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Section 2  Developing and Initial Solution 1) Neither the northwest-corner rule nor the intuitive method considers shipping cost in making initial allocations. 2) The intuitive method of generating an initial solution has different results for each problem solver because “intuition” varies from person to person. 3) A feasible solution in transportation models is one in which all of the supply and demand constraints are satisfied. 4) Upon completion of the northwest-corner rule, which source-destination cell is guaranteed to be occupied? A) top-left B) top-right C) bottom-left D) bottom-right E) the cell with the lowest shipping cost (or at least one of them if there’s a tie) 5) The initial solution to a transportation problem can be generated several ways, so long as: A) it minimizes cost. B) it ignores cost. C) all supply and demand conditions are satisfied. D) degeneracy does not exist. E) all cells are filled. 6) The northwest-corner rule is best used: A) to minimize the total shipping cost from several origins to several destinations. B) to calculate whether a feasible solution is also an optimal solution. C) to calculate how much to transfer from one shipping route to another. D) to generate an initial feasible solution to a transportation problem. E) to resolve cases of degeneracy in transportation problems. 7) For the problem data set below, what is the northwest-corner allocation to the cell Source 1-Destination 1? A) 0 B) 2 C) 15 D) 90 E) 30 8) For the problem data set below, what is the northwest-corner allocation to the cell Source 1 — Destination 2? A) 0 B) 15 C) 25 D) 45 E) 35 9) For the problem data set below, what is the northwest corner allocation to the cell Source 3-Destination 3? A) 0 B) 15 C) 20 D) 35 E) 45 10) The northwest-corner rule’s biggest flaw is that: A) it ignores costs. B) it cannot generate feasible solutions. C) it never generates ideal solutions. D) it ignores shipping time. E) There are no major flaws. 11) For the problem below, what is the quantity assigned to the cell Source 1-Destination 2 using the intuitive method for an initial feasible solution? A) 1 B) 5 C) 30 D) 45 E) 50 12) For the problem below, what is the quantity assigned to the cell Source 3-Destination 1 using the intuitive method for an initial feasible solution? A) 3 B) 13.333 C) 30 D) 45 E) 50 13) The main difference between the intuitive lowest-cost method and the northwest-corner rule is that: A) the intuitive lowest-cost method always generates a better solution. B) the northwest-corner rule is faster. C) the northwest-corner rule ignores cost. D) only the intuitive lowest-cost method generates an optimal solution. E) None of the above is accurate. 14) The ________ develops an initial feasible solution for a transportation model by starting at the upper left-hand cell of a table and systematically allocating units to shipping points.