Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Bar Graphs · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
For company R if the expenditure had increased by 20\% in the year 2001 from the year 2000 and the company had earned profit of 10\% in 2000, the company's income in 2000 was (in crore ₹) [SSC-CHSL (10 + 2) Exam, 2015]
(a)41.67
(b)35.75
(c)37.25
(d)38.5
Answer
Answer (as printed): A
Explanation
Expenditure of company R in 2000 $=\frac{45 \times 100}{120}=₹37.5$ crore. Let the income of the company in 2000 be ₹$x$ crores. $$10=\frac{x-37.5}{37.5} \times 100 \Rightarrow x-37.5=3.75 \Rightarrow x=41.25$$ ∴ Income $=₹41.25$ crores.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.