Edexcel D2 2011 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicPermutations & Arrangements
TypeOptimization assignment problems

6. Three workers, \(\mathrm { P } , \mathrm { Q }\) and R , are to be assigned to three tasks, A, B and C. Each worker must be assigned to just one task and each task must be assigned to just one worker.
Table 1 shows the cost of using each worker for each task. The total cost is to be minimised. \begin{table}[h]
Task ATask BTask C
Worker P273125
Worker Q263034
Worker R352932
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Table 1}
\end{table}
  1. Formulate the above situation as a linear programming problem. You must define your decision variables and make the objective and constraints clear.
    You are not required to solve the problem. Table 2 shows the profit gained by using each worker for each task. The total profit is to be maximised. \begin{table}[h]
    Task ATask BTask C
    Worker P333731
    Worker Q323640
    Worker R413538
    \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Table 2}
    \end{table}
  2. Modify Table 2 in the answer book so that the Hungarian Algorithm could be used to find the maximum total profit. You are not required to solve the problem.
    (2)
    (Total 9 marks)