CH 08 - Nonlinear Optimization Models

CH 08 - Nonlinear Optimization Models © Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 1 True / False 1. A nonlinear optimization problem is any optimization problem in which at least one term in the objective function or a constraint is nonlinear. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 2. A function is considered a quadratic function if its nonlinear terms have a power of 2. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 3. Nonlinear programming algorithms are more complex than linear programming algorithms. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 4. Many linear programming algorithms such as the simplex method optimize by examining only the extreme points and selecting the extreme point that gives the best solution value. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 CH 08 - Nonlinear Optimization Models © Cengage. Testing Powered by Cognero. Page 2 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand 5. Nonlinear optimization problems can have only one local optimal solution. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 6. A feasible solution is a global optimum if no other feasible solutions with a better objective function value are found in the immediate neighborhood. a. True b. False ANSWER: False POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 7. A feasible solution is a global optimum if no other feasible points with a better objective function value are found in the feasible region. a. True b. False ANSWER: True POINTS: 1 DIFFICULTY: Easy LEARNING OBJECTIVES: IMS.ASWC.19.08.01 - 8.1 NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Reflective Thinking TOPICS: 8.1 A Production Application—Par, Inc., Revisited KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember 8. For a typical nonlinear problem, if you change the right-hand side by even a small amount, the dual value changes. a. True b. False ANSWER: Fals