Question: A company has 3 auditors. Each auditor can work upto 160 hours during the next month. During the month, the auditors have to complete 3

  1. A company has 3 auditors. Each auditor can work upto 160 hours during the next month. During the month, the auditors have to complete 3 projects. Project 1 will take 130 hours, project 2 will take 140 hours and project 3 will take 160 hours. The amount in Rupees per hour that can be billed for assigning each auditor to each project is given below:

Project

Auditor

P1

P2

P3

A1

1200

1500

1900

A2

1400

1300

1200

A3

1600

1400

1500

  1. Represent the data in a transportation tableau. (5 marks)

  2. Find the initial basic feasible solution of the following transportation problem using the following methods and compute the transportation cost of the initial feasible solution.

  3. North West Corner Method (5 marks)

  4. Least Cost Method (5 marks)

  5. Find the optimal solution for the initial solution obtained by North West Corner Method and compute the new cost using MODI Method (20 marks)

  6. Find the optimal solution for the initial solution obtained by Least Cost Method and compute the new cost using MODI Method (20 marks)

(Total 55 marks)

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