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Following is Hurdle 17 for you.

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Q1. The cost per head of joining a school picnic party is partly
fixed and partly vary linearly depending upon number of students
who join the picnic. If 30 students join the party the expense per
head  is Rs. 5,900. If the number of students is increased to 45
the expense per head is Rs 5,600.  Which of the following
statement/s is/are false :
1) The cost per head will reduce as the number of students
increase.
2) The cost per head will increase as the number of students
increase.
3) The minimum possible cost per head is more than Rs 5000.
4) The maximum possible cost per head is Rs. 32,000.

Q2. The hostel expenses of a MBA institute is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of students in the
hostel.  If 34 students stay at the hostel the expense per head is
Rs. 8,360. If the number of students is increased to 48  the
expense per head is Rs 7,905. Which of the following statement/
s is/are true:
1) If the number of students is 65 the cost per head will be Rs
7,616. 
2) If the number of students is 100 the cost per head will be Rs.
7500. (UrPercentile.com)
3) The minimum cost possible cost per head will be more than
6500.
4) The maximum possible cost per head is less than 62,000.

Q3. The cost of manufacturing a dinning table is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of tables
manufactured.  If 36 tables are manufactured the manufacturing
cost per table is Rs. 8,110. If the number of tables manufactured
is increased to 52  the cost per table is reduced to  Rs 7,830.
Now select the best option  based on following two statements :
1) No matter how many tables you manufacture the minimum
you have to pay per table will be more than 7200 for each.
2) If you manufacture 70 tables you will have to pay Rs 7,668 per
table.
Option 1 :  Both statements are true
Option 2 : Both statements are false
Option 3: Only statement 1 is true
Option 4 : Only statement 2 is true.

Q4. The cost of traveling  between two cities by a certain train is

partly fixed and partly vary linearly, depending upon number of
passengers   traveling . If the number of passengers is 380,  the
cost is Rs. 8,425. If the number of passengers is increased to
550,  the traveling cost is  Rs 8,170. How much would be the
cost if the number of passengers is 750 ?

Q5. The cost per head of joining a club is partly fixed and partly
vary linearly depending upon number of students who join the
club.  If 40 students join the club the expense per head  is
Rs.9,160. If the number of students is increased to 58  the
expense per head is Rs 8,800. (UrPercentile.com) How much
would be the expense per head if the number of student is
further increased to 80 ?

Q6. The hostel expenses of a MBA institute is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of students in the
hostel.  If 42 students stay at the hostel the expense per head is
Rs. 14,635. If the number of students is increased to 62  the
expense per head is Rs 13,785. How much would be the
expense per head if the number of student is further increased to
85 ?

Q7. The cost of manufacturing a washing machine is partly fixed

and partly vary linearly, depending upon number of machines
manufactured.  If 44 machines are manufactured the
manufacturing cost per machine is Rs. 12,985. If the number of
machines manufactured  is increased to 65  the cost per
machine is reduced to  Rs 12,796. How much would be the cost
of manufacturing per machine if the number of machines
manufactured  is further increased to 90 ?

Q8. The cost of traveling  between two cities by a certain train is

partly fixed and partly vary linearly, depending upon number of
passengers   traveling . If the number of passengers is 460, the
cost is Rs. 23,000. If the number of passengers is increased to
680,  the traveling cost is  Rs 21,955. How much would be the
cost if the number of passengers is 950 ?

Q9. The cost per head of joining a school picnic party to Nepal is
partly fixed and partly vary linearly depending upon number of
students who join the picnic. (UrPercentile.com)  If 48 students
join the party the expense per head  is Rs. 21,945. If the number
of students is increased to 71  the expense per head is Rs
21,370. How much would be the expense per head if the number
of student is further increased to 100 ?
Q10. The hostel expenses of a Medical institute is partly fixed
and partly vary linearly, depending upon number of students in
the hostel.  If 50 students stay at the hostel the expense per
head  is Rs. 13,554. If the number of students is increased to 74
the expense per head is Rs 13,050. How much would be the
expense per head if the number of student is further increased to
105 ?

Q11. The cost of manufacturing  dinning tables is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of tables
manufactured.  If 24 tables are manufactured the manufacturing
cost per table is Rs. 16,635. If the number of tables
manufactured  is increased to 77  the cost per table is reduced
to  Rs 13,720. How much would be the cost of manufacturing per
table if the number of tables manufactured  is further increased
to 110 ?

Q12. The cost of traveling  between two cities by a certain train is

partly fixed and partly vary linearly, depending upon number of
passengers   traveling . If the number of passengers is 280,  the
cost is Rs. 10,120. If the number of passengers is increased to
600,  the traveling cost is  Rs 9,880. How much would be the
cost if the number of passengers is 750 ?

Q13. The cost per head of joining a school picnic party is partly
fixed and partly vary linearly depending upon number of students
who join the picnic.  If 56 students join the party the expense per
head  is Rs. 15,690. If the number of students is increased to 83
the expense per head is Rs 14,880. How much would be the
expense per head if the number of student is further increased to
120 ?

Q14. The hostel expenses of a MBA institute is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of students in the
hostel.  If 32 students stay at the hostel the expense per head  is
Rs. 14,375. If the number of students is increased to 86  the
expense per head is Rs 11,000. How much would be the
expense per head if the number of student is further increased to
125 ?

Q15. The cost of manufacturing a dinning table is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of tables
manufactured.  If 56 tables are manufactured the manufacturing
cost per table is Rs. 17,535. If the number of tables
manufactured  is increased to 89  the cost per table is reduced
to  Rs 15,390. How much would be the cost of manufacturing per
table if the number of tables manufactured  is further increased
to 130 ?

Q16. The cost of traveling  between two cities by a certain train is

partly fixed and partly vary linearly, depending upon number of
passengers   traveling . If the number of passengers is 550,  the
cost is Rs. 13,984. If the number of passengers is increased to
920,  the traveling cost is  Rs 12,985. How much would be the
cost if the number of passengers is 1350 ?

Q17. The cost per head of joining a school picnic party is partly
fixed and partly vary linearly depending upon number of students
who join the picnic.  If 65 students join the party the expense per
head  is Rs. 13,076. If the number of students is decreased to
42  the expense per head is Rs 13,720. How much would be the
expense per head if the number of student is further increased to
140 ?

Q18. The hostel expenses of a MBA institute is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of students in the
hostel.  If 66 students stay at the hostel the expense per head  is
Rs. 14,830. If the number of students is reduced to 46  the
expense per head is Rs 15,930. How much would be the
expense per head if the number of student is further increased to
110 ?

Q19. The cost of manufacturing a dinning table is partly fixed and

partly vary linearly, depending upon number of tables
manufactured.  If 34 tables are manufactured the manufacturing
cost per table is Rs. 14,540. If the number of tables
manufactured  is reduced to 32  the cost per table is reduced to
Rs 14,655. How much would be the cost of manufacturing per
table if the number of tables manufactured  is further increased
to 115 ?

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MATCH THE WORDS IN SET A WITH THEIR MEANINGS IN SET

B

SET A:  20. Importunate    21. Exiguous,    22. Intramural,  23.

Percolate,  24. Rotund   25. Obsolescence

SET B:
A.  Plumpness.
B.  Gloomy.
C.  Gradually falling into disuse.
D. A ill mannered person.
E. Calling  names
F. Small, minute, meager.
G. To regret.
H. Reduce the strength , weaken.
I. Within the walls of a city.
J. To filter.
K. Being full of life and high sprits.
L. To Punish.
M. Urging or demanding in troublesome manner.
N. Fragments.
Q26  .Read the article ( Price hike in the pipeline)  at the link below
and
write summary in 150 words. Marks will be awarded out of 10.

ANSWERS Hurdle 017 :

Ans 1 : Only statement 2 is false.

Statement 1 is true. As the number of students

increase the variable cost will be shared by more
students so the per head cost will reduce.

Statement 2 is false.

For statement 3 and 4 :

Let the fixed amount be X and the variable amount
which is to
be shared by the students be Y.
so we have x+  y/30= 5900  (i)
and x+ y/45 = 5600     (ii)
solving the above two equation we have (y/30)- (y/45)=
300
or y/90= 300 so Y= 27,000
Putting value of Y in (i) we get X = 5000.

So minimum possible cost will be more than 5000 and

maximum cost will be when only 1 student goes to
picnic and than he will have to pay 5000 +27,000=
32000. So both statement 3 and 4 are true.
Hence only Statement 2 is false.

Ans 2 : Statement 1, 3 and 4 are true.

Statement 1 is true .
Let the fixed amount be X and the variable amount
which is to be shared by the students be Y.
so we have x+  y/34= 8,360  (i)
and x+ y/48 = 7,905     (ii)
solving the above two equation we have (y/34)- (y/48)=
455
solving this we get  Y= 53,040
Putting value of Y in (i) we get X = 6800.
So cost for 65  students will be 6800 + 53,040/65 =
7,616

Statement 2 is false.

Statement 3 is true is minimum possible cost is more

than 6800 and is also more than 6500.
Statement 4 is true as maximum possible cost is 6800 +
53040 = 59,840 which is less than 62,000.

Ans 3 : Solving the two equations we get fixed cost as

7,200 and variable cost as 32,760 which is to be
distributed among the number of tables manufactured.

So if you manufacture 70 tables you will have to pay

7200 +32760/70  = 7,668.
Hence both the statements are true. So answer is
Option 1.

(Q4= 8,018),  (Q5= 8,580), (Q6=13,302),  (Q7= 12,686),

(Q8= 21,334), (Q9= 21,022), (Q10= 12,740), (Q11=
13,324),  (Q12= 9,838), (Q13= 14,362),  (Q14= 10,376),
(Q15= 14,242),  (Q16= 12,512), (Q17= 12,446), (Q18=
13,818), (Q19= 13,244),
Q20= M, Q21=  F, Q22= I, Q23= J , Q24= A, Q25= C.

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From: "suryian18_ak" <suryian18_ak@yahoo.co.in>

Date: Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:49pm
Subject: Re: CAT 06 : Hurdle 17 ( Fixed and Variable cost)
The hurdle involved lots and lots of calculation and time taken was 1
hour i know this is very slow indeed the problems where tough to get
accurate

1.2
2.1
3.4
4.8018
5.8580
6.13302
7.12686
8.21334
9.21022
10.12740
11.13324
12.9838
13.14362
14.10376
15.14242
16.12412
17.12446
18.13818
19.13244
20.l
21.d
22.i
23.j
24.a
25.c

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No Summary.

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From: Abhishek Garg <abhigargin@yahoo.com>

Date: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:11pm
Subject: Answers to hurdle 17
Hi Jay,
my answers to HURDLE 17 are as below:-

Q1) 1
Q2) 4
Q3) 2
Q4) 7870
Q5) 8360
Q6) 12807.5
Q7) 12571
Q8) 20672.5
Q9) 20645
Q10) 12399
Q11) 11905
Q12) 9767.5
Q13) 13770
Q14) 8562.5
Q15) 12725
Q16) 11824
Q17) 10976
Q18) 12410
Q19) 9882.5

Q20) iMPORTUNE -> M

Q21) Exiguous -> F
Q22) Intramural -> I
Q23) Percolate -> J
Q24) Rotund -> A
Q25) Obsolescence -> C

Q26) SUMMARY :-
The recent hike in petroleum prices has been purely from the
political drama and system anomalies being overlooked to enable the
government to pursue their controversial plans. The excessive gain
from excise and customs' duties that government leverages from
petroleum sector explains it all. An extremely gentle work,
government has even welcomed an increase in prices simply because it
would give more revenues. The subsidy and sensitivity of handling
LPG is further used to provide remorse and explain the price hike.
Even though India is self-sufficient in crude Oil, prices are
determined through levying dozens of taxes, making them share more
than 50% of retailer's price paid by the consumer.
Moreover, the private sector companies are benifitting more than the
public sector ones, due to unsubsidised oils and tax
exemtion on exports. Thus, this article provides a darker picture of
Finance Ministry's felony in devaluing the consumers.
******************* SUMMARY END HERE ******************
*****************HURDLE 17 ends here *****************
tc,
Abhishek garg (abhigargin@yahoo.com)

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