CAT DILR Questions | CAT Analytical Reasoning questions
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Machine M1 as well as Machine M2 can independently produce either Product P or Product Q. The times taken by machines M1 and M2 (in minutes ) to produce one unit of product P and Q are given in the table below : (Each machine works 8 hours per day).
CAT/1995
Question . 314
What is the least number of machine hours required to produce 30 pieces of P and 25 pieces of Q?
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Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Analytical Reasoning question
(a) 30 P and 25 Q
for least machine hours, P must be produced on M2.
=> Total time = 30 X 8 + 25 X 6 = 240 + 150
= 390 minutes
or 6 hrs 30 min