CAT 2021 Slot 2 QA Q22 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages

Question 22 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2021 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

A person buys tea of three different qualities at ₹ 800, ₹ 500, and ₹ 300 per kg, respectively, and the amounts bought are in the proportion 2 : 3 : 5. She mixes all the tea and sells one-sixth of the mixture at ₹ 700 per kg. The price, in INR per kg, at which she should sell the remaining tea, to make an overall profit of 50%, is
  1. A
    692
  2. B
    688
  3. C
    653
  4. D
    675

Answer: (B) 688 Ratio, Mixtures & Averages MCQ

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