When a solution is degenerate the reduced costs for the changing cells
A) is always equal to zero.
B) may not be unique.
C) may be set to any value the manager needs.
D) is equal to infinity.

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When a solution is degenerate, there is more than one basic variable with a zero value. Hence, there can be more than one changing cell with zero reduced cost, resulting in non-unique solutions. Therefore, option B is correct. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because zero is not the only value possible for reduced costs, the manager cannot set values arbitrarily, and reduced costs cannot be infinity.

When a Solution Is Degenerate the Reduced Costs for the Changing