Krishan distributed 10-acre land to Gopal and Ram who paid him the total amoun int eh ratio `2:3`. Gopal invested a further Rs. 2 lakh in the land and planted coconut and lemon tress in the ratio `5:1` on equal areas of land. There were a total of 100 lemon tress. the cost of one coconut was Rs. 5. the crop toolk 7 yr to mature and when the crop was reaped in 1997, the totla revenue generated was 25% of the total amount put in by Gopal and Ram together. The revenue gererated from the coconut and lemon tress was in the ratio `2:3` and it was shared equally by Gopal and ram as the initial amounts spent by them were equal.
What was the amount received by Gopal in 1997 ?

Options

A. Rs. 1.5 lakh
B. Rs. 3lakh
C. Rs. 6 lakh
D. Cannot be determined

Answer

A

Explanation

Since revenue of Rs. 3,00,000 is equally divided by Gopal and Ram. Hence, amount received by Gopal in
`=1997=(1)/(2)xx3,00,000=Rs. 1,50,000`