Answer question based on the following information.
Alex Company has its office at the third floor of a multi - storied building in Mumbai. There are 5 rooms to be allotted to 5 managers (designated M1 to M5), each of whom will occupy one room. Each room has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some have the sea view, while others are closer to either the lift or the dining room, while some are more spacious. Each of the five managers was asked to rank the room preferences amongst the rooms 301, 302, 303, 304 and 305. Their preferences were recorded as follows:
Table:
Some managers did not indicate any preference for some rooms, as they did want to be there under any condition. The company decided to allot rooms to managers in such a way that the managers get rooms as per their best preference or close to that.
Suppose that Manager M2 decides not to join the new zonal office and Manager M6 takes his place. Manager M6 has the following preference ranking in decreasing order: 301, 302, 303, 304 - in this case what would be the sum of the preference ranking allotted to all five managers?
From the table, we can see that 2 managers have preferred room no 301 and same is true for room no. 302. Hence, only one out of the two manager will get his/her preferred choice as room no. 301. The same is true for room no 302. Room no. 303 will be be straightaway allocated to M3. 302 can allocated to M4 and 301 can be allocated to M6. Then 304 and 305 can be allocated to M1 and M5 respectively.Â
Hence, the minimum sum of the preference ranking allotted to all five managers = 1+1+1+3+3 = 9. Hence, option E is the correct answer.Â
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