An Optimal Decision Is One That Chooses

Multiple Choice

An optimal decision is one that chooses

A) the most desirable alternative among the possibilities permitted by the resources available.
B) the lowest cost method of meeting goals, without regard to quality or any other feature.
C) among various possible goals and offends no one, so that all are equally happy.
D) among equally important goals, and thereby avoids the "indispensable necessity" syndrome.
E) among possible goals in such a way that spends as little money as possible.