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September 19, 2020 at 9:58 am #586120
DVaisnawi29
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wastage of a raw material during a manufacturing process is 20% of input quantity.
what input quantity of raw material is required per kg of output?
the answer is 1.25kg
i cant get the answer
September 21, 2020 at 8:17 am #586278
Ken Garrett
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If 100 kg is input, 20kg is wasted and there will be 80 kg of good output.
So, for 80 good output, 100 is input. Input must therefore be 25% more than output
80 + 25% x 80 = 100, or
100/80 = 1.25
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