Answer: Decision variables.
- A Constraints
- B Decision variables
- C Objective coefficients
- D Corner points
Correct answer: B. Decision variables
Explanation: Decision variables (commonly x and y) represent the quantities to be determined, such as units of a product to manufacture.
The feasible region (shaded) is bounded by the constraint lines; the fundamental theorem of LPP guarantees the optimal value of the objective function occurs at one of the corner points (O, A, B, C), so only these need to be checked, not the entire region.
Concept context
Optimizing a linear objective function subject to linear constraints using the graphical corner point method.