CAT Quantitative Ability Questions | CAT Percentage, Profit & Loss questions

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A watch dealer incurs an expense of Rs 150 for producing every watch. He also incurs an additional expenditure of Rs30, 000, which is independent of the number of watches produced. If he is able to sell a watch during the season, he sells it for Rs 250. If he fails to do so, he has to sell each watch for Rs 100.

CAT/1996

Question . 96

If he produces 1500 watches, what is the number of watches that he must sell during the season in order to break even, given that he is able to sell all the watches produced?

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Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Quantitative Ability Question from Percentage, Profit & Loss question

Let watch dealer makes x watches then

Total cost price = 30,000 + 150x

Selling price of per watch = 250 in season or S = 100 otherwise