Reunion, four alumni were discussing their starting annual salaries back in 1981. the salaries in question were rupees 40, 50, 60 and 70 thousand per year. of course the present md of a private company earned the most. arvind earned more than biswajeet, and the doctor earned more than dhruv the engineer. chinmay could not remember what he started on. biswajeet the lawyer did not start on rs.50,000, nor did dhruv
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Biswajit (the lawyer) had a starting salary of Rs. 60,000, Dhruv (the engineer) had a starting salary of Rs. 40,000, Chinmay is the doctor who had a starting salary of Rs. 50,000, and Arvind is the MD who had a starting salary of Rs. 70,000.
Given:
1) Current MD remembers that he earned the most.
2) Biswajit and Dhruv did not start on 50,000.
3) Chinmay does not remember what he started on.
To Find:
1) Chinmay's current profession.
2) The lawyer's starting salary.
3) The person who received the highest starting salary.
Solution:
We know that
1) Current MD remembers that he earned the most i.e. Rs 70,000
2) Chinmay does not remember what he started on ⇒ He did not earn Rs 70,000.
3) Biswajit (the lawyer) and Dhruv (the engineer) did not start on 50,000
So either Chinmay or Arvind had a starting salary of Rs. 50,000.
But since Chinmay did not remember his starting salary, we could rule out the possibility of it being Rs 70,000, which implies that Chinmay earned Rs. 50,000
∴ We can conclude that
Arvind is the MD who had a starting salary of Rs. 70,000.
Chinmay is the doctor who had a starting salary of Rs. 50,000.
Next, we need to find who earned Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 60,000.
Now, Biswajit (the lawyer) earned more than Dhruv (the engineer).
⇒ Biswajit (the lawyer) had a starting salary of Rs. 60,000
and Dhruv (the engineer) had a starting salary of Rs. 40,000.
∴ Biswajit (the lawyer) had a starting salary of Rs. 60,000, Dhruv (the engineer) had a starting salary of Rs. 40,000, Chinmay is the doctor who had a starting salary of Rs. 50,000, and Arvind is the MD who had a starting salary of Rs. 70,000.
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