TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION BY L. WINSTON

1. Models that suggest a desirable course of action are called descriptive models a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy Easy |Bloom's Knowledge Easy |Bloom's Comprehension QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: 1.1 Introduction OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC- Mathematical Modeling DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM DATE MODIFIED: 10/21/2017 8:35 PM 2. In modeling situations where it is not possible to write an equation for an output in terms of the inputs, there may still be a mathematical procedure for calculating outputs from inputs. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy Easy |Bloom's Knowledge Easy |Bloom's Comprehension QUESTION TYPE: True / False HAS VARIABLES: False TOPICS: 1.1 Introduction OTHER: BUSPROG-Communication DISC- Mathematical Modeling DATE CREATED: 5/17/2017 3:39 PM DATE MODIFIED: 10/21/2017 8:35 PM 3. In a descriptive model, the manager first wants to build a model that reflects the current situation. TEST BANK FOR PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 6TH EDITION BY L. WINSTON. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Moderate Moderate |Bloom's Knowledge Moderate |Bloom's Comprehension