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The purpose of a dummy row or column in an assignment problem is to.

A. Obtain balance between total activities & total resources

B. Prevent a solution from becoming degenerate

C. Provide a means of representing a dummy problem

D. None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

The purpose of a dummy row or column in an assignment problem is to obtain balance between total activities & total resources. Dummy rows (or columns) are added in the matrix so as to complete it to form a square matrix. The dummy rows or columns will contain all costs elements as zeroes. The Hungarian method may be used to solve the problem.

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