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:

If the income in 1998 was Rs. 264 crores, what was the expenditure in 1998?

A Rs. 104 crores

B Rs. 145 crores

C Rs. 160 crores

D Rs. 185 crores

ANS:C - Rs. 160 crores

Let the expenditure is 1998 be Rs. x crores.

Then, 65 = 264 - x x 100
x
=>   65 = 264 - 1
100 x
=>   x = 264 x 100 = 160.
165
Therefore Expenditure in 1998 = Rs. 160 crores.