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A person buys tea of three different qualities at Rs. 800800, Rs. 500500, and Rs. 300300 per kg, respectively, and the amounts bought are in the proportion 2:3:52: 3: 5. She mixes all the tea and sells one-sixth of the mixture at Rs. 700700 per kg. The price, in INR per kg, at which she should sell the remaining tea, to make an overall profit of 50%50\%, is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

When we have quantities in a ratio like 2:3:5, we can multiply each part by any convenient number to get actual quantities. Let's multiply by 3 to get nice round numbers:

Quality 1: 2 × 3 = 6 kg at Rs. 800/kg

Quality 2: 3 × 3 = 9 kg at Rs. 500/kg

Quality 3: 5 × 3 = 15 kg at Rs. 300/kg

Total mixture = 6 + 9 + 15 = 30 kg


Total Cost = (6 × 800) + (9 × 500) + (15 × 300)

= 4800 + 4500 + 4500

= Rs. 13800


50% profit means the selling price should be 150% of the cost price.

Target Total Selling Price = 13800 × 1.5 = Rs. 20700

This is the total amount we need to earn to achieve 50% profit.


One-sixth of the mixture = 30 ÷ 6 = 5 kg

Revenue from 5 kg = 5 × 700 = Rs. 3500


Remaining quantity = 30 - 5 = 25 kg

Remaining revenue needed = 20700 - 3500 = Rs. 17200

Required selling price per kg = 17200 ÷ 25 = Rs. 688


Therefore, we should sell the remaining tea at Rs. 688 per kg.

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