Management Aptitude Test 2017 Paper

Question : 92 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

A merchant purchased two qualities of pulses at the rate of ₹ 200 per quintal and ₹ 260 per quintal. In 52 quintals of the second quality, how much pulse of the first quality should be mixed so that by selling the resulting mixture at ₹ 300 per quintal, he gains a profit of 25%?

100 quintals
104 quintals
26 quintals
None of these

Validate

Solution:

{125x}/100

= 300
x =

{ 300×100}/ 125

= ₹ 240
⇒ CP of mixture = ₹ 240
By Mixture and Allegation method,

⇒

20/40=y/52

⇒ y =

1/2

× 52
⇒ y= 26 quintal

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