The bar graph given below shows the percentage distribution of the total expenditures of a company under various expense heads during 2003.
Percentage Distribution of Total Expenditure of a Company
The total amount of expenditures of the company is how many times of expenditure on research and development?
A.
27
B.
20
C.
18
D.
8
Correct answer is B
Let the total expenditures be Rs. x.
Then, the expenditure on Research and Development (R & D)
= Rs. (5% of x)
= Rs. ( 5/100 x (x) )
= Rs. ( x/20 )
Therefore ratio of the total expenditure to the expenditure on R & D
= x/(x/20)
= 20/1
Then, the total expenditure is 20 times the expenditure of Research and Development.