TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Quiz in Transportation and Assignment Method

MATH 443 – Quantitative Techniques in Business

NAME: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SCORE: _________________

INSTRUCTOR: Mr. Alvin Serrano SECTION: _______________ DATE: __________________

Part 1. Read and solve the following. Indicate your solutions

comprehensively and clearly. MAXIMIZE THE PAGES FOR YOUR
ENTIRE SOLUTION.
Lilia Magpantay, a fruit trader, sells fruits to shoppers in
Manila, Quezon City, and Caloocan City. The monthly demand is 5,
000 kilos in Metro Manila, 3, 000 kilos in Quezon City, and 2, 000
kilos in Caloocan City. The fruits are shipped from Laguna,
Batangas, and Mindoro. The monthly supply offered in Laguna is
4, 000 kilos, in Batangas 3, 500 kilos, and 2, 500 kilos in Mindoro.
The shipping cost per kilo is shown below:
To Caloocan To Quezon
To Manila
City City
From
Php5 Php55 Php60
Laguna
From
Php65 Php66 Php60
Batangas
From
Php74 Php75 Php80
Mindoro

What is the lowest transportation cost (apply Stepping-

Stone Method)?

Transportation cost will be minimized to Php ________

if…
Part 2. Read and solve the following. Indicate your solutions
comprehensively and clearly. MAXIMIZE THE PAGES FOR YOUR
ENTIRE SOLUTION.
The Roadnet Transport Company has expanded its
shipping capacity by purchasing 90 trailer trucks. The company
subsequently located 30 of the purchased trucks at each of its
shipping warehouses in Cavite, Marikina, and Valenzuela. The
company makes shipments from each of these warehouses to
terminals (1, 2 and 3). Each truck is capable of making one
shipment per week. The terminal managers have indicated their
capacity of extra shipments. The manager at Terminal 1 can
accommodate 40 additional trucks per week, the manager at
Terminal 2 can accommodate 60 additional trucks, and the
manager at Terminal 3 can accommodate 50 additional trucks. The
company makes the following profit per truckload shipment from
each warehouse to each terminal. The profits differ as a result of
differences in products shipped, shipping costs, and transport
rates:

Terminal
Warehouse 1 2 3
Cavite Php1, 800 Php2, 100 Php1, 600
Marikina Php1, 000 Php700 Php900
Valenzuela Php1, 400 Php800 Php2, 200

Determine how many trucks to assign to each route (i.e.,

warehouse to terminal) in order to maximize profit.

Profit cost will be maximized to Php _________________

if…
Part 3. Read and solve the following. Indicate your solutions
comprehensively and clearly. MAXIMIZE THE PAGES FOR YOUR
ENTIRE SOLUTION.
Technological institute of the Philippines (TIP) are about
to join the Annual Quiz Bee to be held at the PICC. The quiz bee
consists of four subjects such as Math, Science, English, and
Physics. The table below shows their errors per subject in the
qualifying round. Determine who among the student will
represent in the quiz bee in order to minimize the error.

Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4

Math 5 3 5 2

Science 1 6 3 4

English 4 2 3 1

Physics 2 3 4 1

Error will be minimized to _________________ if…