Exercise :: Pie Charts - Pie Chart 1
The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions based on it.
Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book
| 1. | If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost, then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Let the amount of Royalty to be paid for these books be Rs. r.
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r = Rs.
| 2. | What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation:
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| 3. | The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of the book is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Clearly, marked price of the book = 120% of C.P. Also, cost of paper = 25% of C.P Let the cost of paper for a single book be Rs. n.
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| 4. | If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: For the publisher to earn a profit of 25%, S.P. = 125% of C.P. Also Transportation Cost = 10% of C.P. Let the S.P. of 5500 books be Rs. x.
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S.P. of one book = Rs.| 5. | Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by: |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Printing Cost of book = 20% of C.P. Royalty on book = 15% of C.P. Difference = (20% of C.P.) - (15% of C.P) = 5% of C.P.
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