Question
If a company decreases its number of workers by 50% and
increases the remaining employees' salaries by 50%, resulting in a decrease of Rs. 25,000 in total salary costs, what was the initial expenditure?Solution
ATQ, Assume '2c' is the original count of employees and '2d' their initial salary. New number of employees = 2c × 0.5 = c. New salary per employee = 2d × 1.50 = 3d. ATQ, 
Initial expenditure on salaries: 4cd = 4 × 25,000 = Rs.100,000
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