A manager is interested in using linear programming to analyze production for the ensuing week. She knows that it will take exactly 1.5 hours to run a batch of product A and that this batch will consume two tons of sugar. This is an example of the linear programming assumption of:
A) linearity.
B) certainty.
C) continuous variables.
D) whole numbers.

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The assumption being described is certainty, as the manager knows exactly how much time and resources are needed to produce a batch of product A. Linearity refers to the assumption that the relationship between variables is linear, continuous variables refers to the assumption that variables take on wide range of values, and whole numbers refers to the assumption that variables are restricted to integers.

A Manager Is Interested in Using Linear Programming to Analyze