Total expenses of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of boarders. The average expense per boarder is Rs. 700 when there are 25 boarder and Rs. 600 when there are 50 boarders. What is the average expense per boarder when there are 100 boarders?
(a) Rs. 540 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 570 (d) Rs. 580
Question ID - 50913 | SaraNextGen Top Answer Total expenses of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of boarders. The average expense per boarder is Rs. 700 when there are 25 boarder and Rs. 600 when there are 50 boarders. What is the average expense per boarder when there are 100 boarders?
(a) Rs. 540 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 570 (d) Rs. 580
Total expenses of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of boarders. The average expense per boarder is Rs. 700 when there are 25 boarder and Rs. 600 when there are 50 boarders. What is the average expense per boarder when there are 100 boarders?
(a) Rs. 540 (b) Rs. 550 (c) Rs. 570 (d) Rs. 580
Let the fixed cost be Rs. 
and the variable cost be Rs.
per boarder.
Then, 
Solving these two equations we get: 
Total expenses of 100 boarders = Rs. 
Rs. 55000.
Hence, the average expenses = 
Rs. 550.