Question Detail
Study the following table chart and answer the questions based on it.Expenditures of a Company(in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.
Year | Salary | FuelandTransport | Bonus | InterestonLoans | Taxes |
1998 | 288 | 98 | 3.00 | 23.4 | 83 |
1999 | 342 | 112 | 2.52 | 32.5 | 108 |
2000 | 324 | 101 | 3.84 | 41.6 | 74 |
2001 | 336 | 133 | 3.68 | 36.4 | 88 |
2002 | 420 | 142 | 3.96 | 49.4 | 98 |
Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total expenditure in 2002 ?
- 61%
- 47%
- 59%
- 69%
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Required percentage we can easily calculate from the above table chart.
Required percentage will be,
\begin{aligned}
\left(\frac{288 + 98 + 3.00 + 23.4 + 83}{420 + 142 + 3.96 + 49.4 + 98}*100\right)\% \\
= \left(\frac{495.4}{713.36}*100\right)\% \\
= 69.45\%
\end{aligned}