The only restriction we place on the initial solution of a transportation problem is that
A)we must have nonzero quantities in a majority of the boxes.
B)all constraints must be satisfied.
C)demand must be less than supply.
D)we must have a number (equal to the number of rows plus the number of columns minus one)of boxes that contain nonzero quantities.
E)None of the above

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The initial solution of a transportation problem must satisfy all constraints, meaning that the supply and demand constraints must be met.

The Only Restriction We Place on the Initial Solution of a Transportation