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# A salesman gets commission on total sales at 9%. If the sale is exceeded Rs.10,000 he gets an additional commission as bonus of 3% on the excess of sales over Rs.10,000. If he gets total commission of Rs.1380, then the bonus he received is:

 A) Rs.180 B) Rs.120 C) Rs.480 D) data insufficient

Explanation:

Commission up to 10000 = $\inline&space;10000\times&space;\frac{9}{100}$ = 900

Again after 10000,

Commission    :  Bonus

9         :   3

$\inline&space;\Rightarrow$                   3x        :   x

$\therefore$     Bonus = $\inline&space;(1380-900)\times&space;\frac{1}{4}=&space;Rs.120$

Q:

If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 350%, the resultant fraction is 25/51. What is the original fraction ?

 A) 31/25 B) 15/17 C) 14/25 D) 11/16

Explanation:

The original fraction is  $\inline \fn_jvn \small \frac{25}{51}x\left ( \frac{350+100}{150+100} \right )$ =  $\inline \fn_jvn \small \frac{25}{51}x\frac{45}{25}$ = 15/17.

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Q:

Three strategies P, Q and R have been initiated for cost cutting in a company producing respectively 20%, 30% and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, what is the net saving achieved ?

 A) 49.6% B) 50.4% C) 33.67% D) 66.66%

Explanation:

As these three strategies P, Q and R are independent so these will cut cost one after the other.
If initial cost is Rs 100, then
20% cost is cut after initializing strategy P, then cost will remain 80% = 80
further 30% cost is cut after strategy Q, then cost will remain 70% of 80 = 56
further 10% cost is cut after strategy R, then cost will remain 90% of 56 = 50.4

Thus final cost remains 50.4 % of the original cost. Hence net saving is 100 - 50.4 = 49.6 %.

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Q:

Population of a colony of mosquitoes is increasing by 20% per day. If the population on Monday was 3000, on which day of that week the population would be 5184 ?

 A) Thursday B) Friday C) Tuesday D) Monday

Explanation:

Given monday population = 3000
Per day 20% increase in population.

Tuesday population = 3000 + 3000x20/100 = 3000 + 600 = 3600

Wednesday population =3600 + 3600x20/100 = 3600 + 720 = 4320

Thursday population = 4320 + 4320x20/100 = 4320 + 864 = 5184

So that day is Thursday.

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Q:

A farmer divides his herd of k cows among his 4 sons, so that one son gets one half of the herd, the second gets one-fourth, the third gets one-fifth and the fourth gets 9 cows. Then k is equal to ?

 A) 160 B) 120 C) 140 D) 180

Explanation:

Given total number of cows = k
Now, 1st son share = k/2
2nd son share = k/4
3rd son share = k/5
4th son share = 9

(k) + (k/4) + (k/5) + 9 = k
=> k - (19k/20) = 9
=> (20k-19k)/20 = 9
=> k = 180.

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The payment per hour for a daily-wages employee is increased by 33.33 and the working time is reduced by 33.33%. What is the percentage change in the employee's income ?

 A) 11.11% decrease B) 21.11% increase C) 11.11% increase D) 21.11% decrease