QUESTION 36

For the office layout shown below and the accompanying trip and distance matrices, what is the total distance traveled per day?

Distance between department

Dept. Name	A	B	C	D
A	-	5	15	5
B		-	5	15
C			-	5

	A.	250
	B.	400
	C.	490
	D.	550

QUESTION 37

1. Following Q36, a consultant proposes a new layout plan and its distance between department is revised as follows. What is the total distance traveled per day in the proposed plan?

   Dept. Name	A	B	C	D
   A	-	15	5	5
   B		-	5	5
   C			-	15

   	A.	430
   	B.	490
   	C.	350
   	D.	580

2. QUESTION 38 Following Q36 and Q37, which plan is better in terms of total distance traveled?

   	A.	Original layout plan
   	B.	Proposed layout plan

3. QUESTION 39: Following Q36, the firm decide to use closeness desirability rating to evaluate the plan. The desirability is shown below. What is the closeness desirability rating of original plan?

   Dept. Name	A	B	C	D
   A	-	1	3	0
   B		-	1	-1
   C			-	3

   	A.	2
   	B.	5
   	C.	1
   	D.	3

4. Question 40: Following Q37 and 39, what is the closeness desirability rating of proposed plan?

   	A.	3
   	B.	2
   	C.	4
   	D.	1

Dept. Name B D Trips Between Departments AB A B C D 14 6 9 7 16 2 AB D C