ABC26GN5702 · Bar Graphs
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Bar Graphs · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
In 2001, the approximate percentage of profit/loss of all the five companies taken together is equal to [SSC-CHSL (10 + 2) Exam, 2015]
(a)6.88\% loss
(b)4.65\% profit
(c)6.48\% profit
(d)4\% loss
Answer
Explanation
Total income of all the five companies $$=₹(35+50+40+40+50) \text { crores }=₹ 215 \text { crores }$$ Total expenditure of all the five companies $$\begin{aligned} & =₹(45+40+45+30+45) \text { crore } \\ & =₹ 205 \text { crores } \\ & \therefore \text { Profit percent } \\ & =\left(\frac{\text { Income }- \text { Expenditure }}{\text { Expenditure }}\right) \times 100 \\ & =\frac{215-205}{205} \times 100 \\ & =\frac{1000}{205}=4.88 \% \end{aligned}$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.
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