Ramesh and Suresh undertaken to do a piece of work for 800. Ramesh alone can do it in 12 days, while Suresh alone can do it in 16 days. With the assistance of a boy, they finish it in 6 days. How should the money be divided?

Ramesh = 300, Suresh = 400 and boy = 100

Ramesh = 100, Suresh = 300 and boy = 400

Ramesh = 200, Suresh = 200 and boy = 400

Ramesh = 400, Suresh = 300 and boy = 100

Ramesh = 300, Suresh = 400 and boy = 100

67 + Mcqs in Work and Wages in Aptitude Page 1 McqOptions

1.	A can complete a job in 12 days, while B can complete the job in 15 days. Both of them worked for 5 days, and the rest of the work was finished by C, If their total earning was 720. Find the wages of B?
A.	95
B.	100
C.	104
D.	240
Answer» E.

Discussion

2.	Ram can do a work in 9 days and Shyam in 15 days. If both work together to complete the work, in what ratio should the total earnings be shared?
A.	3 : 5
B.	5 : 3
C.	2 : 3
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 2 : 3

Discussion

3.	5 men and 6 women can earn 2160 in 4 days. 8 men and 10 women can earn 4400 in 5 days. In how many days can 4 men and 9 women earn 1800?
A.	3
B.	4
C.	5
D.	6
Answer» B. 4

Discussion

4.	Wage of 10 women for 5 days is 1250. The daily wage of a man is twice that of a woman. How many men must work for 8 days to earn 1600?
A.	7
B.	6
C.	5
D.	4
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	A, B and C undertake to complete a piece of work for 2574. A works for 8 days, B for 9 days and C for 12 days to complete the work. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 4, what does C get?
A.	987
B.	1035
C.	1100
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

6.	A and B undertake to do a work together for 600. A alone can do it in 15 days and B in 20 days. But with the assistance of C they finish it in 5 days. How is the money to be divided among them? A , B and C
A.	200 , 200 , 200
B.	200 , 250 ,150
C.	200 , 150 , 250
D.	150 , 200 , 250
Answer» D. 150 , 200 , 250

Discussion

7.	Two men undertake a piece of work for $600. Individually, they can complete the work in 6 days and 8 days, respectively. With the assistance of a boy they completed the work in 3 days. The boy s share should be:
A.	$300
B.	$225
C.	$75
D.	$100
Answer» D. $100

Discussion

8.	A, B and C are employed to do a piece of work for $575. A and C are supposed to finish 19 / 23 of the work together. Amount shall be paid to B is:
A.	$210
B.	$100
C.	$200
D.	$475
Answer» C. $200

Discussion

9.	A man and a boy received $800 as wages for 5 days for the work they did together. The man s efficiency in the work was three times that of the boy. What are the daily wages of the boy?
A.	$76
B.	$56
C.	$44
D.	$40
Answer» E.

Discussion

10.	A and B undertook to do a piece of work for $4500. A alone could do it in 8 days and B alone in 12 days. With the assistance of C they finished the work in 4 days. Then C s share of the money is:
A.	$2250
B.	$1500
C.	$750
D.	$375
Answer» D. $375

Discussion

11.	A, B and C undertake to complete a piece of work for 1440. A alone can complete the work in 8 days, B in 12 days and C in 16 days. They complete the work with the help of D in 3 days. What does D get?
A.	265
B.	270
C.	300
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 300

Discussion

12.	The first man alone can complete this work in 7 days. The second man alone can do this work in 8 days. If they are working together to complete this work in 3 days and also taking help of a boy, then how should the money be divided?
A.	$600, $500, $300
B.	$600, $525, $275
C.	$600, $550, $250
D.	$500, $525, $375
Answer» C. $600, $550, $250

Discussion

13.	A, B and C together earn 375 in 5 days. A and B together earn 450 in 10 days. A and C together earn 200 in 4 days. Find the daily earning of each. A , B and C
A.	25 , 30 , 20
B.	20 , 25 , 30
C.	30 , 25 , 20
D.	30 , 20 , 25
Answer» C. 30 , 25 , 20

Discussion

14.	A can complete a piece of work in 10 days, while B alone can complete it in 15 days. They work together for 5 days and rest of the work is done by C in 2 days. If they receive $ 450 for the whole work, how should they divide the money?
A.	$250, $100, $100
B.	$225, $150, $75
C.	$200, $150, $100
D.	$175, $175, $100
Answer» C. $200, $150, $100

Discussion

15.	Two men, A and B, working together, completed a piece of work. If worked individually, it would have taken them 30 and 40 days to complete the work. If they have received a payment of $2100, then B s share is:
A.	$900
B.	$1200
C.	$800
D.	$1300
Answer» B. $1200

Discussion

16.	A can do a piece of work in 8 days. A undertook to it for $320. With the help of B, he finishes the work in 6 days. B s share is:
A.	$80
B.	$240
C.	$100
D.	$120
Answer» B. $240

Discussion

17.	If 6 persons working 8 hours a day earn $8400 per week, then 9 persons working 6 hours a day will earn per week:
A.	$8400
B.	$16800
C.	$9450
D.	$16200
Answer» D. $16200

Discussion

18.	3 persons undertake to complete a piece of work for $1,200. The first person can complete the work in 8 days, second person in 12 days and third person in 16 days. They complete the work with the help of a fourth person in 3 days. What does the fourth person get?
A.	$180
B.	$200
C.	$225
D.	$250
Answer» D. $250

Discussion

19.	2 men and 1 woman can complete a piece of work in 14 days while 4 women and 2 men can do the same work in 8 days. If a man gets 60 per day, what should be the wages per day of a woman?
A.	30
B.	35
C.	40
D.	50
Answer» D. 50

Discussion

20.	A, B and C undertake to do a job for 1110. A can do the job in 12 days, B in 15 days and C in 18 days. What does C get?
A.	300
B.	275
C.	335
D.	339
Answer» B. 275

Discussion

21.	A man and a boy received 800 as wages for 5 days for the work they did together. The man s efficiency in the work was three times that of the boy. What are the daily wages of the boy?
A.	76
B.	56
C.	44
D.	40
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	A can do a work in 15 days. A and B together do the same work in 10 days. If they are paid 1500 for the work, how should the money be divided between A and B?
A.	1000, 500
B.	500, 1000
C.	750, 750
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 500, 1000

Discussion

23.	A, B and C undertake to do a work for 480. A and B together do 5/ 8 of the work and the remaining work is done by C alone. How much should C get?
A.	177
B.	180
C.	210
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 210

Discussion

24.	Samiara, Mahira and Kiara rented a set of DVDs at a rent of 578. If they used it for 8 hours, 12 hours and 14 hours respectively, what is Kiara s share of rent to be paid?
A.	238
B.	204
C.	l92
D.	215
Answer» B. 204

Discussion

25.	A, B and C contract to do a work for 4200. A can do the work in 6 days, B in 10 days and C in 12 days. If they work together to do die work, what is the share of each? A B C
A.	1000 1200 2000
B.	1100 1100 2000
C.	1000 2000 1200
D.	2000 1200 1000
Answer» E.

Discussion

26.	A daily-wage laborer was engaged for a certain number of days for 5,750; but being absent on some of those days he was paid only 5,000. What was his maximum possible daily wage?
A.	125
B.	250
C.	375
D.	500
Answer» C. 375

Discussion

27.	A can do a work in 12 days and B in 16 days. If both of them work together to do the work and get 2100, find the share of each.
A.	800, 1700
B.	900, 1200
C.	1200, 900
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

28.	A can do a work in 20 days. After 5 days he is joined by B and they together finish the work in next 10 days. If the total amount paid for the work is 1600, find the share of each.
A.	375
B.	387
C.	400
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

29.	A man and a boy
A.	$76
B.	$56
C.	$44
D.	$40
Answer» E.

Discussion

30.	A and B undertook to do a piece of work for
A.	$2250
B.	$1500
C.	$750
D.	$375
Answer» D. $375

Discussion

31.	Men, women and children are employed to do a work in the proportion of 3 : 2 : 1 and their wages as 5 : 3 : 2. When 90 men are employed, total daily wages of all amounts to 10350. Find the daily wages of a man.
A.	45
B.	57 : 50
C.	115
D.	75
Answer» E.

Discussion

32.	2 men and 1 woman can do a piece of work in 14 days, while 4 women and 2 men can do the same work in 8 days. If a men gets 90 per day, what should be the wages per day of a women?
A.	48
B.	60
C.	72
D.	135
Answer» C. 72

Discussion

33.	Total wages for a work is 1280. A alone can do a piece of work in 8 days, while B alone can do it in 12 days. If A and B work on alternate days, then find the share of A.
A.	800
B.	500
C.	600
D.	700
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 500

Discussion

34.	4 men and 6 woman get 1600 by doing a piece of work in 5 days. 3 men and 7 women get 1740 by doing the same work in 6 days. In how many days, 7 men and 6 women can complete the same work getting 3760?
A.	6 days
B.	8 days
C.	10 days
D.	12 days
Answer» C. 10 days

Discussion

35.	Two men
A.	$300
B.	$225
C.	$75
D.	$100
Answer» D. $100

Discussion

36.	Ramesh and Suresh undertaken to do a piece of work for 800. Ramesh alone can do it in 12 days, while Suresh alone can do it in 16 days. With the assistance of a boy, they finish it in 6 days. How should the money be divided?
A.	Ramesh = 100, Suresh = 300 and boy = 400
B.	Ramesh = 200, Suresh = 200 and boy = 400
C.	Ramesh = 400, Suresh = 300 and boy = 100
D.	Ramesh = 300, Suresh = 400 and boy = 100
E.	None of the above
Answer» D. Ramesh = 300, Suresh = 400 and boy = 100

Discussion

37.	A can finish a work in 15 days. B in 20 days and C in 25 days. All these three worked together and earned 4700. The share of C is
A.	1200
B.	1500
C.	1800
D.	2000
Answer» B. 1500

Discussion

38.	A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 24 and 30 days, respectively. They undertook to do the piece of work for 5400. They begin the work together but B left 2 days before the completion of work and C left 5 days before the completion of work. The share of A from the assured money is
A.	2700
B.	540
C.	1800
D.	600
Answer» B. 540

Discussion

39.	A, B and C get 5400 for doing a work in 36 days. A and C get 1880 for doing the same work in 20 days, while B and C get 3040 for doing the same work in 40 days. Find the amount received by C per day.
A.	50
B.	25
C.	30
D.	20
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

40.	Total wages of 3 men, 2 women and 4 boys is 26. If the wages of 3 men is equal to that of 4 women and the wages of 2 women is equal to that of 3 boys, then find out the total wages of 4 men, 3 women and 2 boys.
A.	29
B.	35
C.	65
D.	20
E.	None of the above
Answer» B. 35

Discussion

41.	Amit, Vipul and Kapil can do a piece of work in 12, 16 and 24 days, respectively. If they complete the work together and get an amount of 2700, then what is the share of Vipul in that amount?
A.	450
B.	1000
C.	225
D.	900
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

42.	A, B and C completed a work costing 1800. A worked for 6 days, B worked for 4 days and C worked for 9 days. If their daily wages are in the ratio of 5 : 6 : 4, how much amount will be received by A?
A.	600
B.	500
C.	900
D.	450
Answer» B. 500

Discussion

43.	A and B undertaken to do a piece of work for 1200. A alone can do it in 8 days, while B can do it in 6 days. With the help of C, they complete it in 3 days. Find C's share.
A.	450
B.	300
C.	150
D.	100
Answer» D. 100

Discussion

44.	A person was appointed for a 50 days job on a condition that he will be paid 12 for every working day but he will be fined 6 for every day he remains absent. After the completion of the work, he got 420. For how many days. he did not work?
A.	15 days
B.	5 days
C.	10 days
D.	20 days
E.	None of the above
Answer» D. 20 days

Discussion

45.	Ram can do a work in
A.	3 : 5
B.	5 : 3
C.	2 : 3
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 2 : 3

Discussion

46.	Wage of
A.	7
B.	6
C.	5
D.	4
Answer» E.

Discussion

47.	5 men and 6 women
A.	3
B.	4
C.	5
D.	6
Answer» B. 4

Discussion

48.	A can complete a job in
A.	95
B.	100
C.	104
D.	240
Answer» E.

Discussion

49.	A can do a piece of work in 3 days while B can do the same work in 4 days. If they work together for a total wages of 2800. how much does A get?
A.	1200
B.	1900
C.	1300
D.	1600
E.	None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above

Discussion

50.	A man and a boy received 1400 as wages for 10 days for the work they did together. The man's efficiency in the work was six times that of the boy. What is the daily wages of the boy?
A.	10
B.	15
C.	20
D.	30
Answer» D. 30

Discussion

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