AQA D2 2007 January — Question 2

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleD2 (Decision Mathematics 2)
Year2007
SessionJanuary
TopicMatchings and Allocation

2 Five successful applicants received the following scores when matched against suitability criteria for five jobs in a company.
Job 1Job 2Job 3Job 4Job 5
Alex131191013
Bill1512121112
Cath121081414
Don1112131410
Ed1214141314
It is intended to allocate each applicant to a different job so as to maximise the total score of the five applicants.
  1. Explain why the Hungarian algorithm may be used if each number, \(x\), in the table is replaced by \(15 - x\).
  2. Form a new table by subtracting each number in the table from 15. Use the Hungarian algorithm to allocate the jobs to the applicants so that the total score is maximised.
  3. It is later discovered that Bill has already been allocated to Job 4. Decide how to alter the allocation of the other jobs so as to maximise the score now possible.