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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:

The expenditure of Company X in the year 1998 was Rs. 200 crores and the income of company X in 1998 was the same as its expenditure in 2001. The income of Company X in 2001 was ?

A Rs. 465 crores

B Rs. 385 crores

C Rs. 335 crores

D Rs. 295 crores

ANS:A - Rs. 465 crores

Let the income of Company X in 1998 be Rs. x crores.

Then, 55 = x - 200 x 100     =>     x = 310.
200
Therefore Expenditure of Company X in 2001 = Income of Company X in 1998
= Rs. 310 crores.
Let the income of Company X in 2001 be Rs. z crores.
Then, 50 = z - 310 x 100     =>     z = 465.
310
Therefore Income of Company X in 2001 = Rs. 465 crores.