Line Charts - General Aptitude

The following line graph gives the percent profit earned by two Companies X and Y during the period 1996 - 2001.

Percentage profit earned by Two Companies X and Y over the Given Years

%Profit = Income - Expenditure x 100
Expenditure

Q1:

If the expenditure of Company Y in 1997 was Rs. 220 crores, what was its income in 1997 ?

A Rs. 312 crores

B Rs. 297 crores

C Rs. 283 crores

D Rs. 275 crores

ANS:B - Rs. 297 crores

Profit percent of Company Y in 1997 = 35. Let the income of Company Y in 1997 be Rs. x crores.

Then, 35 = x - 220 x 100     =>     x = 297.
220
Therefore Income of Company Y in 1997 = Rs. 297 crores.