Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Bar Graphs · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
The total expenditure of the company is how many times the expediture on Research and Development?
(a)27
(b)20
(c)18
(d)8
(e)5
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Let the total expenditure (in crores) be ₹ $x$. Then, Expenditure on Research \& Development $$\begin{aligned} & =₹(5 \% \text { of } x) \\ & =₹ \frac{5 x}{100}=₹ \frac{x}{20} . \end{aligned}$$ (Total Expenditure): (Expenditure on Research and Development) $$=x: \frac{x}{20}=20 x: x=20: 1 .$$ ∴ Total Expenditure = 20 times the expenditure on Research \& Development.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.