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Direction: Study the following graph to answer the given questions.

  1. For Company Y, in which year is the percent of increase in percent profit over that of previous year the highest?
    1. 2002–03
    2. 1999–2000
    3. 2001–02
    4. Cannot be determined
    5. None of these
Correct Option: C

Percent of increase in percent profit over that of the previous year for the given years is as follows :
Year

1998 - 99 :
(20 - 15)
x 100 = 33.33%
15

1999 - 00 :
(30 - 20)
x 100 = 50%
20

2000 - 01 : = 0 %
2001 - 02 :
(50 - 30)
x 100 = 66 2/3 %
30

2002 - 03 :
(60 - 50)
x 100 = 20%
50

You do not need to do any rough work. See the graph and search for steep rise in the line joining the two ∆’s.



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