CAT (QA) PYQs

Arun, Varun and Tarun, if working alone, can complete a task in 24, 21, and 15 days, respectively. They charge Rs 2160, Rs 2400, and Rs 2160 per day, respectively, even if they are employed for a partial day. On any given day, any of the workers may or may not be employed to work. If the task needs to be completed in 10 days or less, then the minimum possible amount, in rupees, required to be paid for the entire task is

Working alone, the times taken by Anu, Tanu and Manu to complete any job are in the ratio $5: 8: 10$. They accept a job which they can finish in $4$ days if they all work together for $8$ hours per day. However, Anu and Tanu work together for the first $6$ days, working $6$ hours $40$ minutes per day. Then, the number of hours that Manu will take to complete the remaining job working alone is

Three men and eight machines can finish a job in half the time taken by three machines and eight men to finish the same job. If two machines can finish the job in $13$ days, then how many men can finish the job in $13$ days?