P1 was a very lazy person. When he went for hunting a job, everyone refused to engage him, except farmer P2. P2 engaged P1 at a wage of Rs. 300 per day for a month of 28 days. However, he set a condition that P1 would forfeit Rs. 100 each day if he idled. P1 accepted the job. At the end of the month, it was found that neither owed the other anything. How many days did P1 work in that month?
P1 was a very lazy person. When he went for hunting a job, everyone refused to engage him, except farmer P2. P2 engaged P1 at a wage of Rs. 300 per day for a month of 28 days. However, he set a condition that P1 would forfeit Rs. 100 each day if he idled. P1 accepted the job. At the end of the month, it was found that neither owed the other anything. How many days did P1 work in that month?
Option 1 -
21 days
Option 2 -
7 days
Option 3 -
14 days
Option 4 -
None of these
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Correct Option - 2
Detailed Solution:For every day's work, P1 can afford to miss 3 days.
Hence, to break even it has to be 7 days' work in 28 days.
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