Symbiosis National Aptitude Test SNAP 2013 Paper

Question : 18 of 150

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Profit earned by an organisation is distributed among officers and clerks in the ratio of 5 : 3. If the number of officers is 45 and the number of clerks is 80 and the amount received by each officer is ₹ 25,000, what was the total amount of profit earned?

₹ 22 lakh
₹ 18.25 lakh
₹ 18 lakh
₹ 23.25 lakh

Validate

Solution:

Amount received by all the officers = 45 × 25000 = 11,25,000
Amount received by each clerk =

3/5

× 25000 = 1500
Amount received by all the clerks
= 80 × 15000 = 12,00,000
Total amount of profit earned = 11,25,000 + 12,00,000
= ₹ 23.25 lakh.

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