CAT4MBA

Mr. Soni owns a paper factory with a fixed number of workers. He receives a contract to manufacture 5000 reams of paper, which he gets completed in 6 days. But he does not employ all his workers on this job.

On Day I, he employs only 3 workers and on day 6, he employs 4 workers. Every day, he either adds one worker or removes one worker from this particular job. All the workers work for 8 hours per day with equal efficiencies. Mr. Soni pays each worker at the rate of Rs. 20 per hour for this job.

Q1. What is the minimum number of workers required to finish the job in one day?
a. 19
b. 15
c. 17
d. 21
e. 23

Q2. If Mr. Soni pays the worker Rs. 3040 in all for this job, how many workers work on Day 37?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. 5
e. Cannot be determined

Q3. If only 2 workers were employed on this job on Day 4, what could be the total amount that Mr. Soni pays the workers for this job for 6 days?
a. Rs. 4000
b. Rs. 2400
c. Rs. 3680
d. Rs. 3360
e. Rs. 4320

Q4. If not more than 4 workers worked on this job on any dya, which of the following could not be the amount that Mr. Soni pays the workers for this job for 6 days?
a. Rs. 2720
b. Rs. 3040
c. Rs. 2400
d. Rs. 3360
e. None of these

Q5. In order to complete this job in 6 days, Mr. Soni employs 6 workers on some day. If he had employed exactly 3 workers on each day and paid them the same amount, the job would have been completed in:
a. 6 days
b. 7 days
c. 8 days
d. 9 days
e. More than 9 days