GATE ME · 2017 · ME-2
Question 48: Operations Research
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Question 48
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A product made in two factories, P and Q, is transported to two destinations, R and S. The per unit costs of transportation (in Rupees) from factories to destinations are as per the following matrix:
Factory | R | S |
|---|---|---|
P | 10 | 7 |
Q | 3 | 4 |
Factory P produces 7 units and factory Q produces 9 units of the product. Each destination requires 8 units. If the north-west corner method provides the total transportation cost as
(in Rupees) and the optimized (the minimum) total transportation cost is
(in Rupees), then
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2017ME-2
GATE ME 2017 · Paper 2
Mechanical Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Section ME-2
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- Multiple choice (MCQ)
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- 2 marks
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