Smoothie Scheduling


What BEST can be concluded about the number of units of fruit salad sold in the first hour?
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Ganga, Kaveri, and Narmada are three women who buy four raw materials (Mango, Apple, Banana and Milk) and sell five finished products (Mango smoothie, Apple smoothie, Banana smoothie, Mixed fruit smoothie and Fruit salad). Table-1 gives information about the raw materials required to produce the five finished products. One unit of a finished product requires one unit of each of the raw materials mentioned in the second column of the table.

One unit of milk, mango, apple, and banana cost Rs.5, Rs.3, Rs.2, and Rs.1 respectively. Each unit of a finished product is sold for a profit equal to two times the number of raw materials used to make that product. For example, apple smoothie is made with two raw materials (apple and milk) and will be sold for a profit of Rs.4 per unit. Leftover raw materials are sold during the last business hour of the day for a loss of Rs.1 per unit.
The amount, in rupees, received from sales (revenue) for each woman in each of the four business hours of the day is given in Table-2.

The following additional facts are known.
1. No one except possibly Ganga sold any Mango smoothie.
2. Each woman sold either zero or one unit of any single finished product in any hour.
3. Each woman had exactly one unit each of two different raw materials as leftovers.
4. No one had any banana leftover.
Great! You're working with a complex CAT-level DI-LR puzzle involving:
Here’s a concise step-by-step explanation of how the conclusions were reached from the tables and clues provided:
From Table-1 and Step 1, we get:
| Product | Raw Materials Used | Cost | Profit (2×#raw) | Selling Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mango Smoothie | Mango + Milk | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Apple Smoothie | Apple + Milk | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Banana Smoothie | Banana + Milk | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Mixed Fruit Smoothie | Mango + Apple + Banana + Milk | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Fruit Salad | Mango + Apple + Banana | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Key Constraints:
Let’s verify final hour sales:
| Person | Revenue | Leftovers | Sale Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganga | Rs.5 | Milk + Apple → Rs.5 | |
| Kaveri | Rs.3 | Mango + Apple → Rs.3 | |
| Narmada | Rs.6 | Milk + Mango → Rs.6 |
✔️ Satisfies constraint (2 units, no banana, revenue matches leftover sale value).
Ganga:
Revenue = Rs.23
Options:
Kaveri:
Revenue = Rs.19
→ Only one product possible: Mixed Fruit Smoothie = 19 ✅
Narmada:
Revenue = Rs.31
→ Possible: Mixed Fruit (19) + Fruit Salad (12) ✅
⚠️ From clue: "Only Ganga possibly sold Mango smoothie"
→ So Narmada & Kaveri did not sell Mango Smoothie ⇒ discard Ganga’s first option, she sold:
Apple S + Fruit Salad = 11 + 12 = 23
| Person | Revenue | Possibility |
|---|---|---|
| Ganga | 21 | Apple S (11) + Banana S (10) ✅ |
| Kaveri | 22 | Banana S (10) + Fruit Salad (12) ✅ |
| Narmada | 21 | Apple S (11) + Banana S (10) ✅ |
| Person | Revenue | Possibility |
|---|---|---|
| Ganga | Banana S (10) + Mixed Fruit S (19) = 29 ✅ | |
| Kaveri | Apple S (11) + Mixed Fruit S (19) = 30 ✅ | |
| Narmada | Apple S (11) + Fruit Salad (12) = 23 ✅ |
| Person | Mango S | Apple S | Banana S | Mixed Fruit S | Fruit Salad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganga | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaveri | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Narmada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
But wait — only Ganga possibly sold Mango Smoothie, and total sold = 0 or 1.
Back to Hour 1:
We earlier said Ganga sold Apple S + Fruit Salad = 23
But that violates the “at most 1 Fruit Salad in Hour 1” from image note.
So we revise:
Let Ganga sold: Mango Smoothie + Apple Smoothie = 12 + 11 = 23 ✅
Kaveri → Mixed Fruit S
Narmada → Mixed Fruit S + Fruit Salad = 19 + 12 = 31 ✅
Now Fruit Salad count in Hour 1 = 1 ✅
| Hour | Ganga | Kaveri | Narmada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mango S + Apple S | Mixed Fruit S | Mixed Fruit S + Fruit S |
| 2 | Apple S + Banana S | Banana S + Fruit Salad | Apple S + Banana S |
| 3 | Banana S + Mixed Fruit S | Apple S + Mixed Fruit S | Apple S + Fruit Salad |
| 4 | Milk + Apple (leftovers) | Mango + Apple | Milk + Mango |
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Question 1 of 4
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What BEST can be concluded about the number of units of fruit salad sold in the first hour?
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Which of the following is NECESSARILY true?
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What BEST can be concluded about the total number of units of milk the three women had in the beginning?
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If it is known that three leftover units of mangoes were sold during the last business hour, how many apple smoothies were sold during the day?