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The table below shows the estimated cost (in Rs. Lakh) of a project of laying a railway line between two places.

  1988 1989 1990 1991
Surveying 41 7.5 2.2 0.5
Cement   95 80 75
Steel   70 45 60
Bricks   15 12 16
Other building material   25 18 21
Labour 2.1 25 20 18
Administration 7.5 15 15 14
Contingencies 1 15 4.2 5
Total 52.1 267.5 196.4 209.5

 

 

1

Type : Subjective

Question Statement :

The total expenditure is required to be kept within Rs. 700 lakh by cutting the expenditure on administration equally in all the years. What will be the percentage cut for 1989?

Type in your answer as an integer. For example, if your answer is 22.15%, type in 23

2

Type : Subjective

Question Statement :

If the length of line to be laid each year is in proportion to the estimated cost for material and labour, what fraction of the total length is proposed to be completed by the third year?

Type in your answer as a decimal number rounded off to two decimal places. For example, if your answer is 8/3, type in 2.67

3

Type : Subjective

Question Statement :

It is found at the end of 1990, that the entire amount estimated for the project has been spent. If for 1991, the actual amount spent was equal to that which was estimated, by what percent (approximately) has the actual expenditure exceeded the estimated expenditure?

Type in your answer as an integer. For example, if your answer is 22.16%, type in 29

4

Type : Subjective

Question Statement :

After preparing the estimate, the provision for contingencies is felt inadequate and is therefore doubled. By what percent does the total estimate increase?

Type in your answer as a decimal number rounded off to two decimal places. For example, if your answer is 22.156%, type in 22.16