To use the transportation simplex method,a transportation problem that is unbalanced requires the use of
A)artificial variables.
B)one or more transshipment nodes.
C)a dummy origin or destination.
D)matrix reduction.

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An unbalanced transportation problem means that the total supply does not equal the total demand. To balance the problem, a dummy origin or destination can be added to the problem to either increase the supply or demand. Therefore, the best choice is adding a dummy origin or destination. The transportation simplex method does not require the use of artificial variables, transshipment nodes, or matrix reduction for unbalanced transportation problems.

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