TESTmBANKmFORmPRACTICALmMANAGEMENTmSCIENCE,m6THmEDITIONmBYmL.mWINSTON.
Truem/mFals
e
1. Modelsmthatmsuggestmamdesirablemcoursemofmactionmaremcalledmdescriptivemmodels
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1mIntroduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
2. Inmmodelingmsituationsmwheremitmismnotmpossiblemtomwritemanmequationmformanmoutputminmtermsmofmthemi
nputs,mtheremmaymstillmbemammathematicalmproceduremformcalculatingmoutputsmfromminputs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1mIntroduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
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,3. Inmamdescriptivemmodel,mthemmanagermfirstmwantsmtombuildmammodelmthatmreflectsmthemcurrentmsituation.
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, TESTmBANKmFORmPRACTICALmMANAGEMENTmSCIENCE,m6THmEDITIONmBYmL.mWINST
ON.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Moderatem|Bloom'smKnowledgemM
oderatem|Bloom'smComprehension
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, TESTmBANKmFORmPRACTICALmMANAGEMENTmSCIENCE,m6THmEDITIONmBYmL.mWINST
ON.
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.4mAmSevenmStepmModelingmProcessm-
mStepm4mModelmVerification
OTHER: BUSPROG-AnalyticmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
4. Onemofmthemadvantagesmofmspreadsheetmmodelsmismthatmtheymallowmmanagersmtomaskmwhat-ifmquestions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.2mAmCapitalmBudgetingmExamplem-mAnmOptimizationmModel
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
5. Onemofmthemargumentsmthatmmanagementmsciencempractitionersmhavemusedmtomcriticizemthememphasis
monmspecificmmodelsmismthatmtheymdomnotmprovidemthemcorrectmanswer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.3mModelingmVersusmModels
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
6. Themoverallmmodelingmprocessmtypicallymdoneminmpracticemalwaysmrequiresmsevenmsteps:mdefinemth
emproblem,mcollectmandmsummarizemdata,mdevelopmammodel,mverifymthemmodel,mselectmonemormmorems
uitable
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Truem/mFals
e
1. Modelsmthatmsuggestmamdesirablemcoursemofmactionmaremcalledmdescriptivemmodels
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1mIntroduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
2. Inmmodelingmsituationsmwheremitmismnotmpossiblemtomwritemanmequationmformanmoutputminmtermsmofmthemi
nputs,mtheremmaymstillmbemammathematicalmproceduremformcalculatingmoutputsmfromminputs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.1mIntroduction
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
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,3. Inmamdescriptivemmodel,mthemmanagermfirstmwantsmtombuildmammodelmthatmreflectsmthemcurrentmsituation.
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, TESTmBANKmFORmPRACTICALmMANAGEMENTmSCIENCE,m6THmEDITIONmBYmL.mWINST
ON.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Moderatem|Bloom'smKnowledgemM
oderatem|Bloom'smComprehension
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, TESTmBANKmFORmPRACTICALmMANAGEMENTmSCIENCE,m6THmEDITIONmBYmL.mWINST
ON.
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.4mAmSevenmStepmModelingmProcessm-
mStepm4mModelmVerification
OTHER: BUSPROG-AnalyticmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
4. Onemofmthemadvantagesmofmspreadsheetmmodelsmismthatmtheymallowmmanagersmtomaskmwhat-ifmquestions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.2mAmCapitalmBudgetingmExamplem-mAnmOptimizationmModel
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
5. Onemofmthemargumentsmthatmmanagementmsciencempractitionersmhavemusedmtomcriticizemthememphasis
monmspecificmmodelsmismthatmtheymdomnotmprovidemthemcorrectmanswer.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Easym|Bloom'smKnowledgemEa
sym|Bloom'smComprehension
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: 1.3mModelingmVersusmModels
OTHER: BUSPROG-CommunicationmDISC-mMathematicalmModeling
DATEmCREATED: 5/17/2017m3:39mPM
DATEmMODIFIED: 10/21/2017m8:35mPM
6. Themoverallmmodelingmprocessmtypicallymdoneminmpracticemalwaysmrequiresmsevenmsteps:mdefinemth
emproblem,mcollectmandmsummarizemdata,mdevelopmammodel,mverifymthemmodel,mselectmonemormmorems
uitable
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