NOBLE GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS – DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

MBA SEM2 QA II MID SEM QUESTION BANK & ASSIGNMENT

1. In the modification of a plant layout of a factory four new machines M1, M2, M3, and M4 are to be installed in the
machine shop. There are five vacant places A, B, C, D and E available. Because of limited space, machine M2 cannot
be placed at C and M3 cannot be placed at A. The cost of locating a machine at a place in hundreds of rupees is as
under:
A B C D E Find the optimal assignment schedule.
M1 9 11 15 10 11
M2 12 9 -- 10 9
M3 -- 11 14 11 7
M4 14 8 12 7 8

2. Discuss the concept of Brand Switching with an example. What is steady state condition in Markov Analysis?

3. In the Saurashtra, only two brands of nail polish, A and B, are sold. Given that a lady last purchased brand A, there is
80% chance that she would buy the same brand in the next purchase, while if a lady purchased brand B, there is 90%
chance that her next purchase would be brand B. Using these information develop the transition probability matrix.
Calculate:
i) The Probability that if a lady is currently a brand A purchaser, she will purchase brand B two purchases from now.
ii) The probability that if a lady is a brand B purchaser, she will purchase brand A three periods from now.
iii) The probability that three periods from now, a lady shall buy brand B, given that the market share of the two brands
is as follows: Brand A 70% and Brand B 30%

4. Five men are available to do five different jobs. From past records, the time ( in hours) that each man takes t do a
job is known and given in the following matrix
Men Jobs
I. II. III. IV. V. Find the assignment of jobs that will
A 2 9 2 7 1 minimize the time taken to complete the
B 6 8 7 6 1 job.
C 4 6 5 3 1
D 4 2 7 3 1
E 5 3 9 5 1

5. A marketing manager has five salesman and five sales districts. Considering the capabilities of the salesman and the
nature of districts, the marketing manager estimates that sales per month ( in hundred rupees ) for each salesman in
each district would be as below;
Salesmen Districts
I. II. III. IV. V. Find the assignment of salesmen to districts
1 32 38 40 28 40 that will result in maximum sales.
2 40 24 28 21 36
3 41 27 33 30 37
4 22 38 41 36 36
5 29 33 40 35 39

6. A salesman makes all sales in three cities X, Y and Z only. It is known that he visits each city on a weekly basis and
never visits the same city in successive weeks. If he visits city X in a give week, then he visits city Z in the next week.
However, if he visits city Y or Z, he is twice as likely to visit city X as the other city. Obtain the transition probability
matrix. Also determine the proportionate visits by him to each of the cities in long run.

7. An airline that operates 7 days a week has the timetable as given below. Crew must have a minimum layover of 5
hours between flights. Obtain the pairing of flights that minimize layover time away from home assuming that the
crew can be based at either of the two cities. Suggest an optimum assignment of crew that result in small layover
EDITED BY: PROF. RIDDHI SANGHVI
 NOBLE GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS – DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
MBA SEM2 QA II MID SEM QUESTION BANK & ASSIGNMENT
Delhi – Jaipur Jaipur - Delhi
Flight No. Depart Arrive Flight No. Depart Arrive
1 7.00 am 8.00 am 101 8.00 am 9;15 am
2 8.00 am 9.00 am 102 8;30 am 9;45 am
3 1.30 pm 2.30 pm 103 12 Noon 1.15 pm
4 6.30 pm 7.30 pm 104 5.30 pm 6.45 pm

8. The BAC Ice cream company has a distribution depot in Janakpuri for distributing ice cream in Delhi. There are four
vendors located in Delhi who have to be supplied ice cream every day. The following matrix displays the distance
between the depot and the four vendors. What route should the company van follow that the total distance covered
is minimum. From To
Depot Vendor A Vendor B Vendor C Vendor D
Depot - 3.5 3 4 2
Vendor A 3.5 - 4 2.5 3
Vendor B 3 4 - 4.5 3.5
Vendor C 4 2.5 4.5 - 4
Vendor D 2 3 3.5 4 -
9. The captain of a cricket team has to allot five middle batting positions to five batsmen. The average runs scored by
each batsman at these positions are as follows:
Batsman Batting position Find the assignment of batsmen to position
I II III IV V which would give the maximum number of
A 40 40 35 25 50 runs
B 42 30 16 25 27
C 50 48 40 60 50
D 20 19 20 18 25
E 58 60 59 55 53
10. A salesman has to visit five cities A, B, C, D and E, starting from his home city A and back to home city A. The inter-
city distance are given as follows: To
From A B C D E How should the salesman plan his tour so
A -- 220 210 230 190 that the total distance travelled by him is
B 220 -- 230 200 210 the minimum?
C 210 230 -- 240 220
D 230 200 240 -- 230
E 190 210 220 230 --
11. The following information is available regarding four different jobs to be performed and about the clerks capable of
performing jobs: Jobs (Time taken in hours)
Clerks A B C D
I 4 7 5 6
II -- 8 7 4
III 3 -- 5 3
IV 6 6 4 2
Clerks II cannot be assigned to job A and clerk III cannot be assigned to job B. You are required to find out the optimal
assignment schedule and the total time taken to perform the jobs. Also find whether the given problem has more than
one optimal assignment schedule.
12. What is Markov analysis? List the assumptions that are made in Markov analysis.
13. The purchase pattern of two brands of toothpaste can be expressed as Markow process with the following
probabilities. Brand X Brand Y
Brand X 0.9 0.1
Brand Y 0.05 0.95
Which brand appears to have most loyal customers? Explain. What are the projected market share for the two brands?
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