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Management · Q57

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 57

Q57

When total supply is equal to total demand in a transportation problem, the problem is said to be?

A.
Balanced
Answer
B.
Unbalanced
C.
Degenerate
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The total supply available at the plants exactly matches the total demand at the destinations, such type of problems where supply and demand are exactly equal are known as Balanced Transportation Problem.