Data Interpretation Ques 127

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Directions : Study the following information and answer the questions that follow :

The premises of a bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring. Certain areas are to be floored either with marble or wood. All rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular. The area to be renovated comprises of a hall for customer transaction measuring $23 m$ by $29 m$, branch manager’s room measuring $13 m$ by $17 m$, a pantry measuring $14 m$ by $13 m$, a record keeping cum server room measuring $21 m$ by $13 m$ and locker area measuring $29 m$ by $21 m$. The total area of the bank is 2000 square meters. The cost of wooden flooring is $ \text{₹} 170$ per square metre and the cost of marble flooring is ₹ 190 per square metre. The locker area, record keeping cum server room and pantry are to be floored with marble. The branch manager’s room and the hall for customer transaction are to be floored with wood. No other area is to be renovated in terms of flooring.

If the remaining area of the bank is to be carpeted at the rate of ₹ 110 per square metre, how much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises?

(1) ₹ 5,820

(2) ₹ 4,848

(3) ₹ 3,689

(4) ₹ 6,890

(5) None of these

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Answer: (5)

Solution: (5)

Area of wooden floors $=667+221=888$ sq. metre

Area of marble floors $=182+273+609$ $=1064$ sq. metre

Total area $=1064+888$ $=1952$ sq. metre

Remaining area $=2000-1952$ $=48$ sq. metre

$\therefore$ Required cost $=48 \times 110$ $= \text{₹} 5280$



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