The President of a Consulting Firm Wants to Minimize the Total

question 8

Multiple Choice

The president of a consulting firm wants to minimize the total number of hours it will take to complete four projects for a new client. Accordingly, she has estimated the time it should take for each of her top consultants-Charlie, Betty, Johnny, and Rick-to complete any of the four projects, as follows: $$\begin{array} { c } \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad { \text { Project (Hours) } } \\\begin{array} { l c c c c } \text { Consultant } & \text { A } & \text { B } & \text { C } & \text { D } \\\hline \text { Charlie } & 13 & 16 & 11 & 13 \\\text { Betty } & 11 & 15 & 14 & 18 \\\text { Johnny } & 15 & 22 & 12 & 15 \\\text { Rick } & 17 & 17 & 12 & 22\end{array}\end{array}$$ What is the optimal assignment of consultants to projects?

• A) Charlie to A; Betty to B; Johnny to C; Rick to D
• B) Charlie to D; Betty to C; Johnny to B; Rick to A
• C) Charlie to C; Betty to A; Johnny to D; Rick to B
• D) Charlie to D; Betty to B; Johnny to C; Rick to A
• E) Charlie to D; Betty to A; Johnny to C; Rick to B

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Definitions:

Epidemiologic Study

Research conducted to study the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specific populations, and to apply this study to control health problems.

Randomized Trial

A study design that randomly assigns participants into an experimental group or a control group to measure the effect of a variable.

Placebo Group

A group of participants in a clinical trial that receives a sham treatment to compare the actual treatment's effectiveness against no treatment.

Control Group

A group in a study or experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to gauge the effects of the intervention.