GULZAR GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, LUDHIANA

B.Com. (Hons.) VI Semester/MST-I/S2/April, 2022

Roll Number ……….…………. Date of Exam: April 07, 2022

Subject Code: BCOM602-18 Subject Name: Operations Research
Time: 1:30 hrs. Max. Marks: 24
Instructions:
● Section-A is compulsory.
● Section-B carries 3 questions, attempt any 2 questions.
● Section-C carries 2 questions, attempt any 1 question.
● Students are not allowed to leave examination hall before completion of 1.00 hour
● Simple calculator is permitted.

Section-A (2x4=8 marks)

Q.1 Illustrate failure mechanism of items. (Analyze, CO5)
Q.2 “O.R. is an art of winning war without actual fighting.” Comment. (Apply, CO1)
Q.3 What are the limitations of Linear Programming Problem? (Knowledge, CO1)
Q.4 In a game of matching Coins with two players, Suppose A wins one unit of value when
there are two heads, wins nothing when there are two tails & loses ½ unit of value when
is one head and one tail. Determine the payoff & Value of game. (Analyze, CO4)

Section-B (4x2=8 marks)

Q.5 B Ltd. Uses 1200 units per month of an electronic component each costing Rs. 2. Placing
an order costs Rs. 50 & carrying cost is 6% per year of avg. inventory.
i) If the company gets 5% discount on placing single order, should they accept the
discount offer?
ii) Find break even discount percentage which matches with EOQ ordering for a
single order. (Apply, CO5)
Q.6 Solve the following game with graphic method along with probabilities of selection of
game: (Apply, CO4)
Min.▼\Max.► A1 A2 A3 A4
B1 -7 7 -4 8
B2 6 -4 -2 -6
Q.7 Z(Max.) =300X1+400 X2
Subject to Constraints:
5X1+4X2 ≤200, 3X1+5X2 ≤150, 5X1+4X2 ≥100, 8X1+4X2 ≥200
Where X1, X2 ≥0 (Evaluate, CO1)
Section-C (8x1=8 marks)
Q.8 Solve the following salesman problem: (Apply, CO1)
C12= 20, C13= 4, C14= 10, C23= 5, C34= 6, C25= 10, C35= 6 C45= 20
where Cij= Cji & there is no route between cities i & j; if the value of Cij is not known.
Q.9 The following mortality rates have been observed for certain type of light bulbs:
Week 1 2 3 4 5
% Failing by the end of the week 10 25 50 80 100
There are 1000 bulbs in use and it costs Rs. 5 to replace an individual bulb which has
burnt out. If all the bulbs are replaced simultaneously it would cost Rs. 2 per bulb. It is
proposed to replace all bulbs at the fixed interval, whether they burnt out or not and to
continue replacing burnt out bulbs as & when they fail. At what interval should all the
bulbs be replaced and recommend the policy of replacement along with reason. (Analyze,
CO5)
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