Data Interpretation - Bar Charts - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Bar Charts - Bar Chart 10 (Q.No. 1)
Directions to Solve
The following bar graph shows the Income and Expenditures (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001. The percent profit or loss of a company is given by
| % Profit/Loss = | Income - Expenditure | x 100 |
| Expenditure |
Income and Expenditure (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001.
1.
The companies M and N together had a percentage of profit/loss of?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Total income of Companies M and N together
= (35 + 50) million US $
= 85 million US $
Total expenditure of Companies M and N together
= (45 + 40) million US $
= 85 million US $.
Percent Profit/Loss of companies M and N together
| % Profit/Loss = |  |
85 - 85 | x 100 |  |
= 0%. |
| 85 |
Thus, there was neither loss nor profit for companies M and N together.
Discussion:
Be the first person to comment on this question !
Post your comments here:
Quick links
Quantitative Aptitude
Verbal (English)
Reasoning
Programming
Interview
Placement Papers