Instructions

Every day a widget supplier supplies widgets from the warehouse (W) to four locations - Ahmednagar (A), Bikrampore (B), Chitrachak (C), and Deccan Park (D). The daily demand for widgets in each location is uncertain and independent of each other. Demands and corresponding probability values (in parenthesis) are given against each location (A, B, C, and D) in the figure below. For example, there is a 40% chance that the demand in Ahmednagar will be 50 units and a 60% chance that the demand will be 70 units. The lines in the figure connecting the locations and warehouse represent two-way roads connecting those places with the distances (in km) shown beside the line. The distances in both the directions along a road are equal. For example, the road from Ahmednagar to Bikrampore and the road from Bikrampore to Ahmednagar are both 6 km long.

Every day the supplier gets the information about the demand values of the four locations and creates the travel route that starts from the warehouse and ends at a location after visiting all the locations exactly once. While making the route plan, the supplier goes to the locations in decreasing order of demand. If there is a tie for the choice of the next location, the supplier will go to the location closest to the current location. Also, while creating the route, the supplier can either follow the direct path (if available) from one location to another or can take the path via the warehouse. If both paths are available (direct and via warehouse), the supplier will choose the path with minimum distance.

Question 32

What is the chance that the total number of widgets delivered in a day is 260 units and the route ends at Bikrampore?

Solution

Maximum number of widgets delivered in a day is 100 units(C) + 70 units(A) + 60 units(B) + 50 units(D), i.e. 280 units

Given, total number of widgets delivered is 260 units. This implies 20 units must be decreased from any one of the locations.

A - (70,50), B - (60,40), C - (100,70) and D - (50,30)

20 units can be decreased from A, B or D. 

Demand at location C will be 100 units and supplier first visits C.

In the question, it is also given that the route ends at B.

C(100 units), _, _, B 

If B's demand is 60 units, D's demand should be more than 60 units which is not possible. Therefore, B's demand should be 40 units.

20 units is decreased at location B. This implies demand at location A is 70 units and at location D is 50 units.

Order will be C(100 units) - A(70 units) - D(50 units) - B(40 units).

It is given,

C - 100 units - 70%

A - 70 units - 60%

D - 50 units - 60%

B - 40 units - 30%

Required value = 0.7*0.6*0.6*0.3 = 0.0756 = 7.56%

The answer is option D.

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