If a slack variable has a positive value (is basic) in the optimal solution to a linear programming problem, then the shadow price of the associated constraint:

A) is always zero.
B) is always greater than zero.
C) is always less than zero.
D) could be any value (i.e., zero greater than zero or less than zero).


Answer: A

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