Q. In a company, 20% of the employees work in the manufacturing department. If the total salary obtained by all the manufacturing employees is one-sixth of the total salary obtained by all the employees in the company, then the ratio of the average salary obtained by the manufacturing employees to the average salary obtained by the non-manufacturing employees is

1. 6 : 5
2. 5 : 6
3. 5 : 4
4. 4 : 5

EXPLANATION

If 20% of employees work in the manufacturing department, and the total salary of manufacturing employees is one-sixth of the total salary of all employees, then the ratio of the average salary of manufacturing employees to non-manufacturing employees is 4:5.

Q2. The price of a precious stone is directly proportional to the square of its weight. Sita has a precious stone weighing 18 units. If she breaks it into four pieces with each piece having distinct integer weight, then the difference between the highest and lowest possible values of the total price of the four pieces will be 288000. Then, the price of the original precious stone is

1. 1944000
2. 1620000
3. 1296000
4. 972000

EXPLANATION

Option 3