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The function whose value is to be maximised or minimised is called the:

AObtained function
BObjective function
CObjection function
DObscured function
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Objective function
1. Every linear programming problem has one quantity it is aiming at. 2. In the furniture example that quantity is the profit. 3. That linear function is the objective function. 4. So the answer is the objective function. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Part II, Ch 12 'Linear Programming'_
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