Source: Official Guide
A company accountant estimates that airfares next year for business trips of a thousand miles or less will increase by 20 percent and airfares for all other business trips will increase by 10 percent. This year total airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less were $9,900 and airfares for all other business trips were $13,000. According to the accountant's estimate, if the same number of business trips will be made next year as this year, how much will be spent for airfares next year?
A. 22930
B. 26180
C. 26330
D. 26490
E. 29770
The OA is B
A company accountant estimates that airfares next year for
This topic has expert replies
-
- Moderator
- Posts: 2212
- Joined: Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:50 pm
- Followed by:6 members
Timer
00:00
Your Answer
A
B
C
D
E
Global Stats
GMAT/MBA Expert
- [email protected]
- Elite Legendary Member
- Posts: 10392
- Joined: Sun Jun 23, 2013 6:38 pm
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Thanked: 2867 times
- Followed by:511 members
- GMAT Score:800
Hi All,
We're told that a company accountant estimates that airfares next year for business trips of a thousand miles or less will increase by 20 percent and airfares for all other business trips will increase by 10 percent. This year, total airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less were $9,900 and airfares for all other business trips were $13,000. According to the accountant's estimate, if the same number of business trips will be made next year as this year, we're asked how much money will be spent in total for airfares next year. Certain questions on Test Day really come down to just doing organized Arithmetic - although you can do a little bit of estimation to save some time on this question.
The cost of the $9900 in flights next year will be $9900 + (.2)($9900) = 9900 + (a little less than $2000, since $2000 is 20% of $10,000)
The cost of the $13,000 in flights next year will be $13,000 + (.1)($13,000) = $13,000 + $1300 = $14,300
Total = $9900 + $14,300 + (a little less than $2000)
Total = $24,200 + (a little less than $2000)
Total = a little less than $26,200
There's only one answer that fits.
Final Answer: B
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
We're told that a company accountant estimates that airfares next year for business trips of a thousand miles or less will increase by 20 percent and airfares for all other business trips will increase by 10 percent. This year, total airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less were $9,900 and airfares for all other business trips were $13,000. According to the accountant's estimate, if the same number of business trips will be made next year as this year, we're asked how much money will be spent in total for airfares next year. Certain questions on Test Day really come down to just doing organized Arithmetic - although you can do a little bit of estimation to save some time on this question.
The cost of the $9900 in flights next year will be $9900 + (.2)($9900) = 9900 + (a little less than $2000, since $2000 is 20% of $10,000)
The cost of the $13,000 in flights next year will be $13,000 + (.1)($13,000) = $13,000 + $1300 = $14,300
Total = $9900 + $14,300 + (a little less than $2000)
Total = $24,200 + (a little less than $2000)
Total = a little less than $26,200
There's only one answer that fits.
Final Answer: B
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
GMAT/MBA Expert
- Jay@ManhattanReview
- GMAT Instructor
- Posts: 3008
- Joined: Mon Aug 22, 2016 6:19 am
- Location: Grand Central / New York
- Thanked: 470 times
- Followed by:34 members
Total spending next year = 9900 + 20% of 9900 + 13000 + 10% of 13000 = 120% of 9900 + 110% of 13000 < ~ 1.2*10000 + 1.1*13000 < ~ 12000 + 14300 < ~26300BTGmoderatorLU wrote:Source: Official Guide
A company accountant estimates that airfares next year for business trips of a thousand miles or less will increase by 20 percent and airfares for all other business trips will increase by 10 percent. This year total airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less were $9,900 and airfares for all other business trips were $13,000. According to the accountant's estimate, if the same number of business trips will be made next year as this year, how much will be spent for airfares next year?
A. 22930
B. 26180
C. 26330
D. 26490
E. 29770
The OA is B
The current answer must be less than $26300. The closest to $26300 is $26180. Note that $22,830 is way too less than 26300.
The correct answer: B
Hope this helps!
-Jay
_________________
Manhattan Review GMAT Prep
Locations: Manhattan Review Madhapur | Hyderabad | Bangalore GRE Courses | Dilsukhnagar GRE Coaching | and many more...
Schedule your free consultation with an experienced GMAT Prep Advisor! Click here.
GMAT/MBA Expert
- Scott@TargetTestPrep
- GMAT Instructor
- Posts: 7264
- Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2015 10:56 am
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Thanked: 43 times
- Followed by:29 members
We are given that airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less will increase 20% next year from $9,900 this year. Thus, the cost of airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less next year is 1.2 x 9,900 = $11,880. We are also given that airfares for all other business trips will increase 10% next year from $13,000 this year. Thus, the cost of airfares for all other business trips next year is 1.1 x 13,000 = $14,300.BTGmoderatorLU wrote:Source: Official Guide
A company accountant estimates that airfares next year for business trips of a thousand miles or less will increase by 20 percent and airfares for all other business trips will increase by 10 percent. This year total airfares for business trips of a thousand miles or less were $9,900 and airfares for all other business trips were $13,000. According to the accountant's estimate, if the same number of business trips will be made next year as this year, how much will be spent for airfares next year?
A. 22930
B. 26180
C. 26330
D. 26490
E. 29770
The OA is B
So, 11,880 + 14,300 = $26,180 dollars should be allotted for airfares next year.
Answer: B
Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder and CEO
[email protected]
See why Target Test Prep is rated 5 out of 5 stars on BEAT the GMAT. Read our reviews