Pie Charts - General Aptitude

The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions based on it.

Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book

Q1:

If the difference between the two expenditures are represented by 18° in the pie-chart, then these expenditures possibly are

A Binding Cost and Promotion Cost

B Paper Cost and Royalty

C Binding Cost and Printing Cost

D Paper Cost and Printing Cost

ANS:D - Paper Cost and Printing Cost

Central angle of 18° = ( 18 x 100 ) % of the total expenditure
360
= 5% of the total expenditure. From the given chart it is clear that: Out of the given combinations, only in combination (d) the difference is 5% i.e.
Paper Cost - Printing Cost = (25% - 20%) of the total expenditure
= 5% of the total expenditure.