A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavours - X, Y and Z. The production of three flavours over a period of six years has been expressed in the bar graph provided below.

Production of Three Different Flavours X, Y and Z by a Company over the years (in lakh bottles)

For which flavour was the average annual production maximum in the given period?

For which flavour was the average annual production maximum in the given period?

A.

X only

B.

Y only

C.

Z only

D.

X and Y

Correct answer is B

Average annual productions over the given period for various flavours are:

For Flavour X = [ 1/6 x (50 + 40 + 55 + 45 + 60 + 50) ] = 50 lakh bottles.

For Flavour Y = [ 1/6 x (55 + 60 + 50 + 55 + 50 + 55) ] = 54.17 lakh bottles.

For Flavour Z = [ 1/6 x (45 + 50 + 60 + 60 + 45 + 40) ] = 50 lakh bottles.

Therefore Maximum average production is for Flavour Y.