Question

Answer this question with respect to the CONSULTANT PROBLEM posted in Canvas (Test 6 Output document above). Any proposed changes to the CONSULTANT PROBLEM pertain only to that problem. Do not carry forward changes made in one problem to another problem. Assume that Avery falls sick and loses 30 hours of her work schedule. (and all other parameters are as stated in the original problem). Which of the following statements is true?

A.The demand for clients A, B and C will now have to be forcibly reduced by 10.
B.The supply at Avery’s node reduces to 150
C.The objective function coefficient will now change in response to Avery’s sickness.
D.A dummy supply node with a supply of 10 will have to be added to the problem.

Answer 1

Statement B is true because the supply at Avery's node reduces to 150 when she falls sick and loses 30 hours of her work schedule.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement is B. The supply at Avery’s node reduces to 150.

When Avery falls sick and loses 30 hours of her work schedule, the supply at her node (Avery’s node) will be affected. In the original problem, the supply at Avery’s node was 180, but with the loss of 30 hours, it will reduce to 150 hours.

Therefore, statement B is true.