) 1 A + 1 B $\le$ 800 
B) 0.25 A + 0.5 B $\le$ 800 
C) 0.5 A + 0.25 B$\le$ 800 
D) 1 A + 0.5 B $\le$ 800 
E) 0.25 A + 1 B $\le$ 800

Question 4

What is the constraint for resource I?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of the following is not a feasible purchase combination?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 King Beds and 0 Queen Beds 
B) 0 King Beds and 250 Queen Beds 
C) 150 King Beds and 0 Queen Beds 
D) 90 King Beds and 100 Queen Beds 
E) 0 King Beds and 200 Queen Beds 
A) 0 King Beds and 0 Queen Beds 
B) 0 King Beds and 250 Queen Beds 
C) 150 King Beds and 0 Queen Beds 
D) 90 King Beds and 100 Queen Beds 
E) 0 King Beds and 200 Queen Beds

Question 6

What is the objective function?

Accepted Answer

A) Z = $150K + $300Q 
B) Z = $500K + $300Q 
C) Z = $300K + $150Q 
D) Z = $300K + $500Q 
E) Z = $100K + $90Q 
A) Z = $150K + $300Q 
B) Z = $500K + $300Q 
C) Z = $300K + $150Q 
D) Z = $300K + $500Q 
E) Z = $100K + $90Q

Question 7

If a single optimal solution exists to a graphical LP problem, it will exist at a corner point.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are profits for the optimal production combination?

Accepted Answer

A) $800 
B) $500 
C) $640 
D) $620 
E) $600 
A) $800 
B) $500 
C) $640 
D) $620 
E) $600

Question 9

A small firm makes three products, which all follow the same three step process, which consists of milling, inspection, and drilling.Product A requires 6 minutes of milling, 5 minutes of inspection, and 4 minutes of drilling; product B requires 2.5 minutes of milling, 2 minutes of inspection, and 2 minutes of drilling; and product C requires 5 minutes of milling, 4 minutes of inspection, and 8 minutes of drilling.The department has 20 hours available during the next period for milling, 15 hours for inspection, and 24 hours for drilling.Product A contributes $6.00 per unit to profit, product B contributes $4.00 per unit, and product C contributes $10.00 per unit.
Use the following computer output to find the optimum mix of products in terms of maximizing contributions to profits for the next period.
PROBLEM TITLE: LINEAR PROGRAMMING
PROBLEM IS A MAX WITH 3 VARIABLES AND 3 CONSTRAINTS.

Accepted Answer

NUMBER OF ITERATIONS: 2
OPTIMAL SOLUTION

Question 10

Which of the following is not a component of the structure of a linear programming model?

Accepted Answer

A) Constraints 
B) Decision variables 
C) Parameters 
D) A goal or objective 
E) Environmental uncertainty 
A) Constraints 
B) Decision variables 
C) Parameters 
D) A goal or objective 
E) Environmental uncertainty

Question 11

A manager must decide on the mix of products to produce for the coming week.Product A requires three minutes per unit for molding, two minutes per unit for painting, and one minute per unit for packing.Product B requires two minutes per unit for molding, four minutes per unit for painting, and three minutes per unit for packing.There will be 600 minutes available for molding, 600 minutes for painting, and 420 minutes for packing.Both products have profits of $1.50 per unit.
(A) What combination of A and B will maximize profit?
(B) What is the maximum possible profit?
(C) How much of each resource will be unused for your solution?

Accepted Answer

@#IMG-DLM& @#IMG-DLM& (A) A = 150, B = 175
(B) $1.

Question 12

LP problems must have a single goal or objective specified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Coordinates of all corner points are substituted into the objective function when we use the approach called:

Accepted Answer

A) Least Squares 
B) Regression 
C) Enumeration 
D) Graphical Linear Programming 
E) Constraint Assignment 
A) Least Squares 
B) Regression 
C) Enumeration 
D) Graphical Linear Programming 
E) Constraint Assignment

Question 14

For the production combination of 1,400 A-100's and 900 B-200's which resource is "slack" (not fully used)?

Accepted Answer

A) circuit boards (only) 
B) assembly time (only) 
C) both circuit boards and assembly time 
D) neither circuit boards nor assembly time 
E) cannot be determined exactly 
A) circuit boards (only) 
B) assembly time (only) 
C) both circuit boards and assembly time 
D) neither circuit boards nor assembly time 
E) cannot be determined exactly

Question 15

For the production combination of 0 American and 400 British, which resource is "slack" (not fully used)?

Accepted Answer

A) Colombian beans (only) 
B) Dominican beans (only) 
C) both Colombian beans and Dominican beans 
D) neither Colombian beans nor Dominican beans 
E) cannot be determined exactly 
A) Colombian beans (only) 
B) Dominican beans (only) 
C) both Colombian beans and Dominican beans 
D) neither Colombian beans nor Dominican beans 
E) cannot be determined exactly

Question 16

Non-zero slack or surplus is associated with a binding constraint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the constraint for resource II?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

The equation 3xy = 9 is linear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are the corner points of the feasible solution space?

Accepted Answer

A= 0,B= 0; A= 30,B=

Question 20

Is the production combination 15 A's and 15 B's feasible?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 19: Linear Programming

What is the objective function?

For the production combination of 600 bagels and 800 croissants, which resource is "slack" (not fully used)?

What is the assembly time constraint (in hours)?

What is the constraint for resource I?

Which of the following is not a feasible purchase combination?

What is the objective function?

If a single optimal solution exists to a graphical LP problem, it will exist at a corner point.

What are profits for the optimal production combination?

Which of the following is not a component of the structure of a linear programming model?

LP problems must have a single goal or objective specified.

Coordinates of all corner points are substituted into the objective function when we use the approach called:

For the production combination of 1,400 A-100's and 900 B-200's which resource is "slack" (not fully used)?

For the production combination of 0 American and 400 British, which resource is "slack" (not fully used)?

Non-zero slack or surplus is associated with a binding constraint.

What is the constraint for resource II?

The equation 3xy = 9 is linear.

What are the corner points of the feasible solution space?

Is the production combination 15 A's and 15 B's feasible?

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity

Forecasting

Product and Service Design

Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

Process Selection and Facility Layout

Work Design and Measurement

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Quality Control

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

MRP and ERP

Inventory Management

Jit and Lean Operations

Supply Chain Management

Scheduling

Project Management

Management of Waiting Lines

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