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Line Charts - General Aptitude

The following line graph gives the annual percent profit earned by a Company during the period 1995 - 2000.

Percent Profit Earned by a Company Over the Years.

%Profit = Income - Expenditure x 100
Expenditure

Q1:

During which year the ratio of percentage profit earned to that in the previous year is the minimum?

A 1996

B 1997

C 1998

D 1999

ANS:B - 1997

The ratio percentage profit earned to that in the previous year, for different years are:

For 1996 = 55 = 1.38;
40
For 1997 = 45 = 0.82;
55
For 1998 = 65 = 1.44;
45
For 1999 = 70 = 1.08;
65
For 2000 = 60 = 0.86;
70
Clearly, this ratio is minimum for 1997.