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 Paper CC202: Managerial Economics (Module II)

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Chapter 7: Factor Pricing Under different Market Forms

In this chapter we will discuss the determination of price for different factors of production. Traditionally there are
four factors of production viz., land, labour, capital and organization. Remunerations for these factors are called
rent, wage, interest and profit respectively. Prices of such factors are determined through interaction of factor
demand and factor supply (like product price determination). However, shape of factor demand (and factor supply)
depends on the nature of product market competition . Factor demand curve under competitive product market will
be different from that under monopolistic product market. Because of this feature, factor demand is also called
derived demand.

Since labour is the most important input widely used in different production, we will restrict our discussion
of factor price determination to labour market only. Price determination of other factors will follow same
mechanism. We will carry out our discuss price determination of labour under following three different market
structure:

I. Competitive Factor Market

II. Factor Market with Monopsony power
III. Factor Market with Monopoly power

I. Competitive Factor Market

When factor market (here labour) is competitive price of labour i,e, wage is fixed for individual seller and the
corresponding labour supply curve faced by a firm will be a straight line parallel to horizontal axis (figure 1)

Figure1 (Source: A. Koutsoyiannis, Modern Microeconomics)

Given the supply curve, our objective is to find out the demand curve for labour in the competitive factor market.

I a. Demand curve for labour under single variable input

We assume that firm is producing output using two inputs labour and capital. Also it is assumed that labour is the
variable input and capital is the fixed input for production. Since labour demand curve is derived demand, it will
ultimately depend on firm’s decision to produce output. Here we introduce the concept of marginal revenue product
of labour ( ). It is given by = × where MPL is the marginal product of labour showing
additional output generated by additional employment of labour, MR is the marginal revenue showing additional
revenue generated by additional output. Thus MRPL is the additional labour generating additional revenue in the
product market. Naturally a firm will purchase/ employ labour as long as marginal revenue product of labour is
equated to marginal cost of employment of labour, Under competitive factor market, fixed wage rate w is the
marginal cost of employment of labour. So the equilibrium in the factor market is determined by the equation:

MRPL = w …………… (1)

This labour demand curve and labour market equilibrium are shown in figure 2a and figure 2b respectively.

Figure2a Figure 2b

(Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

From figure 2a it is clear that when output market is perfectly competitive, MRPL =[Link] = MPL .P=VMPL where
VMPL stands for value of marginal product of labour. This happens because under perfectly competitive output
market, P=MR. Hence MRPL and VMPL will coincide. However, if output market is monopolistic, P >MR . Hence
VMPL curve will lie above MRPL curve. Figure 2b shows that equilibrium in labour market is determined by
intersection of MRPL curve and supply curve of labour. w* is the equilibrium wage and L* is the equibrium
employment of labour.

Figure3 (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

Figure 3 shows the labour demand corresponding to various wage rate. When wage rate is w1 labour demand is L1
Similarly when wage rate is w2, corresponding labour demand is L2. Joining the locus of various (w, L) we obtain the
labour demand curve which is nothing but our MRPL curve. So it can be concluded that under competitive factor
market (with single variable input, labour) MRPL curve is the labour demand curve.

I b. Demand curve for labour under several variable input

Here we assume that both labour and capital are variable input. So if wage rate falls, initially firm will increase
employment of labour because of its increasing productivity. Increase in MPL will cause increase in MRPL and firm
will hire more labour to make MRPL=w. However, there is an additional effect. Since capital is also variable here, a
decrease in wage allows producer of capital goods to increase their production through hiring of more labour. Hence
marginal product of capital also increases which in turn, encourages firm to rent more capital as well as hire more
labour. Marginal product of labour increases further because of use of more capital. Hence Marginal Revenue
Product (MRPL) curve will shift to the right causing additional labour employment. This is shown in figure 4.

Figure 4 (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

In figure 4, A to B along MRPL1 is the primary effect of labour employment due to decrease in wage. But B to C is
the secondary effect on labour employment caused by shift of MRPL1 to MRPL2. Joining A and C we get labour
demand curve under competitive factor market when several inputs are variable. Comapring figure 3 with figure 4 it
can be mentioned that labour demand will be relatively elastic when several inputs are variable.

Industry Demand Curve for labour

Figure5: (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

In figure 5, industry labour demand curve is derived from firm’s labour demand curve. Figure 5a shows MRPL1 is
the firm labour demand curve assuming product price is fixed. Hence industry demand curve for labour will be
horizontal sum of firm labour demand curve (figure 5b). However, But when wage rate falls (from15 dollar to 10
dollar), price of the product also falls (due to shortage of demand in the product market). Hence labour demand
shifts leftward from MRPL1 to MRPL2 reducing labour employment. Figure 5b shows Industry demand curve with
variable product price is much more inelastic compared to industry demand curve under fixed product price.

Now we come to market supply curve of labour. Already we know from figure 1 that individual supply curve of
labour will be a horizontal straight line, indicating that firm can hire as many labour as they wish with a fixed wage
rate. However, market supply curve for labour will be first upward sloping then backward bending as shown by
figure 6.

Figure 6 (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

Reason for such shape of labour supply is as follows. Each day is divided into two period: work time and leisure.
Increasing work time implies decrease in leisure and vice vera. As wage rate increases, intially workers engage in
more work by forgoing leisure. So labour supply is upward sloping her. However, after certain period of work , as
wage rate increases further, their work time will be less and it will be substituted by more leisure compared to earlier
period. Hence labour supply will be backward bending.

Equilibrium in a competitive Factor Market

Equilibrium wage in the factor market in determined by the intersection of market demand for labour and market
supply of labour. Figure7 shows such equilibrium under two alternative product market conditions.
 Figure 7 (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

Figure 7a shows competitive factor market equibrium when firm faces perfect competition in output market. Labour
is getting wage according to MRPL (=VMPL ) as discussed earlier. However, under monopolistic output market
(figure 7b) labour will be paid according to MRPL which is less than their marginal product (VMPL). Comparing
Figure 7a and 7b, vM=wc=VMPL. But, wM = MRPL and wM< vM (since P>MR). The difference between wM and vM is
called monopolistic exploitation of labour. Because this wage differential is generated fundamentally because of
monopolistic product market.

II. Factor Market with Monopsony power

Now we introduce a new concept viz, firm is a monoposonist (single buyer) in the factor market. As a single buyer
firm will exercise its monoposonistic power to determine wage rate. Monopsonist buyer will reach equibrium where
marginal value (MV) is equal to marginal expense (ME). Here MV indicates the additional value that is being
generated from an additional employment of labour. In the present context, MV = MRPL. Again, ME is the marginal
expense (additional cost) for hiring additional labour. It is generated from average expense (AE), per unit
expenditure for hiring labour. AE is actually the wage rate determined from labour supply curve. This is shown in
figure 8.

Figure 8 (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

It should be pointed out that when buyers are competitive AE curve (labour supply curve of the firm) is a horizontal
straight line indicating AE=ME = wc where wc is the competitive wage earned the labour. However, figure 8 shows
when firm has monopsonist power, supply curve of labour (AE) is upward sloping (since firm and market labour
supply are equivalent) and ME will lie above AE. Monopsonist will pay w* which is lower than competitive wage wc
and employ L*, lower than competitive employment Lc.

III. Factor Market with Monopoly power

Just like buyer of a factor of production can have monopsony power, seller of the factor input can also have
monopoly power. Example is the labour union which act as a monopolist and determine labour employment and
wage rate. Figure 9 shows such case.
 Figure 9 (Source : Pindyck and Rubinfeld, Microeconomics)

When a labour union is a monopolist, it chooses among points on the buyer’s labour demand curve (DL) which is
nothing but firm’s MRPL curve. From the viewpoint of monopolist seller, demand curve for labour will act as
average revenue (AR) curve. So the seller will choose among different points on the labour demand curve DL. It can
choose maximum employment L* at the competitive wage w*. Again, monopolist union may choose employment L1
which is determined by the intersection of MR (corresponding to AR = DL ) with labour supply curve SL. In this case
union will receive highest possible wage w1. Lastly, union may also choose w2 and L2 on the basis of demand curve
for labour DL. This wage w2 will maximize total wage paid to the worker, but fetch zero marginal revenue (MR).

Reference: (1) A. Koutsoyannis, Modern Microeconomics.

(2) [Link] and D. Rubinfeld, Microeconomics.

Model Questions: Chapter 5: Choice under uncertainty and markets with asymmetric information

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Q1. Consider a lottery with three possible outcomes (i) Rs. 100 will be received with probability 0.1 (ii) Rs. 50 will
be received with probability 0.2 and (iii) Rs. 10 will be received with probability 0.7. What will be expected value of
the lottery?

A) Rs.25
B) Rs. 27
C) Rs. 30
D) None of the above

Answer : B)

Q2. Suppose Natasha’s utility function is given by U(Y) = Y0.5 where Y is her monthly income. Here Natasha’s
utility function shows she will be

a) Risk averse
b) Risk neutral
c) Risk lover
d) None of the above

Answer: a)

Q3. When a person is known to be risk neutral his utility function will be

(a) Concave
(b) Convex
(c) Linear
(d) Rectangular Hyperbola

Answer: c)

Q4. Any compound lottery is given as {L1,L2,L3 : 1/3, 1/3,1/3} where L1= (1,0,0), L2= (1/4,3/8,3/8), L3=
(1/4,3/8,3/8). Corresponding reduced form lottery L is given as

(a) (1/2,1/4,1/4)
(b) (1/2,0,1/2)
(c) (1/4,1/2,1/4)
(d) (1/4,1/4,1/2)

Answer : a)

Q5. Comparing the relationship between utility level, expected income and variability of income of the consumer
from different available jobs following conclusion is true

(a) Utility is negatively related to expected income and positively to variability of income
(b) Utility is positively related to expected income and negatively to variability of income
 (c) Utility is positively related to both expected income and variability of income
(d) Utility is positively related to expected income but uncorrelated to variability of income.

Answer: b)

Q6. Comparing the relationship between risk aversion and preference,

(a) Indifference curves are relatively steep if consumer is highly risk averse
(b) Indifference curves are relatively less steep when consumer is highly risk averse
(c) Indifference curves are of usual shape when consumer is highly risk averse
(d) None of the above

Answer: a)

Q7. Suppose Seema is presently earning a certain income of Rs 40,000 that will continue in the next year. She is
offered a chance to take a new job that offers a 0.6 probability of earning Rs.44,000 and a 0.4 probability of
earning Rs 33,000. It is also known that Seema is a risk averse person. So her risk premium in the present context
will be

(a) Rs 600
(b) Rs 1000
(c) Rs 400
(d) Rs 200

Answer: c)

Q8. The objective of diversification of portfolios is

(a) To obtain higher return from investments

(b) To reduce risk of investments
(c) To obtain more information regarding investments
(d) To attain leadership in investments

Answer: b)

Q9. Suppose there is an assignment of numbers u1, u2,…….,un to the n outcomes (1,2,3,…….,n) such that for any
simple lottery L = (p1,p2,p3, ………., pn) where pi is the probability of occurrence of ui ,we can write

u(L) = . u1 p1+ u2 p2+………….+ un pn. This function u(L) is called

(a) Utility function

(b) Expected Utility Function
(c) vNM utility function
(d) both b and c

Answer: d)

Q10. Suppose = √ is the vNM utility function of a consumer where W stands for the wealth of the consumer. It
is also given that initial wealth of the consumer is 36. Now the consumer is facing the gamble of winning wealth 13
with probability 2/3 and losing wealth 11 with probability 1/3.

(a) The consumer will accept the gamble

 (b) The consumer will not accept the gamble.
(c) The consumer will be indifferent between accepting or not accepting the gamble
(d) The consumer’s choice cannot be determined.

Answer: (a).

DESCRIPTIVE QUESTION :

1(a). Consider a lottery with three possible outcome

(i) Rs 125 will be received with probability 0.2
(ii) Rs 100 will be received with probability 0.3
(iii) Rs 50 will be received with probability 0.5

a. What is the expected value of the lottery?

b. What is the variance of the outcome?
(b) A risk averse person is offered a choice between a gamble of paying Rs 1000 with probability 0.25
and Rs. 100 with probability 0.75 or a certain payment of Rs. 325. Which one should he choose and why?
2. Following Von Neumann and Morgenstern utility theory, explain the decision making pattern of Risk
Lover, Risk Neutral and Risk Averter under uncertainty. How would the risk averter be willing to choose
a riskier option?
3. What are the ways in which consumer can reduce risks? Construct a model to explain an investor’s
choice problem between risk and return while the investor divides his funds between treasury bill (risk
free) and stocks (risky asset)
4. Suppose that two investments have the same 3 payoffs, but the probability associated with each payoff
differs as illustrated in the table below
Payoff Probability (Investment A) Probability (Investment B)
Rs. 300 0.10 0.30
Rs 250 0.80 0.40
Rs 200 0.10 0.30

a. Find the expected return and the standard deviation of each investment.
b. Aloka has the utility function U=5I where I denotes the payoff. Which investment will she
choose?
c. Sashi has the utility function U=√5 . Which investment will she choose?
d. Indu has the utility function U=5I2. Which investment will she choose?
5. Define a lottery. State the axioms of a lottery space. Define vNM utility function.
6. Define Arrow Pratt measure of risk aversion and categorise how the utility function of the consumer is
related to the nature of risk aversion? What is risk premium?
7. Define adverse selection. “With asymmetric information, low quality car drives out good quality car
from the market”– justify the statement with Akerlof’s used car model.
8. Write short notes on the following :
a) Risk Premium b) Simple lottery vs. Compund lottery c) Risk aversion and utility functions
d) Moral Hazard
9. A family farm has initial wealth Rs 2,50,000. Owner of the farm has two options. Either he can sit
idle and invest previous year’s income of Rs 2,00,000 at the interest rate 5% or he can plant wheat.
Planting costs Rs 2,00,000 with a sixth month time to harvest. If there is a rain, planting wheat will
earn Rs 5,00,000 as revenue but if there is a draught planting will earn only Rs 50,000 as revenue.
Probability of rain is 0.70 and draught is 0.30. Utility function of the family is given as U(W)=√W
where W stands for wealth.
Which option the farm owner will choose? Explain.
10. A moderately risk-averse investor has 50 percent of her portfolio invested in stocks and 50
percent in risk free treasury bills. Show how each of the following events will affect the investors
budget line and proportion of stocks in her portfolio:
a. The standard deviation of the return on the stock market increases, but the expected return on the
stock market remains same.
b. The expected return on the stock market increases, but the standard deviation of the stock market
remains same.

Chapter 7: Factor Pricing Under different market structure

MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Q1: When factor market (labour) is perfectly competitive, firm’s supply curve of labour will be
a. Upward rising
b. Downward sloping
c. Parallel to horizontal axis
d. Parallel to vertical axis
Ans: c)
Q2. Factor demand curve is called derived demand because
a. It is derived from production function
b. It is derived from nature of competition in the output market
c. It is derived from competition in factor market
d. None of the above
Ans: b)
Q3. Market supply curve for labour will be
a. Upward rising
b. Downward sloping
c. Backward bending
d. Parallel to horizontal axis
Ans: c)
Q4. When factor market is competitive but product market is monopolistic
a. VMPL =MRPL
b. VMPL >MRPL
c. VMPL <MRPL
d. None of the above
Ans: b)
Q5. Labour demand curve of the firm under several variable inputs is
a. Steeper than that under single variable input
b. Flatter than that under single variable input
c. Equal slope with that under single variable input
d. Unrelated to that under single variable input
Answer: b)
Q6. When both factor market and product market are perfectly competitive
a. VMPL is the labour demand curve of the firm
b. MRPL is the labour demand curve of the firm
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
Answer: c)
Q7. Industry demand curve for labour is the horizontal sum of firm labour demand when
a. Product price is fixed
b. Product price is variable
c. Input price is variable,
d. None of the above
Ans: a)
Q8. Monopsony power in factor market indicates
a. Single seller of factor
b. Single buyer of factor
c. Multiple
d. seller of factor
e. Multiple buyer of factor
Answer: b)
Q9. Monopolistic explotation of labour arises when
a. Factor market is competitive but product market is monopolistic
b. Factor market is monopsonistic but product market is competitive
c. Both factor market and product market are monopolistic
d. Factor market and product market is are competitive
 Ans: a)
Q10. Bilateral monopoly occurs in the factor market when

a. seller is monopolist and buyer is monopsonist

b. both buyer and seller in the market are competitive
c. seller is monopolist but buyer is competitive
d. seller is competitive and buyer is monopsonist

Ans: a)

Descriptive Question

1. Show how the equilibrium price and quantity of a factor are determined when there is perfect
competition in both commodity and factor market. Why input demand is called derived demand?

2. Derive the demand curve of a factor input (labour) under a competitive market (commodity and
factor), when several inputs are variable .

3. Show how individual labour supply curve is derived using indifference curve analysis

4. Suppose factor market is perfectly competitive and product market is monopolistic. How
demand curve for labour is determined for individual firm? Can market demand curve for labour
be obtained by summation of individual labour demand? Explain with diagram.

5. How labour demand and wage rate are determined in the factor market with monopsonist buyer but
competitive seller? Is this wage is equivalent to the wage under competitive factor and product
market? Explain
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CC-203 --- Operations Research- Module –II

Dr. S.P. RAY

 PROBLEMS WITH n JOBS THROUGH TWO MACHINES AND FINALLY
THROUGH THREE MACHINES

Practical Problem:1:
A readymade garment manufacturer has to process 7 items through two stages of production,
namely cutting and sewing. The time taken for each of these at the different stages are given
below in appropriate units:

Item 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Cutting 5 7 3 4 6 7 12
Process
Sewing time  2 6 7 5 9 5 8

(a) Find an order in which these items are to be processed through these stages, so as to
minimize the total processing time.

(b) Suppose a third stage of production is added, namely, pressing and packing with the
processing time as follows:

Items 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Pressing Processing 10 12 11 13 12 10 11
and time 
Packing

Find an order in which these seven items are to be processed so as to minimize the time
taken to process all the items through all the stages.

Solution:

PART-A

In this problem, it is considered that the two stages of cutting and sewing are done by
machine A and machine B.

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 The optimum sequence for these 7 items can be given as follows using the steps
involved in Johnson’s algorithm.

3 4 5 7 2 6 1

In order to find the total elapsed time and idle time for machine A and B,

Job Machine A Machine B Idle time

In Out In Out A B
3 0 3 3 10 - 3
4 3 7 10 15 - -
5 7 13 15 24 - -
7 13 25 25 33 - 1
2 25 32 33 39 - -
6 32 39 39 44 - -
1 39 44 44 46 - -
46-44=2 4

Total Elapsed time=46 hours

Idle time for machine A=2 hours

Idle time for machine B=4 hours

PART-B

In order to get the optimum sequence for including the third stage, namely, pressing and
packing, we use the optimum sequence for three machine problem by considering the stage –
pressing and packing, for machine C.

We convert the problem into a two machine problem using the following steps:

) =(3,10), i=1,2,3…….7

and

)=9

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 Since =10 =9 is satisfied, we convert it into a two machine
problem with machine G and H such that:

= , i=1,2,3….7

= , i=1,2,3….7
Items 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Machine G 7 13 10 9 15 12 20
Machine H 12 18 18 18 21 15 19

We adopt Johnson’s algorithm steps to get the optimum sequence.

1 4 3 6 2 5 7

In order to find the total elapsed time and idle time for machine A,B and C,

Job Machine A Machine B Machine C Idle time

In Out In Out In Out A B C
1 0 5 5 7 7 17 - 5 7
4 5 9 9 14 17 30 - 2 -
3 9 12 14 21 30 41 - - -
6 12 19 21 26 41 51 - - -
2 19 26 26 32 51 63 - - -
5 26 32 32 41 63 75 - - -
7 32 44 44 51 75 86 - 2 -
86-44=42 86-51=35 -
¤ 42 (35+5+2+2)= 7
44

Total elapsed time=86 hours

Idle time for machine A=42 hours; Idle time for machine B=44 hours;

Idle time for machine C=7 hours

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PROBLEMS WITH n JOBS THROUGH THREE MACHINES

Practical Problem:2:
There are five jobs (namely 1,2,3,4 and 5), each of which must go through machines A, B and C
in the order ABC. Processing Time (in hours) are given below:
Jobs 1 2 3 4 5
Machine A 5 7 6 9 5
Machine B 2 1 4 5 3
Machine C 3 7 5 6 7

Find the sequence that minimum the total elapsed time required to complete the jobs.
Solution
Here Min Ai = 5; Bi = 5 and Ci =3 since the condition of Min. Ai ≥ Max. Bi is satisfied ,the given
problem can be converted into five jobs and two machines problem.

Jobs
1 7 5
2 8 8
3 10 9
4 14 11
5 8 10

The Optimal Sequence will be:

2 5 4 3 1
Total elapsed Time will be:
Machine A Machine B Machine C
Jobs
In Out In Out In Out

2 0 7 7 8 8 15
5 7 12 12 15 15 22
4 12 21 21 26 26 32
3 21 27 27 31 32 37
1 27 32 32 34 37 40
Min. total elapsed time is 40 hours.
Idle time for Machine A is 8 hrs. (40-32)

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 Idle time for Machine B is [(7-0)+(21-15)+(27-26)+(32-31)+(40-34)]= 25 hours
(i.e 0-7, 8-12, 15-21, 26-27, 31-32 and 34-40)

Idle time for Machine C is[(8-0)+(26-22)]= 12 hours

( i.e 0-8, 22-26.)

PROBLEMS WITH n JOBS THROUGH TWO MACHINES

Practical Problem:3:
There are nine jobs, each of which must go through two machines P and Q in the order PQ, the
processing times (in hours) are given below:

Job(s)
Machine
A B C D E F G H I

P 2 5 4 9 6 8 7 5 4
Q 6 8 7 4 3 9 3 8 11

Find the sequence that minimizes the total elapsed time T. Also calculate the total idle time for
the machines in this period.
Solution
The minimum processing time on two machines is 2 which correspond to task A on machine P.
This shows that task A will be preceding first. After assigning task A, we are left with 8 tasks on
two machines
Machine B C D E F G H I
P 5 4 9 6 8 7 5 4
Q 8 7 4 3 9 3 8 11

Minimum processing time in this reduced problem is 3 which correspond to jobs E and G (both
on machine Q). Now since the corresponding processing time of task E on machine P is less than
the corresponding processing time of task G on machine Q therefore task E will be processed in
the last and task G next to last. The situation will be dealt as

A G E

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The problem now reduces to following 6 tasks on two machines with processing time as follows:
Machine B C D F H I
P 5 4 9 8 5 4
Q 8 7 4 9 8 11

Here since the minimum processing time is 4 which occurs for tasks C and I on machine P and
task D on machine Q. Therefore, the task C which has less processing time on P will be
processed first and then task I and task D will be placed at the last i.e., 7th sequence cell.
The sequence will appear as follows:
A C I D E G

The problem now reduces to the following 3 tasks on two machines

Machine B F H
P 5 8 5
Q 8 9 8

In this reduced table the minimum processing time is 5 which occurs for tasks B and H both on
machine P. Now since the corresponding time of tasks B and H on machine Q are same i.e. 8.
Tasks B or H may be placed arbitrarily in the 4th and 5th sequence cells. The remaining task F can
then be placed in the 6th sequence cell. Thus the optimal sequences are represented as

A I C B H F D E G
or
A 1 C H B F D E G
Further, it is also possible to calculate the minimum elapsed time corresponding to the optimal
sequencing A → I → C → B → H → F → D → E → G.
Job Machine A Machine B
Sequence
Time In Time Out Time In Time Out
A 0 2 2 8
I 2 6 8 19
C 6 10 19 26
B 10 15 26 34
H 15 20 34 42
F 20 28 42 51

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 D 28 37 51 55
E 37 43 55 58
G 43 50 58 61

Hence the total elapsed time for this proposed sequence staring from job A to completion of job
G is 61 hours .During this time machine P remains idle for 11 hours (from 50 hours to 61
hours)and the machine Q remains idle for 2 hours only (from 0 hour to 2 hour ).

PART- II [ MCQ Questions]

1. In Sequencing Algorithm:
(a) The selection of an appropriate order for a series of jobs is to be done on a finite service
facilities
(b) All the jobs must be processed on a first come –first serve basis
(c) A service facility can process more than one job at a time
(d) All the service facilities are not of different type

Ans: 1(a )

[Link] general assumption which is not correct in solving a sequencing problem is that

(a) the time taken by different jobs in moving from one machine to another is negligible.

(b) the processing time in various machines are independent of the order in which different jobs
are processed on them.

© a job once started on a machine would be performed to the point of completion uninterrupted.

(d)a machine can process more than one job at a given point of time.

Ans: 2(d )

[Link] “n” jobs and two machines (say A and B) sequencing problems in which the order of
processing is AB:

(a) job having minimum time on machine B is processed first.

(b) job having minimum time on machine A is processed in the last.

© job having minimum time on machine B is processed in the last.

(d)job having maximum time on machine B is processed in the last.

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Ans: 3(c )

4. Five jobs are to be processed on three machines A,B and C in the order ABC. The timing of
the jobs are known to be : (30,40,70) , (80,50,90), (70,10,50), (50,20,60), and (40,30,100)

The optimum sequence would be:

(a) J1  J 4  J 5  J 2  J 3

(b) J1  J 4  J 2  J 5  J 3

(c) J 4  J1  J 3  J 2  J 5

(d) J 4  J1  J 5  J 2  J 3

Ans:8(d)

5. If Ai , Bi and Ci denote the processing times of i th job on three machines A,B and C
respectively, then a “n” –job three machine problem can be reduced to an n –job and two
machine problem, provided that:

(a) min Ai  max Bi and / or min Ci  max Bi

(b) min Ai  max Bi and / or min Ci  max Bi

© min Ai  max Bi and / or min Ci  max Bi

(d) min Ai  max Bi and / or min Ci  max Bi

Ans:5(b)

Study material prepared by Dr [Link]

For further practice, please refer

1. Operations Research- Theory and Applications – [Link]

2. Operations Research- Problems and Solutions – [Link]

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 Lesson II

(Prof. S. Bhattacharyya)

Sl. GST; Some Statements

No.
1 GST is an Indirect Tax i.e., the person depositing the sum with the
revenue authority can legally shift the burden on his/her customer.
Exception:GST does not behave like an Indirect Tax in case of
(Composition Levy)
2 It arises on “Supply” of Goods or Services or both
3 Supply involves two persons – Supplier and Recipient of Supply.
 Any person other than Supplier and Recipient is third person
4 To attract GST at least one of the persons (Supplier/Recipient) in the
supply function must be a person in business
5 Only a Registered Supplier can collect Tax on outward supply and
only a Registered Supplier can claim Input Tax Credit
6 Under GST Tax liability is that of the Taxable Person
 A registered Supplier is a Taxable Person (called Forward
Charge)
 In case of Reverse Charge Recipient of Supply is the
Taxable Person
GST revenue is deposited with the revenue authority. Deposit of tax
with revenue authority is made in case of:
 Forward Charge by the Supplier
 Reverse Charge by the Recipient of supply

7 GST is a Value Addition based Tax

A Value Addition based tax is one that
 Removes cascading effect on price and
 Reduces Tax on Output by Tax paid on Input( known
asInput Tax Credit)
8 GST is a Destination based Tax (also called Consumption based tax)
 Destination: Place of final consumption of the Goods or
Services or both
Under GST :-
 Nature of supply depends on: Location of supplier and Place
of supply

9 Under GST :- Tax liability is determined from: Value of Supply and Rate
of tax
Rate of Taxdepends on: [Time of Supply, Type of
Supply(Mixed/Composite) and Nature of supply(Intra-state/Inter
State)]

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 GST is an Indirect Tax
 A Direct Tax directly affects the income/wealth of the taxable person. The
burden of such tax cannot be shifted on another person.
 The burden of tax can legally be shifted on another person if the tax
concerned is an indirect tax. Burden of such tax is finally borne by the
consumer.
In other words, under an indirect tax law the payer of tax(other than a
consumer) can shift the burden of tax on another person.

GST is an Indirect Tax because the burden of GST can legally be shifted on
another person

It is concerned with “Supply” of Goods or Services or both

SUPPLY

 When recognised?At theTime of Supply ………Imposition(Point oftaxation)

 Where completed?At thePlace of Supply…….Completion(Nature of supply)
 Occurredat what value?At theValue of Supply….Valuation(Assessable Value)

 Time of Supply determines

 Point of Taxation (i.e., levy)
 Rate of Tax applicable
 Time of payment of Tax

 Place of supply determines

 category of supply (Intra-state/Inter state) [read with “Location of
Supplier”] to determine the type of GST[(CGST + SGST)/ IGST]
 the state to enjoy the GST revenue

 Value of Supply determines

 the Assessable Value

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Problem No. 2(Revised)

Q. 2:Subir of West Bengal imported some goods, for the first time, and supplied
the same to Amrik of Punjab for Rs. 60,000. Subir and Amrik are related persons.
Price of similar goods available in the market is Rs. 75,000. Applicable rate of GST
on such supply:- CGST 6%, SGST 6% and IGST 12%.
Subsequently Amrik supplied goods to Arora of Punjab for Rs. 90,000. Applicable
rate of GST on such supply:- CGST 9%, SGST 9% and IGST 18%.
Calculate the GST liability of Subir and Amrik.
Solution:
Taxable Person Subir

Supply Inter state

Value of supply ₹.75,000**

Tax on outward supply (IGST) ₹. 9,000

Input Tax Credit NIL

GST payable (IGST) ₹. 9,000

**Reason: Related person. Open Market Value not available. Hence price of
similar goods considered.
Taxable Amrik
Person
Supply Intra-
state
Value of Rs.90,000
supply
CGST SGST

Tax on Rs. 8,100 Rs. 8,100

outward
supply :
Input Tax Rs. 8,100 Rs. 900(9,000 –
Credit(IGST) 8,100)

GST payable NIL Rs. 7,200

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 Tax Liability under some special cases
1. Mixed Supply: A mixed supply is two or more independent products or services
which are offered together as a bundle but can also be sold separately. The
mixed supply is taxed, at the rate, applicable to the item or service with the
highest GST rate in the supply concerned.
Example: On the occasion of puja Mirror, comb and hair band are supplied in a
single pack at a consolidated price.
 Each of the items in the packet can be supplied separately and is not
dependent on each other. The supply is not naturally bundled. Hence it is a
mixed supply.
2. Composite Supply: A composite supply is two or more goods or services that are
only sold as a set and cannot be sold individually. Every composite supply has
a principal supply, which is the main product or service that the buyer primarily
wants. The rest of the supply is made up of supporting elements that add value
to the principal supply.
A composite supply is taxed at the GST rate of the principal supply.

Example: A charger has been supplied by the a supplier along with the mobile
phone.

 Supply of charger along with mobile phone is in conjunction with each other as it
is required by the user of the mobile phone. So this supply is naturally bundled.
Hence it is a composite supply.

3. Free Samples and gifts

 Government has clarified that samples supplied free of cost, without any
consideration, do not qualify as supply under GST. Example: Physician’s sample.

4. Buy one get one free offer

Example: Buy one Suthol liquid and get one suthol gel tube free / Get one tooth
brush free along with the purchase of one “Neem” tooth paste.
This type of offer is a case of two or more individual supplies where a single price I
being charged for the entire supply. In other words it is a case of supplying two
goods for a single price.
 Government has clarified that the taxability of such supply will be dependent
upon as to whether the supply is a composite supply or a mixed supply and rate
tax will be determined accordingly.

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 PLACE OF SUPPLY
Under an ideal taxation system, tax shall only form part of cost when the goods
or services reach the final consumer and businesses should be allowed credit of
whatever taxes they have paid unless the goods /services supplied by them are
exempt from levy of tax or not liable to be taxed.
GST is a consumption-based/ destination- based Tax Or Under GST :- Sharing of
Tax Revenue = f(Place of Supply)
Meaning of ‘Destination’
Destination based taxation is a system wherein revenue from tax relating to
goods/services accrues to the jurisdiction where there being ultimately
consumed. It is also called consumption tax.)Thus for the purpose of this Act
‘Destination’ is the place of consumption

IMPORTANCE of “Place of Supply”

Place of supply is an important ingredient so that the type of tax that is to be
applied may be correctly determined. It should not be understood in the lay
man’s language. Rather, it is a phrase having legal meaning and should be
understood in that sense only.
It determines-
 Whether a supply is an intra-state/inter-statesupply.
 State to share the tax revenue.

Whether a supply is an intra-state/inter-state supply depends on Location of Supplier

and Place
of Supply
Intra-state supply: Location of Supplier and Place of Supply are in the same state
Inter-state supply: Location of Supplier and Place of Supply are in two different
states

Location of Place of Nature of GST payable

supplier supply supply
In the same state Intra-state CGST-
SGST/UGST
In two different states Inter state IGST

Principle behind the provision

GST is a destination based consumption tax. But there is no provision that

declares this fact. This missing declaration is more than adequately supplied by
the principle being embodied in the provisions of ‘Place of Supply’.The basic

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principle behind provisions relating toplace of supply is that GST is a destination
based tax. Thus, tax is finally payable where goods and/services are consumed.

Location of Supplier of Goods

It is the geographical point(e.g., premises of supplier/site of supplier) where the
supplier is situated with goods(in its control ready to be supplied). Location of
supplieris usually the place from where a supply is made.A place mentioned as a
principal place of business on the GST registration Certificate, may be taken as
location of supplier.

Location of Supplier of Services ----- defined in Sec 2(15) of the IGST Act

Simplified
A. When supply is made from one establishment
i) Place mentioned in the registration certificate --- location of such
place of business
ii) A fixed establishment [other than (i)] ---- location of such fixed
establishment

B. When supply is made from more than one establishment

Whether from A(i)/(ii)…location of the establishmentmost directly concerned with
the provision of the supply
C. In the absence of A/B …….. Usual place of residence of the supplier

Tabular Presentation

A. When supply is made from one Location of Supplier of Services

establishment

(i)Place mentioned in the registration Place mentioned in the registration

certificate certificate
(ii) A fixed establishment [other than (i)] location of such fixed establishment
B. When supply is made from more than location of the establishment most directly
one establishments concerned with the provision of the supply
whether from A(i)/(ii)
C. In the absence of A/B Usual place of residence of the supplier