Questions from Management Science


Q: Each fall the Draperton Parks and Recreation Department holds a series of

Each fall the Draperton Parks and Recreation Department holds a series of tryouts for its boys’ and girls’ youth basketball leagues. All leagues are formed by age g...

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Q: All students in the College of Business at State University are required

All students in the College of Business at State University are required to take a capstone course, Management 4394, the last semester of their senior year. This course consists primarily of a semeste...

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Q: The Lead Balloon is a popular ’80s rock band that broke up

The Lead Balloon is a popular ’80s rock band that broke up in the 1990s but recently got back together to publish a new CD and go on tour. They want to schedule a summer tour that wi...

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Q: Kathleen Taylor has been working for a government contractor, Summit Solutions

Kathleen Taylor has been working for a government contractor, Summit Solutions, in Washington, DC, for over a year. She is now eligible to participate in the company’s 401(k) retirem...

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Q: Chuck and his daughter Kathleen want to go on a trip in

Chuck and his daughter Kathleen want to go on a trip in July to visit as many major league baseball parks for games as they can during Chuck’s week-long vacation from work. They would like to visit as...

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Q: The management science and information technology department at Tech offers between 36

The management science and information technology department at Tech offers between 36 and 40 three-hour course sections each semester. Some of the courses are taught by graduate student instructors,...

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Q: Rachel Sundusky is the manager of the South-Atlantic office of

Rachel Sundusky is the manager of the South-Atlantic office of the Stateline Shipping and Transport Company. She is in the process of negotiating a new shipping contract with Polychem, a company that...

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Q: Brenda Last is the personnel director at the Burlingham Textile Company.

Brenda Last is the personnel director at the Burlingham Textile Company. The company’s plant is expanding, and Brenda must fill five new supervisory positions in carding, spinning, w...

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Q: Kim Davis has decided to purchase a cellular phone, but she

Kim Davis has decided to purchase a cellular phone, but she is unsure about which rate plan to select. The “regular” plan charges a fixed fee of $55 per month for 1,000 minutes of airtime plus $0.33 p...

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Q: The Graphic Palette is a firm in Charleston, South Carolina,

The Graphic Palette is a firm in Charleston, South Carolina, that does graphic artwork and produces color and black-and- white posters, lithographs, and banners. The firm’s owners, K...

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