"With the computing power available today, I'm surprised that the quantitative management approach is not widely used to make management decisions and solve management problems," said Guy. "I believe that there are several explanations for the limited use of quantitative management. For example, ________," replied his manager.
A) all managers have been trained to use quantitative management
B) many of the decisions managers face are nonroutine and unpredictable
C) all management decisions can be expressed with mathematical symbols and formulas
D) managers will use results obtained by quantitative management even if the results are not consistent with the managers' experience, intuition, and judgment
E) quantitative management is never used in production or quality control

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The limited use of quantitative management can be attributed to the fact that many of the decisions managers face are nonroutine and unpredictable, making it difficult to apply quantitative methods effectively.

"With the Computing Power Available Today, I'm Surprised That the Quantitative