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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 |
What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this period ?
- Rs. 36.66 lakhs
- Rs. 36.36 lakhs
- Rs. 36.26 lakhs
- Rs. 36.06 lakhs
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Average amount of interest paid by the Company during the given period will be
\begin{aligned}
\frac{23.4 + 32.5 + 41.6 + 36.4 + 49.4}{5} lakh \\
= 36.66 lakhs
\end{aligned}