If you try different starting values for the changing cells and obtain different solutions:
A) you can be confident there is no solution
B) there must be a mistake in your objective function
C) there must be a mistake in one of your constraints
D) you can keep the best solution you have found and hope that it is indeed optimal

Question

If you try different starting values for the changing cells and obtain different solutions:
A) you can be confident there is no solution 
B) there must be a mistake in your objective function 
C) there must be a mistake in one of your constraints 
D) you can keep the best solution you have found and hope that it is indeed optimal

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Different starting values can result in different local optima. Therefore, it is important to try different starting values and keep the best solution found. However, this best solution may not necessarily be the global optimum.

If You Try Different Starting Values for the Changing Cells