Question

Lectures by industry experts have to be scheduled in Marketing, Finance, Operations, Organisational Behaviour and Information Systems. This has to be scheduled on a weekday (Monday to Friday). Only one lecture can be scheduled per day. Marketing cannot be scheduled on Tuesday as it is inconvenient for the expert. Expert for Finance is available only on Tuesday. As Information Systems and Finance are always considered important, Information Systems has to be scheduled immediatelyon the day following the Marketing lecture. The Dean has decided that Organisational Behaviourlecture has to be scheduled immediately before the day of Marketing lecture. Finally the schedule is prepared which satisfies all conditions.Which lecture is scheduled on Monday?

• A. Finance
• B. Marketing
• C. Information Systems
• D. Operations

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

1. Organisational Behaviour, Marketing and Information Systems must sit as one fixed three-day block, in that order.
2. Since Marketing, the middle of the block, cannot fall on Tuesday, the block cannot touch Tuesday at all, so it must occupy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
3. Tuesday is separately fixed for Finance, which leaves only Monday open.
4. Operations is the only lecture left over, so it must be scheduled on Monday.

the correct answer is Operations.