5-1. True or False? (a) To balance a transportation model, it is necessary to add a dummy source or a dummy destination bur never both. (b) The amounts shipped to a dummy destination represent surplus at the shipping source. (c) The amounts shipped from a dummy source represent shortages at the receiving destinations.

5-1. True or False? (a) To balance a transportation model, it is necessary to add a dummy source or a dummy destination bur never both. (b) The amounts shipped to a dummy destination represent surplus at the shipping source. (c) The amounts shipped from a dummy source represent shortages at the receiving destinations.

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5-1. True or False?
(a) To balance a transportation model, it is necessary to add a dummy source or a
dummy destination bur never both.
(b) The amounts shipped to a dummy destination represent surplus at the shipping source.
(c) The amounts shipped from a dummy source represent shortages at the receiving
destinations.

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