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by knight247 » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:42 am

In a factory, each day, every worker produces the same number of units of a product per hour in a day. The factory was to produce 24000 units in 5 days and 300 workers were engaged to complete the work in 5 days. However, at the end of the 1st day, they learnt that they have to produce 32000 units within that stipulated time period of 5 days. How many additional worked must be engaged to complete the work accordingly.

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by MBA.Aspirant » Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:34 am

knight247 wrote:In a factory, each day, every worker produces the same number of units of a product per hour in a day. The factory was to produce 24000 units in 5 days and 300 workers were engaged to complete the work in 5 days. However, at the end of the 1st day, they learnt that they have to produce 32000 units within that stipulated time period of 5 days. How many additional worked must be engaged to complete the work accordingly.

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answer can be explained step by step in detail...thanks

IMO 125

output /day = 24000/ 5 = 4800

output/worker/day = 4800/300 = 16

1st day they already produced 4800, leaving 27200 to be completed

27200/4days = 6800/day

6800/16 = 425 workers

so you need 425 - 300 = 125 extra

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by beatthegmat.garry » Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:53 pm

One worker/per day produces : (24000/300)/5=16 units

Since there was an addition of extra samples at the end of day 1, day 1 is considered spent.

Hence in 4 days each worker can produce 64 units.

No of workers needed for extra samples= Extra samples/no. of samples produced by each worker in 4 days.
=8000/64
=125.

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by Anurag@Gurome » Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:18 pm

knight247 wrote:In a factory, each day, every worker produces the same number of units of a product per hour in a day. The factory was to produce 24000 units in 5 days and 300 workers were engaged to complete the work in 5 days. However, at the end of the 1st day, they learnt that they have to produce 32000 units within that stipulated time period of 5 days. How many additional worked must be engaged to complete the work accordingly.

300 workers in 5 days produces 24000 units.
Hence, 300 workers in 1 day produces (24000/5) = 4800 units.
And, each worker per day produces (24000/300)/5 = 16 units

Now in (5 - 1) = 4 days we need to produce (32000 - 4800) = 27200 units

Number of workers required = (27200/4)/16 = 425

Therefore, additional number of workers required = (425 - 300) = 125

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by amit2k9 » Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:32 pm

work done per day = 24000/5=4800
thus total work remaining for 4 days = 32000-24000+ (24000-4800) = 27200

hence number of people = 272*5*300/240*4 = 425.

hence 125.

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