CAT 1997 — DILR Question 26
Bar GraphsEasy
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
Correct answer: 5%
- 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 = 4.6% = 5% (Approximately)
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