Download PTU I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKGPTU) MBA (Master of Business Administration) 2020 December 1st Sem 75404 Quantitative Techniques Previous Question Paper
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Total No. of Questions : 17
MBA/MBA IB (2018 & Onwards) (Sem.?1)
QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Subject Code : MBA-103-18
M.Code : 75404
Time : 3 Hrs. Max. Marks : 60
INST RUCT IONS T O CAND IDAT ES :
1 .
SECT ION-A c ontains EIGHT questio ns carrying TWO marks each an d s tudents
has to attempt ALL que stions.
2 .
SECT IONS-B co nsists of FOUR Su bsec tions : Un its-I, II, III & IV. Eac h
Subs ectio n co nta in s TWO q uestions each ca rryin g EIGHT ma rks each a nd
studen t has to attempt any ONE qu estion fro m ea ch Subsection.
3 .
SECT ION-C is COMPUL SORY and con sist of ONE Case Study carry ing TWEL VE
marks.
SECTION-A
Answer briefly :
1.
What are the limitations of statistics?
2.
Define kurtosis.
3.
What is scatter diagram?
4.
What is probability?
5.
Define Normal distribution.
6.
What is saddle point?
7.
Define least cost method.
8.
Define assignment model.
SECTION-B
UNIT-I
9.
Compute median from the following data :
Mid-value
115
125
135
145
155 165 175
185 195
Frequency
6
25
48
72
116 165 175
185 195
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10. From the prices of shares of X and Y below find out which is more stable in value :
X 35
54
52
53
56
58
52
50
51
49
Y 108
107
105
105
106
107 104 103
104
101
UNIT-II
11. The ranking of 10 students in two subjects A and B are as follow :
A
6
5
3
10
2
4
9
7
8
1
B
3
8
4
9
1
6
10
7
5
2
Calculate rank correlation coefficient.
12. What is regression? Explain the relationship between correlation and regression.
UNIT-III
13. Twelve dices were thrown 4,096 times. Each 4, 5 or 6 spot appearing was considered to be
a success while a 1, 2 or 3 spot was a failure. Calculate the theoretical frequencies for
0,1, 2..., 10 successes.
14. Solve the following game after reducing it to a 2 ? 2 matrix.
Player B
Player A
B1
B2
B3
A1
1
7
2
A2
6
2
7
A3
5
1
6
UNIT-IV
15. Solve the following transportation problem using Vogel's Approximation Method :
Market
Supply
s
e
u
P
Q
R
S
o
h
r
e
A
6
3
5
4
21
a
W
B
5
9
2
7
16
C
5
7
8
6
8
Demand
8
11
17
9
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16. A travelling salesman has to visit five cities. He wishes to start from a particular city, visit
each city once and then return to his starting point. The travelling cost (in `000 Rs.) of each
city from a particular city is given below :
To City
A
B
C
D
E
A
3
6
9
2
i
t
y
C
B
7
4
3
m
o
C
9
8
5
8
r
F
D
13
5
7
6
E
2
4
3
9
SECTION-C
17. Solve the following case study :
Milwaukee Paper Manufacturing had long delayed the expense of installing advanced
computerized air pollution control equipment in its facility. But when the board of directors
adopted a new proactive policy on sustainability, it did not just authorized the budget for
the state-of-art equipment. It directed the plant manager, Julie Ann Williams, to complete
the installation in time for the major announcement of the policy, on the Earth Day, exactly
16 weeks away! Under strict deadline from her bosses, William needs to be sure that
installation of the filtering system progresses smoothly on time. Given the following
information, develop a table showing activity precedence relationships and find length of
critical path.
Activity
Description
Immediate Predecessor
Duration (Days)
A
Build internal component
--
3
B
Modify roof and Floor
--
5
C
Construct collection stack
A
3
D
Pour concrete and install frame
A,B
4
E
Build high-temperature Burner
C
6
F
Install pollution control system
C
4
G
Install air pollution device
D,E
6
H
Inspect and test
F,G
7
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paper of Answer Sheet will lead to UMC against the Student.
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