DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018.
Second Semester
QUANTITATIVE MANAGEMENT
(Upto 2012 2013 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Explain the applications of quantitative analysis in the
management.
2. An animal feed company must produce 200 kg. of a
mixture consisting of ingredients x1 and x2 daily. x1 cost
Rs. 3 per kg and x2 Rs. 8 per kg. No more than 80 kg of
x1 can be used and at least 60 kg of x2 must be used.
Formulate a linear programming model to minimize the
cost.
3. State the applications of linear programming problem.
4. Write the steps for solving the game theory problems
using minimax criterion.
5. How will you arrive at a balanced matrix in a
transportation problem?
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DE-4233
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6. What is meant by simulation? State the steps involved in
simulation.
7. What is modified objective function? How is it obtained?
8. Explain the two multiplication theorems of probability.
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Enumerate the steps involved in the formulation of a
linear programming problem.
10. Solve the following assignment problem:

Job Machines
1 2 3 4
A 10 12 19 11
B 5 10 7 8
C 12 14 13 11
D 8 15 11 9

11. Presenting Transportation Problem Matrix.
Source D1 D2 D3 D4 Supply Qty.
S1 3 1 7 4 300
S2 2 6 5 9 400
S3 8 3 3 2 500
Demand Qty. 250 350 400 200 1200
Obtaining IBFS under North-West Corner Method.
12. A company uses 3 machines B and C. The proportions
of products produced by the machines are 0.3, 0.48 and
0.22. The percent defective for each machine is
and of their individual output. A defective output is
drawn from a day's production. What is the probability
that it was not produced by
13. Explain the various techniques used for solving decision
problem under certainty.
14. Determine an initial basic feasible solution using the
Row minima method
Vogel's approximation method.