Management Aptitude Test Dec 2019 Paper

Question : 96 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

A fruit seller mixes three varieties of grapes costing

₹ 80, ₹ 45

and

₹ 30 \/ {\kg}

in the ratio 1: 4: 6 in terms of weight and sells the mixture at

₹ 50 \/ {\kg}

. What percentage of profit does he make?

Solution:

Let

x, 4 x

and

6 x {\kg}

of three varieties be mixed.
Then,

C P=₹[(x × 80)+(4 x × 45)+(6 x ×30)]

=₹[80 x+180 x+180 x]=₹ 440 x

{\SP}=₹[(x+4 x+6 x) × 50]=₹ 550 {x}

Profit %

={{SP}-{CP}}/{{CP}} × 100

=({110 x}/{440 {x}} ×100) \%=25 \%

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