CAT 2007 — DILR Question 18
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
A health-drink company’s R&D department is trying to make various diet formulations, which can be used for certain specific purposes. It is considering a choice of 5 alternative ingredients (O, P, Q, R, and S), which can be used in different proportions in the formulations. The table below gives the composition of these ingredients. The cost per unit of each of these ingredients is O: 150, P: 50, Q: 200, R: 500, S: 100.
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The company is planning to launch a balanced diet required for growth needs of adolescent children. This diet must contain at least 30% each of carbohydrate and protein, no more than 25% fat and at least 5% minerals. Which one of the following combinations of equally mixed ingredients is feasible?
Answer & solution
- A
O and P
- B
R and S
- C
P and S
- D
Q and R
O and S
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A mixture of O and S in equal proportion satisfies the given constraints as can be seen from the table.
Hence, option (e).