Question

In Northwest corner method the allocations are made

• A. Starting from the left hand side top corner
• B. Starting from the right hand side top corner
• C. Starting from the lowest cost cell
• D. Starting from the lowest requirement and satisfying first

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Starting from the left hand side top corner

Northwest corner method starts from the upper left-hand corner and allocates the maximum possible amount subject to supply and demand constraints. For example, in the figure given below, 20 units are assigned to the first cell (i.e., upper left) that satisfies the demand of D.