Question

Directions: Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions given below.

Account of income and expenditure (in crores) of seven companies in the year 2000

Percentage profit/loss $=\frac{Income-Expenditure}{Expenditure}\times 100$

Which of the following companies had the highest percentage of profit/loss in 2000?

• A. B
• B. F
• C. C
• D. A
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D A

For company A

Profit $\%=\frac{37.5-27.5}{27.5}\times 100=36.36\%$

For company B

Profit $\%=\frac{42.5-32.5}{32.5}\times 100$

$=\frac{1000}{32.5}=30.77\%$

For company C

Loss $\%=\frac{35-45}{45}\times 100$

$=22.22\%$

For company D

Profit $\%=\frac{50-40}{40}\times 100$

$=\frac{10}{40}\times 100=25\%$

For company E

$Loss\%=\frac{40-45}{45}\times 100$

$=\frac{5}{45}\times 100=11.11\%$

For company F

Profit $\%=\frac{32.5-25}{25}\times 100$

$=30\%$

For company G

Profit $\%=\frac{50-45}{45}\times 100$

$=\frac{5}{45}\times 100=11.11\%$