Test Bank for an Introduction to Management Science Quantitative Approach 15th Edition (Cengage, 2018) by Anderson, Sweeney and Thomas, Isbn no; 9781337406529, all Chapters Covered

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1. The process of decision making is more limited than that of problem solving.
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a. True
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DIFFICULTY: Easy
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2. The breakeven point is the point at which the volume of output produced is the result of total
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revenue equaling total cost.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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DIFFICULTY: Easy
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3. Problem solving encompasses both the identification of a problem and the action to resolve it.
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, 4. The decision-making process includes implementation and subsequent evaluation of the decision.
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5. Most successful quantitative analysis models will advise separating the management analyst from
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the managerial team until after the problem has been fully structured.
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a. True
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ANSWER: False
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6. The value of making a decision based on models is dependent on how closely the model
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represents the real situation.
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7. Uncontrollable inputs are the decision variables for a model.
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