Data Interpretation questions test one's ability in analysing data, inspecting the elements in data and interpreting them to extract maximum information from the given set of data or information. The data is usually given in the form of charts, tables and graphs.
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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)/Expenditure x 100
Income and Expenditure (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001.
Which company earned the maximum percentage profit in the year 2001?
M
N
P
Q
Correct answer is D
The percentage profit/loss in the year 2001 for various comapanies are:
For M = [ (35 - 45)/45 x 100 ] % = -22.22% i.e., Loss = 22.22%
For N = [ (50 - 40)/40 x 100 ] % = 25% i.e., Profit = 25%
For P = [ (40 - 45)/45 x 100 ] % = -11.11% i.e., Loss = 11.11%
For Q = [ (40 - 30)/30 x 100 ] % = 33.33% i.e., Profit = 33.33%
For R = [ (50 - 45)/45 x 100 ] % = 11.11% i.e., Profit = 11.11%
Clearly, the Company Q earned the maximum profit in 2001.
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)/Expenditure x 100
Income and Expenditure (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001.
5% profit
6.5% profit
4% loss
7% loss
Correct answer is A
Total income of all five companies
= (35 + 50 + 40 + 40 + 50) million US $
= 215 million US $.
Total expenditure of all five companies
= (45 + 40 + 45 + 30 + 45) million US $
= 205 million US $.
Therefore % Profit = [ (215 - 205)/205 x 100 ] % = 4.88% ≈ 5%
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)/Expenditure x 100
Income and Expenditure (in million US $) of five companies in the year 2001.
The companies M and N together had a percentage of profit/loss of?
12% loss
10% loss
10% profit
There was no loss or profit
Correct answer is D
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 $.
Therefore Percent Profit/Loss of companies M and N together
% Profit/Loss = ( (85 - 85)/85 x 100 ) = 0%.
Thus, there was neither loss nor profit for companies M and N together.
The bar graph given below shows the percentage distribution of the total production of a car manufacturing company into various models over two years.
Percentage of Six different types of Cars manufactured by a Company over Two Years
For which model is the percentage rise/fall in production from 2000 to 2001 the minimum?
Q
R
S
T
Correct answer is B
The percentage change (rise/fall) in production from 2000 to 2001 for various models is:
For P = [ (176000 - 105000)/105000 x 100 ] % = 67.62%, rise.
For Q = [ (88000 - 52500)/52500 x 100 ] % = 67.62%, rise.
For R = [ (70000 - 66000)/70000 x 100 ] % = 5.71%, fall.
For S = [ (44000 - 35000)/35000 x 100 ] % = 25.71%, rise.
For T = [ (52500 - 44000)/52500 x 100 ] % = 16.19%, fall.
For U = [ (35000 - 22000)/35000 x 100 ] % = 37.14%, fall.
Therefore Minimum percentage rise/fall in production is the case of model R.
The bar graph given below shows the percentage distribution of the total production of a car manufacturing company into various models over two years.
Percentage of Six different types of Cars manufactured by a Company over Two Years
7,650
9,350
11,850
12,250
Correct answer is C
Number of S type cars which remained unsold in 2000 = 15% of 35,000
and number of S type cars which remained unsold in 2001 = 15% of 44,000.
Therefore Total number of S type cars which remained unsold
= 15% of (35,000 + 44,000)
= 15% of 79,000
= 11,850.