An employee has been assigned the task of allotting offices to six of the staff members. The offices are
numbered 1 - 6. The offices are arranged in a row and they are separated from each other by six foot high
dividers. Hence voices, sounds and cigarette smoke flow easily from one office to another.
Miss Robert needs to use the telephone quite often throughout the day. Mr. Mike and Mr. Brown need
adjacent offices as they need to consult each other often while working. Miss. Hardy, is a senior employee
and has to be allotted office number 5, having the biggest window. Mr. Donald requires silence in the
offices next to his and Mr. Tim prefers to be as away as possible from Miss Robert. Mr. Mike and Mr. Donald are all smokers. Miss Hardy finds tobacco smoke allergic and consecutively the offices next to hers
to be occupied by non-smokers. Unless specifically stated all the employees maintain an atmosphere of
silence during office hours.
The ideal candidate to occupy the office farthest from Mr. Brown would be