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Total revenues are Rs. 1800 crores. Overall profit margin is 10%. The division with the largest revenue has the least profit margin but not the least profits. The division with the profit margin higher than all others generates the least profit. Exactly one division has the same profit margin as the overall Company. Company D generates more profits than Company E.
Q. How much profit did Company A make?
  • a)
    Rs. 60 crores
  • b)
    Rs. 50 crores
  • c)
    Rs. 25 crores
  • d)
    Rs. 30 crores
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Impact Learning answered
  • Total revenues are Rs. 1800 crores.
  • Overall profit margin is 10%
  • Overall profit is Rs. 180 crores.
  • Exactly one division has the same profit margin as the overall Company. So, for this division, share of revenues should be equal to share of profits. Or, one of Company A or D has a profit margin of 10%
  • Let us also compute absolute profit numbers the 5 numbers are Rs. 35 crores, Rs. 40 crores, Rs. 25 crores, Rs. 30 crores and Rs. 50 crores
  • The division with the largest revenue has the least profit margin but not the least profits: So, E has the least profit margin but not the least profits. Company D generates more profits than Company E, so Company E does not generate the least profit either
  • So, Company E should generate profits of Rs. 35 crores or Rs. 40 crores.
  • Now, this is the critical statement - "The division with the profit margin higher than all others generates the least profit? Company C has the least revenue, and by a distance. So, it is possible that division C should have the highest profit margin. The lowest profit margin for division C should be 16.67%, Now, if the Rs. 25 crore profit were for any other division, the profit margin of that division would be less than 16.67%. This tells us that the Rs. 25 crore profit is made by division C at a profit margin of 16.67%.
  • So this is where we stand now
  • The three missing profit numbers are Rs. 50 crores, Rs. 40 crores and Rs. 35 crores
  • Company E did not generate profit of Rs. 50 crores. So, the Rs. 50 crore profit number should have been seen by either B or D. If it had been D, then D would also have had a profit margin of 16,67%. But this is not possible as the question says - "The division with the profit margin higher than all others generates the least profit. The above statement tells us that no company apart from C had a profit margin of 16.67% or more. So, Company B should have seen a profit of Rs. 50 crores.
  • Company D generates more profit than E so E should have seen a profit of 35 crores and D a profit of Rs 40 crores 
  • Therefore, the Profit that Company A made is equal to 30 crores
 
 

The following pie-chart shows the sources of funds to be collected by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for its Phase II projects. Study the pie-chart and answers the question that follow.
If the toll is to be collected through an outsourced agency by allowing a maximum 10% commission, how much amount should be permitted to be collected by the outsourced agency, so that the project is supported with Rs. 4910 crores?
  • a)
    Rs. 6213 crores
  • b)
    Rs. 5827 crores
  • c)
    Rs. 5401 crores
  • d)
    Rs. 5316 crores
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Incessant Youtuber answered
The company will cut 10% commission from the collected amount. And not other way round. so if they want to collect 9 RS they will collect 10 and 1 will be the commission. is that the correct understanding?

Total revenues are Rs. 1800 crores. Overall profit margin is 10%. The division with the largest revenue has the least profit margin but not the least profits. The division with the profit margin higher than all others generates the least profit. Exactly one division has the same profit margin as the overall Company. Company D generates more profits than Company E.
Q. What was the profit margin for company B?
  • a)
    8.33%
  • b)
    12.5%
  • c)
    11.11%
  • d)
    12.33%
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Elite Coaching Classes answered
  1. Identify the emissions data:
    • 2005: 500 million metric tons
    • 2009: 800 million metric tons
    • Total growth: 800 – 500 = 300 (60% increase over 4 years).
  2. Calculate year‑on‑year growth rates:
    • 2005–2006: (600 – 500) / 500 ≈ 20%
    • 2006–2007: (650 – 600) / 600 ≈ 8.33%
    • 2007–2008: (700 – 650) / 650 ≈ 7.69%
    • 2008–2009: (800 – 700) / 700 ≈ 14.29%
  3. Compute the arithmetic mean of annual growth rates:
    (20% + 8.33% + 7.69% + 14.29%) / 4 ≈ 50.31% / 4 ≈ 12.5775%
    Rounded to two decimal places: 12.57%.

Instructions:

For the following three questions: Answer the questions based on the pie charts given below. Chart 1 shows the distribution of 12 million tonnes of crude oil transported through different modes over a specific period of time. Chart 2 shows the distribution of the cost of transporting this crude oil. The total cost was Rs. 30 million.

Q. If the costs per tonne of transport by ship, air and road are represented by P, Q and R respectively, which of the following is true?
  • a)
    R > Q > P
  • b)
    P > Q > R
  • c)
    P > R > Q
  • d)
    R > P > Q
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Riverdale Learning Institute answered
If the costs per tonne of transport by ship, air and road are represented by P, Q and R respectively.
P = 10/9
Q = 7/11
R = 6/22
We can see that P>Q and Q>R  and P>R.

Instructions: The pie chart shown below gives the percentage distribution of car sales (in
numbers) between five companies – Maruti, Honda, Hyundai, Ford and Tata during the year 2014 – 2015. The total number of cars sold by the five companies together in 2014-2015 is four hundred thousand.

The line graph shown below gives the percentage distribution of the number of cars sold by each of the five companies in the four different Quarters of the year.
Q. Which company sold the highest number of cars in the second quarter?
  • a)
    Ford
  • b)
    Maruti
  • c)
    Honda
  • d)
    Hyundai
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Aspire Academy answered
The data given in the pie chart and the line chart can be tabulated into the following table (Data is in 000’s):

From the table, we can see that Ford sold the highest number of cars in the second quarter.

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The following pie-chart shows the sources of funds to be collected by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for its Phase II projects. Study the pie-chart and answers the question that follow.
Q.
Near about 20% of the funds are to be arranged through:
  • a)
    SPVS
  • b)
    External Assistance
  • c)
    Annuity
  • d)
    Market Borrowing
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Ishani Rane answered
20% of the total funds to be arranged
= Rs. (20% of 57600) crores
= Rs. 11520 crores
~= Rs. 11486 crores.
Rs. 11486 crores is the amount of funds to be arranged through External Assistance.

Instructions: On the basis of the information given below, answer the questions that follow.
Maruti Suzuki has tie-ups with five dealers in Allahabad to sell their cars. The first pie chart given below gives the dealer-wise break-up of the number of cars sold by Maruti Suzuki in Allahabad in 2015. The second pie chart shows the model-wise breakup of the total cars sold by Maruti Suzuki in 2015 in Allahabad.

Q. If the dealer T sold an equal number of all five models of Maruti Suzuki then what is the maximum share(in %) that T can have in total sales of any model?(Enter only the integer value rounded off to nearest integer. Don’t put % sign)
  • a)
    27
  • b)
    57
  • c)
    47
  • d)
    17
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Iq Funda answered
If dealer T sold an equal number of each model, then for each model his share would be 4.2%.
Hence his share would be maximum for the model which had least share among the total sales.
The least share is for Zen which is 9%
Hence, the maximum share that T can have for any model = 4.2/9 × 100
= 46.67% which on rounding off becomes 47%.
Hence the required integral value to be entered is 47.

Instructions: On the basis of the information given below, answer the questions that follow.
Maruti Suzuki has tie-ups with five dealers in Allahabad to sell their cars. The first pie chart given below gives the dealer-wise break-up of the number of cars sold by Maruti Suzuki in Allahabad in 2015. The second pie chart shows the model-wise breakup of the total cars sold by Maruti Suzuki in 2015 in Allahabad.
Q. If the dealers R and S sold only Zen, Baleno and swift then at least what percentage of the Swifts sold, were sold by these two dealers alone? (Enter only the integer value rounded off to nearest integer. Don’t put % sign)
  • a)
    63
  • b)
    84
  • c)
    59
  • d)
    33
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Iq Funda answered
If the number of swifts sold by R and S is to be minimum, R and S should sell a maximum number of Baleno and Zen.
The share of R and S in total sales is 40%.
So even if they sell all Baleno’s and Zen that will account to only 24%, so they together will sell 16% Swifts.
The total share of swifts is 27% so they sold 16%.
Hence percentage share would be 16/27 × 100
= 59.25% which on rounding off becomes 59%. So correct answer is 59.

Instructions: The pie chart shown below gives the percentage distribution of car sales (in
numbers) between five companies – Maruti, Honda, Hyundai, Ford and Tata during the year 2014 – 2015. The total number of cars sold by the five companies together in 2014-2015 is four hundred thousand.

The line graph shown below gives the percentage distribution of the number of cars sold by each of the five companies in the four different Quarters of the year.
Q. In how many quarters were the number of cars sold by any two companies in that quarter the same?
  • a)
    0
  • b)
    1
  • c)
    3
  • d)
    2
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

G.K Academy answered
The data given in the pie chart and the line chart can be tabulated into the following table (Data is in 000’s):
We can see that in Q1 and Q4 there are companies which sold equal number of cars. Thus, D is the right choice.

Instructions: On the basis of the information given below, answer the questions that follow.
Maruti Suzuki has tie-ups with five dealers in Allahabad to sell their cars. The first pie chart given below gives the dealer-wise break-up of the number of cars sold by Maruti Suzuki in Allahabad in 2015. The second pie chart shows the model-wise breakup of the total cars sold by Maruti Suzuki in 2015 in Allahabad.
Q. If for any dealer, the percentage of Wagon R’s sold by him did not exceed 25% of his total sales, then at least how many dealers sold Wagon R?
  • a)
    8
  • b)
    3
  • c)
    11
  • d)
    17
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Iq Funda answered
We have to minimize the number of dealers who sold Wagon R.
So to minimize the number of dealers, the dealers who have largest share in total sales should have maximum share of Wagon R.
So if we assume that Q and R sold Wagon R the maximum number of Wagon R’s they can sell is 25% of 51 which is equal to 12.75%.
But the overall share of Wagon R is 16% so there should be at least 1 more dealer who sells Wagon R.
Hence the correct answer is 3.

Instructions:

For the following three questions: Answer the questions based on the pie charts given below. Chart 1 shows the distribution of 12 million tonnes of crude oil transported through different modes over a specific period of time. Chart 2 shows the distribution of the cost of transporting this crude oil. The total cost was Rs. 30 million.

Q. From the charts given, it appears that the cheapest mode of transport is
  • a)
    road
  • b)
    rail
  • c)
    pipeline
  • d)
    ship
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Innovative Classes answered
Cheapest mode of transport will be the one which will have highest transport volume and comparatively lowest cost.
We can figure out from the graph that Road have wide gap with very less costs.
For Road, Cost = 6/22
For Rail, Cost = 12/9
For Pipeline, = 65/49
For Ship, Cost = 10/9
Lowest cost is for road.

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