Business Mathematics
31. PERT is a tool for ______________ and control time.
- Delaying.
- Planning.
- Both a & b
- None of the above
Correct answer: (B)
Planning.
32. Transportation problem is a special class of ______________.
- LPP.
- assignment problem.
- none of the two.
- both 1 and 2.
Correct answer: (A)
LPP.
33. The cells in the Transportation problem can be classified as ______________.
- assigned cells and empty cells.
- allocated cells and un allocated cells.
- occupied and unoccupied cells.
- assigned and unoccupied cells.
Correct answer: (C)
occupied and unoccupied cells.
34. The basic feasible solution to a transportation problem is said to be optimal if it ______________.
- maximizes or minimizes the transportation cost.
- maximizes the transportation cost.
- minimizes the transportation cost.
- has degenerate solution.
Correct answer: (C)
minimizes the transportation cost.
35. In transportation problem if total supply < total demand we add ______________.
- dummy row with cost 0.
- dummy column with cost 0.
- dummy row with cost 1.
- dummy column with cost 1.
Correct answer: (A)
dummy row with cost 0.
36. In Maximization case of transportation problem we convert into minimization by subtracting all the elements from the ______________.
- zero.
- one.
- highest element.
- lowest element.
Correct answer: (C)
highest element.
37. In assignment problem if number of column is greater than row then ______________.
- dummy column is added.
- dummy row added.
- row with cost 1 is added.
- column with cost 1 is added.
Correct answer: (B)
dummy row added.
38. In transportation problem 'NWC' stands for ______________.
- North West Corner
- Net Working Capital
- Naval Weapons Center
- Nuclear Weapons Convention
Correct answer: (A)
North West Corner
39. Zero matrix is otherwise known as ______________.
- null matrix.
- square matrix.
- unit matrix.
- triangular matrix.
Correct answer: (A)
null matrix.
40. When the number of rows and the number of columns of a matrix are equal, the matrix is ______________.
- square matrix.
- row matrix.
- column matrix.
- none of these.
Correct answer: (A)
square matrix.
Monday, December 27, 2021