Questions from Management Science


Q: Helen Holmes makes pottery by hand in her basement. She has

Helen Holmes makes pottery by hand in her basement. She has 20 hours available each week to make bowls and vases. A bowl requires 3 hours of labor, and a vase requires 2 hours of labor. It requires 2...

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Q: A transportation problem involves the following costs, supply, and demand

A transportation problem involves the following costs, supply, and demand: Solve this problem by using the computer.

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Q: David from Problem 16 is now concerned as the market demand does

David from Problem 16 is now concerned as the market demand does not look very promising, and he may not be able to sell more than the breakeven volume. Therefore, instead of buying brand- new equipme...

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Q: Gilbert Moss and Angela Pasaic spent several summers during their college years

Gilbert Moss and Angela Pasaic spent several summers during their college years working at archaeological sites in the Southwest. While at those digs, they learned how to make ceramic tiles from local...

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Q: Essex Energy Company has a contract to deliver 400 tons of coal

Essex Energy Company has a contract to deliver 400 tons of coal to China. The company has mines in the following regions—Appalachia (WV, KY, and VA), Mississippi (IL and IN), and Mid...

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Q: IP-computers assembles computers in three countries (the US,

IP-computers assembles computers in three countries (the US, China, and Malaysia). The production capacities of the three assembly plants are: The company exports the computers to three other countrie...

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Q: A severe winter ice storm has swept across North Carolina and Virginia

A severe winter ice storm has swept across North Carolina and Virginia, followed by over a foot of snow and frigid, single-digit temperatures. These weather conditions have resulted in numerous downed...

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Q: A large manufacturing company is closing three of its existing plants and

A large manufacturing company is closing three of its existing plants and intends to transfer some of its more skilled employees to three plants that will remain open. The number of employees availabl...

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Q: A national grain trader procures wheat in standard bags of 50 kg

A national grain trader procures wheat in standard bags of 50 kg from several farmers and sends the wheat bags to different retail outlets. The supply from the different farmers are given in the follo...

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Q: Bayville has built a new elementary school, increasing the town’s total

Bayville has built a new elementary school, increasing the town’s total to four schools— Addison, Beeks, Canfield, and Daley. Each has a capacity of 400 students. T...

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