Rajan fruit seller minimum profit
XAT 2026 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Hard · Arithmetic
Rajan is a fruit seller. On any day, he sells only one kind of fruit. On the first day, he buys of blueberries. On the second day, he buys of kiwis. On the third day, he buys of peaches. The per kg purchase price of each fruit is an integer. Further, on each of these three days, he spends the same amount to purchase fruits. On the fourth day, he buys mangoes at and spends less than any of the previous three days.
If he then sells all the mangoes at , what is his MINIMUM possible profit on the fourth day?
- A.
Rs. 2130
- B.
Rs. 2115
- C.
Rs. 2085
- D.
Rs. 2265
- E.
None of the other options is correct
B
Explanation
Let the per kg purchase prices be . Amount spent . Thus must be a multiple of . For minimum profit, choose minimum . Spent on 4th day . Weight of mangoes bought . Profit per kg . Total profit on 4th day .
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