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Quiz
• Question 1. Which of the following is incorrect with respect to the use of models in decision making?
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they are generally easy to use
• Question 2. The probabilities of mutually exclusive events sum to zero.
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Selected Answer: False
• Question 3. The term decision analysis refers to testing how a problem solution reacts to changes in one or more of the model parameters.
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Selected Answer: True
• Question 4. Variable costs are independent of volume and remain constant.
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Selected Answer: False
• Question 5. A frequency distribution is an organization of numerical data about the events in an experiment.
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Selected Answer: True
• Question 6. Objective probabilities that can be stated prior to the occurrence of an event are
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classical or a priori
• Question 7. A set of events is collectively exhaustive when it includes _______ the events that can occur in an experiment.
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• Question 8. Which of the following is not an alternative name for management science?
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Selected Answer:
quantitative analysis
• Question 9. Which of the following is an equation or an inequality that expresses a resource restriction in a mathematical model?
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• Question 10. ____________ techniques include uncertainty and assume that there can be more than one model solution.
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• Question 11. A ___________ probability is the probability that two or more events that are not mutually exclusive can occur simultaneously.
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• Question 12. Total cost equal the fixed cost plus the variable cost per unit divided by volume.
• Question 13. Profit is the difference between total revenue and total cost.
• Question 14. The events in an experiment are mutually exclusive if only one can occur at a time.
• Question 15. In a given experiment, the probabilities of all mutually exclusive events sum to one.
• Question 16. An experiment is an activity that results in one of several possible outcomes.
• Question 17. Fixed costs depend on the number of items produced.
• Question 18. The steps of the scientific method are:
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observation, problem definition, model construction, model solution, implementation.
• Question 19. A model is a functional relationship and include
• Question 20. In a given experiment the probabilities of mutually exclusive events sum to