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

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

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


A. TRUE
B. FALSE
ANSWER: TRUE
POINTS 1
DIFFICULTY: MODERATE
MODERATE |BLOOM'S KNOWLEDGE MODERATE |BLOOM'S COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE: TRUE / FALSE
HAS VARIABLES: FALSE
TOPICS 1.4 A SEVEN STEP MODELING PROCESS - STEP 4 MODEL VERIFICATION
OTHER:BUSPROG-ANALYTIC DISC- MATHEMATICAL MODELING
DATE CREATED:5/17/2017 3:39 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 10/21/2017 8:35 PM


4. ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF SPREADSHEET MODELS IS THAT THEY ALLOW
MANAGERS TO ASK WHAT-IF QUESTIONS.