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A manufacturer of a certain item can sell all he can produce at the selling price of ₹ 60 each. It costs him ₹ 40 in materials and labour to produce each item and he has overhead expanses of ₹ 3000 per week in order to operate that plant. The number of units he should produce and sell in order to make a profit of atleast ₹ 1000 per week, is?

Correct Answer: 200

Explanation:

Suppose the manufacturer should product produce x items.
∴ 60x - (40x + 3000) = 1000
⇒ 20x = 4000
⇒ x = 200

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