Line chart
Direction: Study the following graph to answer the given questions.
- What is the percent increase in profit for company B from year 2000 to 2001?
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Required % Increase in Profit = Total increase in profit x 100% Initial profit Required % Increase in Profit = Profit in 2001 - Profit in 2000 x 100% Profit in 2000
Correct Option: A
Required % Increase in Profit = Total increase in profit x 100% Initial profit Required % Increase in Profit = Profit in 2001 - Profit in 2000 x 100% Profit in 2000 % Increase in Profit = 35 - 20 x 100 = 75 % 20
- If the expenditure of Company B in 2000 was $ 200 billion, what was its income?
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As per given line graph,
Percentage Profit in 2000 by Company B = 20 %
As per given question,
Expenditure of Company B in 2000 = 200 billion $
Use the below formula to calculate the Income of company in 2000Income of Company B in 2000 = Expenditure of Company B in 2000 x 100 + % Profit 100
Correct Option: A
As per given line graph,
Percentage Profit in 2000 by Company B = 20 %
As per given question,
Expenditure of Company B in 2000 = 200 billion $
Use the below formula to calculate the Income of company in 2000Income of Company B in 2000 = Expenditure of Company B in 2000 x 100 + % Profit 100 Income of Company B in 2000 = 200 x 120 = $ 240 billion 100
Direction: Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions.
Number (in thousands) of products manufactured and sold by a company over the years.
- What is the difference between the number of products manufactured by the company in the year 2009 and in 2008?
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Required Difference = Number of products manufactured in 2009 - Number of products manufactured in 2008
Correct Option: D
From the given graph, We can see that,
Number of products manufactured in 2009 = (52.5) × 1000
Number of products manufactured in 2008 = (48) × 1000
Required Difference = Number of products manufactured in 2009 - Number of products manufactured in 2008
Required Difference = ( 52.5 − 48 ) × 1000 = 4.5 x 1000 = 4500
Direction: Study the information given in each of these questions and then answer the questions.
- What is the percent rise in production in 2007 from 2006? (Round off to two digits after decimal.)
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Percentage increase = total change x 100% Production in 2006
Correct Option: B
We have ,
Total change in production in 2007 from 2006 = 1300 - 1100 = 200
Production in 2006 = 1100∴ Percentage increase = total change in production in 2007 from 2006 x 100% Production in 2006 = 200 x 100 = 18.8% 1100
Direction: Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions.
Number (in thousands) of products manufactured and sold by a company over the years.
- What is the percent increase in the number of products sold by the company in the year 2006 from the previous year? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)
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Required percent increase = 
total increase in the number of products sold by the company 
x 100 % total number of products sold by the company in the year 2005
Correct Option: B
From above given graph ,
Number of products sold by the company in the year 2006 = 40
Number of products sold by the company in the year 2005 = 30
Total increase in the number of products sold by the company = Number of products sold by the company in the year 2006 - Number of products sold by the company in the year 2005 = 40 - 30 = 10Required percent increase = total increase in the number of products sold by the company x 100 % total number of products sold by the company in the year 2005 = 10 x 100 = 33.33 % 30
