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The Delhi government has fixed the living wage of contract workers at Rs. 14,842 per month. Assuming that on a daily basis, the contract workers spend Rs. 120 on food, Rs. 100 on clothing and Rs. 263 on shelter, Rs. 100 on movies, what would be the living wage of contract workers per day ?

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Rs. 483
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Rs. 533
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Rs. 583
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Rs. 643
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Solution

The correct option is A Rs. 483
The living wage is the bare minimum wage required to achieve the basic amenities for a living like food, clothing and shelter. To acquire these amenities, the contract workers in the above situation, spend Rs. 483 per day. They spend Rs. 120 on food, Rs. 100 on clothing and Rs. 263 on shelter. The total spend on these amenities comes out to be Rs. 483 per day.

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