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

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Correct Answer: Option A
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.
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Sagar Zadgaonkar
Sagar Zadgaonkar 5 years ago
7. Assignment problem can be solved by
a) graphical method
b) transporation method
c) both a and b
d)none of these
Rabab Siblini
Rabab Siblini 6 years ago
It should be A option . As problem is considered as balanced if total supply is equal to total demand.
Tanmoy Dev
Tanmoy Dev 6 years ago
A is correct answer
Rutvik Vaghela
Rutvik Vaghela 6 years ago
The answer is Balanced transportation problem because the supply is equal to the demad
Appasani Manishankar
Appasani Manishankar 6 years ago
150. If the total supply is less than the total demand, a dummy source (row) is included in the cost matrix with ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Aayushi Badala
Aayushi Badala 6 years ago
Here the answer is OPTION A..since when there is total supply is equal to total demand than the transportation problem is balanced and when m+n-1 is not equal to allocation than the problem is degenrate
CHANDAN SINGH
CHANDAN SINGH 6 years ago
there is no condition applied so it should be option(a)
Jay Solanki
Jay Solanki 6 years ago
It should be option A. When total supply is equal to total demand the TP matrix is called balanced.
Megha Rayanade
Megha Rayanade 7 years ago
It should be A option . As TP is considered as balanced if total supply is equal to total demand.
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