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Bar Charts - General Aptitude

A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavours - X, Y and Z. The production of three flavours over a period of six years has been expressed in the bar graph provided below.

Production of Three Different Flavours X, Y and Z by a Company over the years (in lakh bottles)

Q1:

For which of the following years the percentage of rise/fall in production from the previous year is the maximum for the flavour Y?

A 1996

B 1997

C 1998

D 1999

ANS:B - 1997

The percentage rise/fall in production from the previous year for flavour Y during various years are:

In 1996 = [ (60 - 55) x 100 ] % = 9.09% (increase)
55
In 1997 = [ (60 - 50) x 100 ] % = 16.67% (decrease)
60
In 1998 = [ (55 - 50) x 100 ] % = 10% (increase)
55
In 1999 = [ (55 - 50) x 100 ] % = 9.09% (decrease)
55
In 2000 = [ (55 - 50) x 100 ] % = 10% (increase)
50
Therefore Maximum change is decrease of 16.67% during 1997.