Questions from Management Science


Q: A graduated payment mortgage (GPM) enables the borrower to have

A graduated payment mortgage (GPM) enables the borrower to have lower payments earlier in the mortgage and increased payments later on. The assumption is the borrower’s income will increase over time...

See Answer

Q: Suppose you are planning for retirement. At the beginning of this

Suppose you are planning for retirement. At the beginning of this year and each of the next 39 years, you plan to contribute some money to your retirement fund. Each year, you plan to increase your re...

See Answer

Q: Based on Brams and Taylor (2000). Suppose that Eli Lilly

Based on Brams and Taylor (2000). Suppose that Eli Lilly and Pfizer are going to merge. Merger negotiations must settle the following issues: ■ What will the name of the merged corporation be?\ ■ Will...

See Answer

Q: AdminaStar processes Medicare claims. At the beginning of month 1 they

AdminaStar processes Medicare claims. At the beginning of month 1 they have a backlog of 40,000 difficult claims and 60,000 easy claims. The predicted claim volume for months 1 through 8 is listed in...

See Answer

Q: You are thinking of opening a small copy shop. It costs

You are thinking of opening a small copy shop. It costs $5000 to rent a copier for a year, and it costs $0.03 per copy to operate the copier. Other fixed costs of running the store will amount to $400...

See Answer

Q: Based on Charnes and Cooper (1955). A small company is

Based on Charnes and Cooper (1955). A small company is trying to determine employee salary based on the following attributes: effectiveness, responsibility, initiative, experience, education, self-exp...

See Answer

Q: During the next four quarters, Dorian Auto must meet (on

During the next four quarters, Dorian Auto must meet (on time) the following demands for cars: 4000 in quarter 1; 2000 in quarter 2; 5000 in quarter 3; 1000 in quarter 4. At the beginning of quarter 1...

See Answer

Q: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined that during each

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined that during each of the next 12 months it will need the numbers of supercomputers given in the file. To meet these requirements, the IRS rents superco...

See Answer

Q: You own a wheat warehouse with a capacity of 20,000

You own a wheat warehouse with a capacity of 20,000 bushels. At the beginning of month 1, you have 6000 bushels of wheat. Each month, wheat can be bought and sold at the prices per bushel listed in th...

See Answer

Q: In the employee scheduling example, suppose that each full-time

In the employee scheduling example, suppose that each full-time employee works eight hours per day. Thus, Monday’s requirement of 17 employees can be viewed as a requirement of 8(17) 5 136 hours. The...

See Answer