To organize the program in Hotel Taj, the following criteria must be…
2025
To organize the program in Hotel Taj, the following criteria must be fulfilled.
A. The program coordinator should be of the rank of Deputy Director or Joint Director.
B. The program should be in one of these areas–HRD, Advertising, Computers or Statistics.
C. The duration of the program should not be more than 7 days.
D. The fee per participant should be not less than Rs.5,000.
E. The number of participants should be at least 50.
If all other criteria are fulfilled except:
1. The duration of the course is more than 7 days the program is to be organized in Hotel Ritz.
2. The program coordinator is of the rank of Assistant Director, but the fee per participant is more than Rs.7,000, the program will be organized in Hotel Taj.
3. The number of participants being less than 50 but more than 30, the program will be organized in Hotel Sideways.
4. The fee per participant is less than Rs.5,000 but more than Rs.3,500, the program should be organized in Hotel Saucy.
5. The program is in other than the area mentioned in B above, but the program coordinator is of the Joint Director level, the program should be organized in Hotel Sideways.
Based on the above criteria and the information provided in each of the questions, decide about the appropriate course of action. You are not to assume anything on your own. Give answer as:
1. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Taj.
2. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Sideways.
3. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Ritz.
4. If the program is to be organized in Hotel Saucy.
5. If the data is inadequate.
A 5 days training program for 55 participants is to be organized by Shri Jacob Singh, the Assistant Director. The fee per participant is Rs.8,000.
- A.
If the program is to be organized in Hotel Taj.
- B.
If the program is to be organized in Hotel Sideways.
- C.
If the program is to be organized in Hotel Ritz.
- D.
If the data is inadequate.
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Correct answer: D
Answer: Data is inadequate.
Given facts:
Duration: 5 days (not more than 7).
Participants: 55 (at least 50).
Coordinator: Assistant Director.
Fee per participant: Rs.8,000 (greater than Rs.7,000).
Program area: Not specified.
Apply the rules:
Hotel Taj (normal rule) requires coordinator of Deputy Director or Joint Director and the program area to be one of HRD, Advertising, Computers, or Statistics, duration ≤7 days, fee ≥Rs.5,000, and participants ≥50.
Exception for Hotel Taj: If the coordinator is Assistant Director but the fee per participant is more than Rs.7,000, the program will be organized in Hotel Taj — only if all other criteria are fulfilled.
Hotel Sideways applies if participants are between 31 and 49, or if the program area is outside the allowed list and the coordinator is Joint Director.
Hotel Ritz applies if duration is more than 7 days.
Hotel Saucy applies if fee per participant is between Rs.3,500 and Rs.5,000 (i.e., less than Rs.5,000 but more than Rs.3,500).
Evaluate which rule fits the given facts:
Hotel Taj (normal): Coordinator is Assistant Director, so normal requirement (Deputy/Joint Director) is not met.
Hotel Taj (exception): Fee > Rs.7,000 and coordinator is Assistant Director are satisfied, but the exception requires that all other criteria are also satisfied (including program area being one of the allowed list). The program area is not specified, so you cannot confirm the exception applies.
Hotel Sideways: Participants = 55 (not between 31 and 49), and coordinator is not Joint Director, so Sideways rules do not apply.
Hotel Ritz: Duration = 5 days (not more than 7), so Ritz does not apply.
Hotel Saucy: Fee is Rs.8,000 (not between Rs.3,500 and Rs.5,000), so Saucy does not apply.
Final conclusion:
Because the program area is not provided, you cannot verify the required 'all other criteria' clause for the Assistant Director + fee>Rs.7,000 exception that would allow placement at Hotel Taj. None of the other hotels' rules are satisfied. Therefore the available data is inadequate to determine which hotel should host the program.