XAT 2020 — QA & DI Question 23
Read the information given below and answer the 3 associated questions.
During 2015-2019, the revenues of four companies P-S were as follows:
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During the period from 2014 to 2015, the revenue increased by 25% for three of the companies and by 50% for the remaining company. The total increase in revenue, for all four companies put together, was Rs. 125 lakhs.
Which of the following CANNOT be true?
Answer & solution
- A
The 2014 revenues of P and R cannot be determined uniquely
From 2014 to 2015, the increases in revenues of at least two companies were the same
- C
From 2014 to 2015, the revenues of P and R increased by different amounts
- D
The company that experienced the 50% increase in revenue also experienced the maximum increase in revenue in absolute terms
- E
The revenue of Q in 2014 was the same as the revenue of R in 2014