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

To determine which lecture is scheduled on Monday, let's analyze the conditions and logically deduce the sequence of events:

1. Marketing Restrictions: Marketing cannot be scheduled on Tuesday.
2. Finance Restriction: Finance must be on Tuesday.
3. Information Systems Condition: Information Systems must be scheduled immediately after Marketing.
4. Organisational Behaviour Condition: Organisational Behaviour precedes the Marketing lecture.

Given our constraints, let's deduce:

1. If Finance is scheduled on Tuesday, Marketing cannot be on Tuesday and must be scheduled on a day with room for both its required predecessor (Organisational Behaviour) and its successor (Information Systems).
2. The only sequence that fits is:
   • Wednesday: Organisational Behaviour
   • Thursday: Marketing
   • Friday: Information Systems

This leaves us Monday and Tuesday. Since Finance must occur on Tuesday, the only available option for Monday is:

Operations

Therefore, the lecture scheduled on Monday is Operations.