Which of the following is true about the northwest corner rule?
A)It generates neither feasible solutions nor optimum least-cost solutions.
B)It generates both feasible solutions and optimum least-cost solutions.
C)It generates feasible solutions but not necessarily optimum least-cost solutions.
D)It generates optimum least-cost solutions but not necessarily feasible solutions.

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The northwest corner rule generates feasible solutions by starting at the top left corner of the transportation table and allocating as much as possible to each cell until supply/demand is exhausted. However, this rule does not necessarily generate optimum least-cost solutions. Other methods, such as the stepping stone or Vogel's approximation method, must be used to achieve optimal solutions.

Which of the Following Is True About the Northwest Corner