1. MS-08
Management Programme
ASSIGNMENT
FIRST SEMESTER
2013
MS - 08: Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications
School of Management Studies
INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068

2. ASSIGNMENTS
Course Code : MS 08
Course Title : Quantitative Analysis for Managerial Applications
Assignment No. : MS-08/TMA/SEM-I/2013
Coverage : All Blocks
Note : Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment on or before 30 th April, 2013 to the
coordinator of your study center.
1. A sum of `8550 is to be paid in 15 installments where each installment is `10 more than
the previous installment. Find the first installment and the last installment.
2. A salesman is known to sell a product in 3 out of 5 attempts. While another salesman in 2
out of 5 attempts. Find the probability that
a. No sales will happen
b. Either of them will succeed in selling the product
3. A hundred squash balls are tested by dropping from a height of 100 inches and measuring
the height of the bounce. A ball is “fast” if it rises above 32 inches. The average height of
bounce was 30 inches and the standard deviation was ¾ inches. What is the chance of
getting a “fast” standard ball?
4. Explain the chi-square testing- (i) as a test for independence of attributes, and (ii) as a test
for goodness of fit.