Work and Wages MCQ Set 2

Work and Wages MCQ SET 2

1. Arin alone can do a piece of work in 6 days and Selvi alone can do the same work in 8 days . Arin and Selvi undertook to do it for Rs.7,200 with the help of Kevin , they completed the work in 3 days . How much is to be paid Kevin?

(a) Rs.700

(b) Rs.800

(c) Rs.600

(d) Rs.900

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Answer: D

2. A and B undertake a contract of a task for Rs.7,500 . A can do complete the task all alone in 50 days and B can complete the same task all by himself in 60 days . However , to finish the work early , they take C’s help and complete the entire work in 20 days . What is the difference (in Rs.) between B’s and C’s share for their contribution in completing the task?

(a) Rs.2,000

(b) Rs.250

(c) Rs.500

(d) Rs.1,500

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Answer: C

3. Samir and Puneet can complete the same work in 10 days and 15 days respectively . The work was assigned for Rs.4,500 . After working together for 3 days Samir and Puneet involved Ashok . The work was completed in total 5 days . What amount (in Rs.) was paid to Ashok?

(a) 750

(b) 1500

(c) 1071

(d) 800

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Answer: A

4. A can do a piece of work in 8 days while B alone can do it in 12 days . They work together for 4 days and the remaining work is completed by C alone in 2 days . They are paid Rs.7,200 for the completing of the entire work . The earnings of A , B and C , respectively , are :

(a) Rs.2400 , Rs.2400 , Rs.2400

(b) Rs.4000 , Rs.2400 , Rs.800

(c) Rs.3600 , Rs.2400 , Rs.1200

(d) Rs.3000 , Rs.3000 , Rs.1200

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Answer: C

5. A and B undertake a project worth Rs.36,000 . A alone can do the work in 25 days . They worked together for 5 days . For the next five days , B worked alone . After that , A substituted B and completed the remaining work in 5 days . The share of A in the earnings is:

(a) Rs.21,600

(b) Rs.14,400

(c) Rs.14,600

(d) Rs.21,400

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Answer: B

6. A alone can finish a task in 20 days . While B alone can finish it in 15 days . They together work for 5 days and stop then the rest of the work in finished by C alone in 2 day . If they get paid Rs.2,400 for finishing the whole task , then find the difference between the daily wages of C and A .

(a) Rs.380

(b) Rs.350

(c) Rs.440

(d) Rs.470

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Answer: A

7. X , Y and Z have undertaken to complete a piece of work for Rs.4,800 . All the three together can complete the work in 8 3/4 days. Y and Z together can complete the work in 15 5/9 days . X and Z together can complete the work in 12 8/11 days . Find the difference between the shares of X and Z .

(a) Rs.1,200

(b) Rs.1,500

(c) Rs.900

(d) Rs.600

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 Answer: C

8. An expert , an average and a lazy labour work for 7 , 8 and 10 days respectively and they together get Rs.369 as labor charge . If the ratio of their work done in one day is 12/3 : 12/4 : 12/6 then how much the expect labor gets?

(a) Rs.120

(b) Rs.102.50

(c) Rs.200

(d) Rs.143.50

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Answer: D

9. A and B have to do 13/15 of a work , working together , B and C have to do 11/20 of the same work . If the difference between the wages of A and C is Rs.7600 then find the wages of A , B and C together?

(a) Rs.24,000

(b) Rs.18,000

(c) Rs.36,000

(d) Rs.56,000

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Answer: A

10. Three labours A , B , C were given a contract of Rs.750 for doing a certain piece of work . All the three together can finish the work in 8 days . A and C together can do it in 12 days , while A and B together can do it in 13 1/3 days . they money will be divided in the ratio 

(a) 4 : 5 : 6

(b) 4 : 7 : 5

(c) 5 : 7 : 4

(d) 5 : 6 : 8

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Answer: A