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CAT 1997 — DILR Question 26

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Passage / Data

Direction: Answer the questions based on the following graph.

The graph given below gives the yearly details of money invested in producing a certain product over the years 1991 to 1995. It also gives the profit (in ‘000 rupees).

What percentage of the costs did the profits form over the period?

Answer & solution

  • A

    3%

  • 5%

  • C

    8%

  • D

    11%

Solution

The total profits over the period
= (15 + 25 + 20 – 30 + 15) = 45
Total costs
= (330 + 290 + 90 + 260) = 970
Hence, profit/costs =45970 = 4.6% = 5% (Approximately)

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