Question

Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

The premises of a bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring certain areas that 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 23m $\times$ 29m, branch manager’s room measuring 13m $\times$ 17m, a pantry measuring 14m $\times$ 13m, a record keeping cum server room measuring 21m $\times$ 13m and locker area measuring 29m $\times$ 21m. The total area of the bank is 2000 square meters. The cost of wooden flooring is 170/- per square meter and the cost of marble flooring is 190/- per square meter. The locker area, record keeping cum server room and pantry are to 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 Rs. 110/- per square metre, how much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises?

• A. Rs. 5,820/-
• B. Rs. 4,848/-
• C. Rs. 3,689/-
• D. Rs. 6,890/-
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is E None of these

Area of customer transaction = 667 sq.m
Area of Branch Manager's room = 221 sq.m
Area of Pantry =182 sq.m
Area of server room = 273sq.m
Area of locker area = 609 sq.m
Total area for wooden and marble flooring = 1952 sq.m
Remaining area of Bank = 2000 - 1952 = 48 sq.m
Cost of carpet flooring of remaining area of bank$48\times 110=Rs.5280$