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Transportation Model True & False: Self Quiz

The document contains two multiple choice quizzes about transportation models. The transportation model is used to identify the optimum shipping plan for a given transportation problem. The total transportation cost is the sum of the products of per-unit shipping costs multiplied by shipment amounts. A dummy origin is used when supply is greater than demand.

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Transportation Model True & False: Self Quiz

The document contains two multiple choice quizzes about transportation models. The transportation model is used to identify the optimum shipping plan for a given transportation problem. The total transportation cost is the sum of the products of per-unit shipping costs multiplied by shipment amounts. A dummy origin is used when supply is greater than demand.

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Transportation Model

True & False

The correct answer for each question is indicated by a .


The transportation model is used to identify the optimum shipping plan for a
1 CORRECT
given transportation problem.
A)True
B)False

The total transportation cost of a set of shipments for the transportation model is
2 CORRECT the sum of the products of the per-unit shipping costs multiplied by the shipment
amounts.
A)True
B)False

3 CORRECT A dummy origin is used when the supply is greater than the demand.

A)True
B)False

Self Quiz
The correct answer for each question is indicated by a .
The transportation model of linear programming assumes homogeneous
commodities, deterministic supply, deterministic demand, that every source is
1 CORRECT
capable of shipping to every destination, and that there is a known per-unit
shipping cost from every source to every destination
A)True
B)False

The total transportation cost of a set of shipments for the transportation model is
2 CORRECT the sum of the products of the per-unit shipping costs multiplied by the shipment
amounts.
A)True
B)False

A transportation model has 6 rows and 5 columns. What is the required number
3 CORRECT
of occupied cells?
A)9
B)10
C)11
D)12
E)30

4 CORRECT In a transportation model, an alternate optimal solution exists if:


A)The values of all of the unoccupied cells are positive.
B)The values of some cells are positive and the rest are
negative.
C)The value of at least one unoccupied cell is zero.
D)The values of all of the unoccupied cells are negative.
E)An alternative optimal solution never exists.

5 CORRECT In transportation model analysis the "intuitive method" is used to obtain:

A)an initial feasible solution


B)an initial optimal solution
C)an improvement to the initial solution
D)an improvement to the previous solution
E)none of the above

6 CORRECT What is the interpretation of a quantity assigned to a dummy warehouse?

A)It should not be produced or should be held at the factory for


future delivery to an existing warehouse.
B)It should be shipped at a cost of $0 per unit.
C)It should be transferred to another warehouse.
D)It should be returned to the factory that shipped it.
E)none of the above

OLD MCQ
1. The transportation model of linear programming assumes homogeneous commodities,
deterministic supply, deterministic demand, that every source is capable of shipping to
every destination, and that there is a known per-unit shipping cost from every source to
every destination.
A. True

B. False

2. The total transportation cost of a set of shipments for the transportation model is the sum
of the products of the per-unit shipping costs multiplied by the shipment amounts.
A. True

B. False

3. Because costs and constraints are estimates, the optimal answer from linear programming
is actually an approximation.
A. True
B. False

4. If the inputs to a transportation model are changed, the solution (answer) must also
change.
A. True

B. False

5. If one or two factors in a transportation model are unknown, it is better to leave their
values blank than to use estimates.
A. True

B. False

6. If we have an initial feasible solution, it's better to quit rather than risk continuing and
choosing a wrong answer.
A. True

B. False

7. A transportation model has 6 rows and 5 columns. What is the minimum required number
of occupied cells?
A. 9.

B. 10.

C. 11.

D. 12.

E. 30.

8. In a transportation model, an alternate optimal solution exists if:


A. The values of all of the unoccupied cells are positive.

B. The values of some cells are positive and the rest are negative.
C. The value of at least one unoccupied cell is zero.

D. The values of all of the unoccupied cells are negative.

E. An alternative optimal solution never exists.

9. In transportation model analysis the "intuitive method" is used to obtain:


A. an initial feasible solution

B. an initial optimal solution

C. an improvement to the initial solution

D. an improvement to the previous solution

E. an approximate answer when computers aren't available

10. What is the interpretation of a quantity assigned to a dummy warehouse?


It should not be produced or should be held at the factory for future delivery to
A.
an existing warehouse.

B. It should be shipped at a cost of $0 per unit.

C. It should be transferred to another warehouse.

D. It should be returned to the factory that shipped it.


It is the maximum quantity that the square footage of the dummy warehouse can
E.
physically hold.

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