An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approach, 15th Edition Test Bank

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CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming True / False 1. In a linear programming problem, the objective function and the constraints must be linear functions of the decision variables. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 2. Only binding constraints form the shape (boundaries) of the feasible region. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 3. It is not possible to have more than one optimal solution to a linear programming problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 4. A linear programming problem can be both unbounded and infeasible. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 1 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 5. An infeasible problem is one in which the objective function can be increased to infinity. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 6. An unbounded feasible region might not result in an unbounded solution for a minimization or maximization problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 7. An optimal solution to a linear programming problem can be found at an extreme point of the feasible region for the problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.03 – 2.3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.3 Extreme Points and the Optimal Solution KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 8. The optimal solution to any linear programming problem is the same as the optimal solution to the standard form of the problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 2 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 9. The constraint 2×1โˆ’ x2 = 0 passes through the point (200, 100). a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 10. The point (3, 2) is feasible for the constraint 2×1 + 6×2โ‰ค 30. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 11. No matter what value it has, each objective function line is parallel to every other objective function line in a problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 12. Constraints limit the degree to which the objective in a linear programming problem is satisfied. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 3 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 13. Alternative optimal solutions occur when there is no feasible solution to the problem. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 14. Because surplus variables represent the amount by which the solution exceeds a minimum target, they are given positive coefficients in the objective function. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 15. A redundant constraint cannot be removed from the problem without affecting the feasible region. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 16. The constraint 5×1โˆ’ 2×2โ‰ค 0 passes through the point (20, 50). a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 4 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 17. At a problem’s optimal solution, a redundant constraint will have zero slack. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Blooms: Understand 18. If a constraint is redundant, it can be removed from the problem without affecting the feasible region. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 19. For a minimization problem, the solution is considered to be unbounded if the value may be made infinitely small. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember Multiple Choice 20. The maximization or minimization of a desired quantity is the a. goal of management science. b. decision for decision analysis. c. constraint of operations research. d. objective of linear programming. ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 5 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 21. Decision variables a. are values that are used to determine how much or how many of something to produce, invest, etc. b. represent the values of the constraints. c. are values that measure the objective function. d. must be unique for each constraint. ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 22. Which of the following is a valid objective function for a linear programming problem? a. Min 8xy b. Min 4x + 3y + (1/2)z c. Min 5×2 + 6y2 d. Max (x1 + x2)/x3 ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 23. Which of the following statements is NOT true? a. A feasible solution satisfies all constraints. b. An optimal solution satisfies all constraints. c. An infeasible solution violates all constraints. d. A feasible solution point does not have to lie on the boundary of the feasible region. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 6 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 24. When no solution to the linear programming problem satisfies all the constraints, including the nonnegativity conditions, it is considered a. optimal. b. feasible. c. infeasible. d. semifeasible. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 25. The amount by which the left side of a less-than-or-equal-to constraint is smaller than the right side a. is known as a surplus. b. is known as slack. c. is optimized for the linear programming problem. d. exists for each variable in a linear programming problem. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 26. To find the optimal solution to a linear programming problem using the graphical method, a. find the feasible point that is the farthest away from the origin. b. find the feasible point that is at the highest location. c. find the feasible point that is closest to the origin. d. None of these are correct. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.03 – 2.3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.3 Extreme Points and the Optimal Solution KEYWORDS: Blooms: Understand ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 7 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming 27. Which of the following special cases does NOT require reformulation of the problem in order to obtain a solution? a. alternative optimality b. infeasibility c. unboundedness d. Each case requires a reformulation. ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 28. Infeasibility means that the number of solutions to the linear programming models that satisfies all constraints is a. at least 1. b. 0. c. an infinite number. d. at least 2. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 29. A constraint that does NOT affect the feasible region of the solution is a a. nonnegativity constraint. b. redundant constraint. c. standard constraint. d. slack constraint. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 30. Whenever all the constraints in a linear program are expressed as equalities, the linear program is said to be written in a. standard form. b. bounded form. c. feasible form. d. alternative form. ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 8 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember 31. All of the following statements about a redundant constraint are correct EXCEPT a. a redundant constraint does not affect the optimal solution. b. a redundant constraint does not affect the feasible region. c. recognizing a redundant constraint is easy with the graphical solution method. d. at the optimal solution, a redundant constraint will have zero slack. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 32. All linear programming problems have all of the following properties EXCEPT a. a linear objective function that is to be maximized or minimized. b. a set of linear constraints. c. alternative optimal solutions. d. variables that are all restricted to nonnegative values. ANSWER: c POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand 33. If there is a maximum of 4,000 hours of labor available per month and 300 ping-pong balls (x1) or 125 wiffle balls (x2) can be produced per hour of labor, which of the following constraints reflects this situation? a. 300×1 + 125×2 > 4,000 b. 300×1 + 125×2 < 4,000 c. 425(x1 + x2) < 4,000 d. 300×1 + 125×2 = 4,000 ANSWER: POINTS: DIFFICULTY: b 1 Moderate ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 9 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 34. In which part(s) of a linear programming formulation would the decision variables be stated? a. objective function and the left-hand side of each constraint b. objective function and the right-hand side of each constraint c. the left-hand side of each constraint only d. the objective function only ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 35. The three assumptions necessary for a linear programming model to be appropriate include all of the following EXCEPT a. proportionality. b. additivity. c. divisibility. d. normality. ANSWER: d POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 36. A redundant constraint results in a. no change in the optimal solution(s). b. an unbounded solution. c. no feasible solution. d. alternative optimal solutions. ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 10 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming 37. A variable added to the left-hand side of a less-than-or-equal-to constraint to convert the constraint into an equality is a a. standard variable. b. slack variable. c. surplus variable. d. nonnegative variable. ANSWER: b POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember Subjective Short Answer 38. Solve the following system of simultaneous equations. 6X + 2Y = 50 2X + 4Y = 20 ANSWER: X = 8, Y =1 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 39. Solve the following system of simultaneous equations. 6X + 4Y = 40 2X + 3Y = 20 ANSWER: X = 4, Y = 4 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 40. Consider the following linear programming problem: Max s.t. 8X + 7Y 15X + 5Y โ‰ค 75 10X + 6Y โ‰ค 60 X+ Yโ‰ค8 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 11 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 a. Use a graph to show each constraint and the feasible region. Identify the optimal solution point on your graph. What are the values of X and Y at the b. optimal solution? c. What is the optimal value of the objective function? ANSWER: a. b. The optimal solution occurs at the intersection of constraints 2 and 3. The point is X = 3, Y = 5. The value of the objective function is 59. c. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 41. For the following linear programming problem, determine the optimal solution using the graphical solution method. โˆ’X + 2Y 6X โˆ’ 2Y โ‰ค 3 โˆ’2X + 3Y โ‰ค 6 X+ Yโ‰ค3 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: Max s.t. X = 0.6 and Y = 2.4 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 12 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Apply 42. Use this graph to answer the questions. Max s.t. 20X + 10Y 12X + 15Y โ‰ค 180 15X + 10Y โ‰ค 150 3X โˆ’ 8Y โ‰ค 0 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 13 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming a. b. c. d. Which area (I, II, III, IV, or V) forms the feasible region? Which point (A, B, C, D, or E) is optimal? Which constraints are binding? Which slack variables equal zero? ANSWER: a. b. c. d. Area III is the feasible region. Point D is optimal. Constraints 2 and 3 are binding. S2 and S3 are equal to 0. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 43. Find the complete optimal solution to this linear programming problem. Min s.t. 5X + 6Y 3X + Y โ‰ฅ 15 X + 2Y โ‰ฅ 12 3X + 2Y โ‰ฅ 24 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: The complete optimal solution is X = 6, Y = 3, Z = 48, S1 = 6, S2 = 0, S3 = 0 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 14 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming TOPICS: KEYWORDS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure Bloom's: Apply 44. Find the complete optimal solution to this linear programming problem. Max s.t. 5X + 3Y 2X + 3Y โ‰ค 30 2X + 5Y โ‰ค 40 6X โˆ’ 5Y โ‰ค 0 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: The complete optimal solution is X = 15, Y = 0, Z = 75, S1 = 0, S2 = 10, S3 = 90 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 45. Find the complete optimal solution to this linear programming problem. Max s.t. 2X + 3Y 4X + 9Y โ‰ค 72 10X + 11Y โ‰ค 110 17X + 9Y โ‰ค 153 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 15 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming The complete optimal solution is X = 4.304, Y = 6.087, Z = 26.87, S1 = 0, S2 = 0, S3 = 25.043 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 46. Find the complete optimal solution to this linear programming problem. Min s.t. 3X + 3Y 12X + 4Y โ‰ฅ 48 10X + 5Y โ‰ฅ 50 4X + 8Y โ‰ฅ 32 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 16 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming The complete optimal solution is X = 4, Y = 2, Z = 18, S1 = 8, S2 = 0, S3 = 0 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 47. For the following linear programming problem, determine the optimal solution using the graphical solution method. Are any of the constraints redundant? If yes, identify the constraint that is redundant. Max s.t. X + 2Y X+ Yโ‰ค3 X โˆ’ 2Y โ‰ฅ 0 Yโ‰ค1 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: X = 2 and Y = 1 Yes, there is a redundant constraint; Y โ‰ค 1 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 17 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 48. Maxwell Manufacturing makes two models of felt-tip marking pens. Requirements for each lot of pens are given below. Plastic Ink assembly Molding time Fliptop Model 3 5 5 Tiptop Model 4 4 2 Available 36 40 30 The profit for either model is $1000 per lot. a. What is the linear programming model for this problem? b. Find the optimal solution. c. Will there be excess capacity in any resource? ANSWER: a. Let F = number of lots of Fliptop pens to produce T = number of lots of Tiptop pens to produce Max s.t. ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. 1000F + 1000T 3F + 4T โ‰ค 36 5F + 4T โ‰ค 40 5F + 2T โ‰ค 30 F, T โ‰ฅ 0 Page 18 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming b. The complete optimal solution is F = 2, T = 7.5, Z = 9500, S1 = 0, S2 = 0, S3 = 5 c. There is an excess of 5 units of molding time available. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 49. The Sanders Garden Shop mixes two types of grass seed into a blend. Each type of grass has been rated (per pound) according to its shade tolerance, ability to stand up to traffic, and drought resistance, as shown in the table. Type A seed costs $1 and Type B seed costs $2. Shade tolerance Traffic resistance Drought resistance Type A 1 2 2 Type B 1 1 5 a. If the blend needs to score at least 300 points for shade tolerance, 400 points for traffic resistance, and 750 points for drought resistance, how many pounds of each seed should be in the blend? b. Which targets will be exceeded? c. How much will the blend cost? ANSWER: a. Let A = pounds of Type A seed in the blend B = pounds of Type B seed in the blend Min s.t. ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. 1A + 2B 1A + 1B โ‰ฅ 300 2A + 1B โ‰ฅ 400 2A + 5B โ‰ฅ 750 A, B โ‰ฅ 0 Page 19 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming The optimal solution is at A = 250, B = 50. b. Constraint 2 has a surplus value of 150. c. The cost is 350. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 50. Muir Manufacturing produces two popular grades of commercial carpeting among its many other products. In the coming production period, Muir needs to decide how many rolls of each grade should be produced in order to maximize profit. Each roll of Grade X carpet uses 50 units of synthetic fiber, requires 25 hours of production time, and needs 20 units of foam backing. Each roll of Grade Y carpet uses 40 units of synthetic fiber, requires 28 hours of production time, and needs 15 units of foam backing. The profit per roll of Grade X carpet is $200, and the profit per roll of Grade Y carpet is $160. In the coming production period, Muir has 3000 units of synthetic fiber available for use. Workers have been scheduled to provide at least 1800 hours of production time (overtime is a possibility). The company has 1500 units of foam backing available for use. Develop and solve a linear programming model for this problem. ANSWER: Let X = number of rolls of Grade X carpet to make Y = number of rolls of Grade Y carpet to make Max 200X + 160Y s.t. 50X + 40Y โ‰ค 3000 25X + 28Y โ‰ฅ 1800 20X + 15Y โ‰ค 1500 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 20 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming The complete optimal solution is X = 30, Y = 37.5, Z = 12,000, S1 = 0, S2 = 0, S3 = 337.5 POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.01 – 2.1 IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure 2.1 A Simple Maximization Problem KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 51. Does the following linear programming problem exhibit infeasibility, unboundedness, or alternative optimal solutions? Explain. Min s.t. 3X + 3Y 1X + 2Y โ‰ค 16 1X + 1Y โ‰ค 10 5X + 3Y โ‰ค 45 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: The problem has alternative optimal solutions. ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 21 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 52. Does the following linear programming problem exhibit infeasibility, unboundedness, or alternative optimal solutions? Explain. Min s.t. 1X + 1Y 5X + 3Y โ‰ค 30 3X + 4Y โ‰ฅ 36 Yโ‰ค7 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: The problem is infeasible. POINTS: DIFFICULTY: 1 Challenging ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 22 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 53. A businessman is considering opening a small specialized trucking firm. To make the firm profitable, it must have a daily trucking capacity of at least 84,000 cubic feet. Two types of trucks are appropriate for the specialized operation. Their characteristics and costs are summarized in the table below. Note that truck two requires three drivers for long haul trips. There are 41 potential drivers available, and there are facilities for at most 40 trucks. The businessman's objective is to minimize the total cost outlay for trucks. Truck Small Large Cost $18,000 $45,000 Capacity (cu. ft.) 2,400 6,000 Drivers Needed 1 3 Solve the problem graphically and note that there are alternative optimal solutions. a. Which optimal solution uses only one type of truck? b. Which optimal solution utilizes the minimum total number of trucks? c. Which optimal solution uses the same number of small and large trucks? ANSWER: a. 35 small, 0 large b. 5 small, 12 large c. 10 small, 10 large POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.06 – 2.6 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.6 Special Cases KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 54. Consider the following linear program: Max s.t. 60X + 43Y X + 3Y โ‰ฅ 9 6X โˆ’ 2Y = 12 X + 2Y โ‰ค 10 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 a. b. Write the problem in standard form. What is the feasible region for the problem? Show that regardless of the values of the actual objective function coefficients, the optimal c. solution will occur at one of two points. Solve for these points and then determine which one maximizes the current objective function. ANSWER: a. Max 60X + 43Y s.t. X + 3Y โˆ’ S1 = 9 6X โˆ’ 2Y = 12 X + 2Y + S3 = 10 X, Y, S1, S3โ‰ฅ 0 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 23 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming b. Line segment of 6X โˆ’ 2Y = 12 between (22/7, 24/7) and (27/10, 21/10). c. Extreme points: (22/7, 24/7) and (27/10, 21/10). First one is optimal, giving Z = 336. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.03 – 2.3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.3 Extreme Points and the Optimal Solution KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 55. Solve the following linear program graphically. Max s.t. 5X + 7Y X โ‰ค6 2X + 3Y โ‰ค 19 X+ Yโ‰ค8 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: From the graph below, we see that the optimal solution occurs at X = 5, Y = 3, and Z = 46. POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 56. Solve the following linear program graphically. How many extreme points exist for this problem? Min s.t. 150X + 210Y 3.8X + 1.2Y โ‰ฅ 22.8 Yโ‰ฅ6 Y โ‰ค 15 ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 24 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming 45X + 30Y = 630 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: Two extreme points exist (points A and B below). The optimal solution is X = 10, Y = 6, and Z = 2760 (point B). POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 IMS.ASWC.19.02.03 – 2.3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure 2.3 Extreme Points and the Optimal Solution KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze 57. Solve the following linear program graphically. Max s.t. 4X + 5Y X + 3Y โ‰ค 22 โˆ’X + Y โ‰ค 4 Yโ‰ค6 2X โˆ’ 5Y โ‰ค 0 X, Y โ‰ฅ 0 ANSWER: Two extreme points exist (points A and B below). The optimal solution is X = 10, Y = 6, and Z = 2760 (point B). ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 25 CH 02 – An Introduction to Linear Programming POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Challenging LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.02.02 – 2.2 IMS.ASWC.19.02.03 – 2.3 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States – BUSPROG: Analytic TOPICS: 2.2 Graphical Solution Procedure 2.3 Extreme Points and the Optimal Solution KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze ยฉ Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 26

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