Directions of questions 13 to 16: refer to the following tables and solve the question based on them.

Table 1 gives the transportation cost of a product from six factories F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 and F6 to five warehouses W1, W2, W3, W4 and W5.

 

W1

W2

W3

W4

W5

F1

600

250

450

400

800

F2

850

400

450

600

750

F3

800

200

450

500

900

F4

900

400

550

250

700

F5

950

200

400

450

800

F6

850

350

500

500

750

 

Table 2 gives the transportation cost of a product from five warehouses W1, W2, W3, W4 and W5 to six retailers R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6.

 

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

W1

400

200

400

300

850

250

W2

500

500

450

600

700

300

W3

200

100

500

500

800

350

W4

400

300

450

400

900

400

W5

500

300

500

400

700

300

What is the minimum transportation cost incurred in transferring the product from any factory to any retailer?

Option 1 -

Rs. 450

Option 2 -

Rs. 500

Option 3 -

Rs. 550

Option 4 -

Rs. 600

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    Vishal Baghel | Contributor-Level 10

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    Correct Option - 2


    Detailed Solution:

    (b)

    F3 to W2 to R6 is the lowest. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer.

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the highest average is Rs. 136   

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Using the data from above question, the lowest average is Rs. 100.

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We get the following table of earnings:

Persons

Win Total

Average

P

36 * 150 + 14 * 100 = 6800

136

Q

34 * 150 + 21 * 100 = 7200

131

R

23 * 150 + 36 * 100 = 6850

116

S

30 * 150 + 30 * 100 = 6000

100

Now we can see that the largest difference

= Maximum – Minimum = Rs. 7500 – Rs. 6800

= Rs. 700

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