Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Pdf Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4 Text Book Back Questions and Answers, Notes.

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Question 1.
The transportation problem is said to be unbalanced if
(a) Total supply ≠ Total demand
(b) Total supply = Total demand
(c) m = n
(d) m + n – 1
Solution:
(a) Total supply ≠ Total demand

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4

Question 2.
In a non – degenerate solution number of allocation is
(a) Equal to m + n – 1
(b) Equal to m + n + 1
(c) Not equal to m + n – 1
(d) Not equal to m + n + 1
Solution:
(a) Equal to m + n – 1

Question 3.
In a degenerate solution number of allocations is
(a) Equal to m + n – 1
(b) Not equal to m + n – 1
(c) Less then m + n – 1
(d) Greater then m + n – 1
Solution:
(c) Less then m + n – 1

Question 4.
The Penalty in VAM represents difference between the first
(a) Two largest costs
(b) Largest and Smallest costs
(c) smallest two costs
(d) None of these
Solution:
(c) smallest two costs

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4

Question 5.
Number of basic allocation in any row or column in an assignment problem can be
(a) Exactly one
(b) At least one
(c) At most one
(d) None of these
Solution:
(a) Exactly one

Question 6.
North – West Corner refers to
(a) Top left corner
(b) Top right corner
(c) Bottom right corner
(d) Bottom left corner
Solution:
(a) Top left corner

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4

Question 7.
Solution for transportation problem using method is nearer to an optimal
(a) NWCM
(b) LCM
(c) VAM
(d) Row Minima
Solution:
(c) VAM

Question 8.
In an assignment problem the value of iedsion variable xij is
(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) 1 or 0
(d) none of them
Solution:
(c) 1 or 0

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4

Question 9.
If number of sources is not equal to number of destinations, the assignment problem is called
(a) balanced
(b) unsymmetric
(c) symmetric
(d) unbalanced
Solution:
(d) unbalanced

Question 10.
The purpose of a dummy row or column in an assignment problem is to
(a) prevent a solution from becoming degenerate
(b) balance between total activities and total resources
(c) provide a means of representing a dummy problem
(d) None of the above
Solution:
(b) balance between total activities and total resources

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4

Question 11.
The solution for an assignment problem is optimal if
(a) each row and each column has no assignment
(b) each row and each column has atleast one assignment
(c) each row and each column has atmost one assignment
(d) each row and each column has exactly one assignment
Solution:
(d) each row and each column has exactly one assignment

Question 12.
In an assignment problem involving four workers and three jobs, total number of assignments possible are
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 12
Solution:
(b) 3

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4

Question 13.
Decision theory is concerned with
(a) analysis of information that is available
(b) decision making under certainty
(c) selecting optimal decisions in sequential problem
(d) All of the above
Solution:
(d) All of the above

Question 14.
A type of decision – making environment is
(a) certainty
(b) uncertainty
(c) risk
(d) all of the above
Solution:
(d) all of the above

Samacheer Kalvi 12th Business Maths Guide Chapter 10 Operations Research Ex 10.4