Line Graph: Exercise-4


Overview:


Questions and Answers Type:MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).
Main Topic:Data Interpretation.
Data Interpretation Sub-topic:Line Graph Questions and Answers.
Number of Questions:5 Questions with Solutions.

Directions: Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below it.


Percent profit earned by the two companies over the years.


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  1. If the profit earned in 2015 by the company Q was $10,000, what was the total income of the company in that year?

    1. $22500
    2. $20500
    3. $18500
    4. #16500


Answer: (a) $22500

Solution: Total investment of the company Q in the year 2015, $$ = \frac{Profit \ earned}{Percent \ profit} \times 100 $$ $$ = \frac{10000}{80} \times 100 $$ $$ = $12500 $$ Hence the total income, $$ = 12500 + 10000 $$ $$ = $22500 $$

  1. If the amount invested by the both companies in the year 2016 was equal, what was the ratio between total income of the companies P and Q in the year 2016?

    1. 15:16
    2. 16:17
    3. 17:16
    4. 16:15


Answer: (c) 17:16

Solution: Let the profit earned by the companies P and Q were X and Y respectvely, and total investment by the companies in the year was K, then

Profit earned by the company P in the year 2016, $$ X = \frac{Percent \ profit \times Investment}{100} $$ $$ X = \frac{70 \ K}{100} $$ Now the profit earned by the company Q in the year 2016, $$ Y = \frac{Percent \ profit \times Investment}{100} $$ $$ Y = \frac{60 \ K}{100} $$ Hence the ratio between total income of the companies P and Q in the year 2016, $$ = \frac{70 \ K}{100} + K : \frac{60 \ K}{100} + K $$ $$ = 170 \ K : 160 \ K $$ $$ = 17 : 16 $$

  1. If the amount of profit earned by the company P in the year 2017 was $15,000, what was the total investment of the company in that year?

    1. $18,750
    2. $20,550
    3. $21,850
    4. $24,350


Answer: (a) $18,750

Solution: Total investment of the company P in the year 2017, $$ = \frac{Profit \ earned}{Percent \ profit} \times 100 $$ $$ = \frac{15000}{80} \times 100 $$ $$ = $18,750 $$

  1. If the amount invested by the companies P and Q in the year 2014 were $8,000 and $10,000 respectively, what was the total profit earned by the two companies together?

    1. $10,000
    2. $11,000
    3. $12,000
    4. $13,000


Answer: (b) $11,000

Solution: Profit earned by the company P in the year 2014, $$ = \frac{Percent \ profit \times Investment}{100} $$ $$ = \frac{50 \times 8000}{100} $$ $$ = $4,000 $$ Profit earned by the company Q in the year 2014, $$ = \frac{Percent \ profit \times Investment}{100} $$ $$ = \frac{70 \times 10000}{100} $$ $$ = $7,000 $$ Hence total profit earned by both the companies together in the year 2014, $$ = 4000 + 7000 $$ $$ = $11,000 $$

  1. If the amount invested by the company Q in the year 2012 was $20,000, what was the total income of the company in that year?

    1. $10,000
    2. $20,000
    3. $30,000
    4. $40,000


Answer: (c) $30,000

Solution: Profit earned by the company Q in the year 2012, $$ = \frac{Percent \ profit \times Investment}{100} $$ $$ = \frac{50 \times 20000}{100} $$ $$ = $10,000 $$ Hence total income, $$ = 10000 + 20000 $$ $$ = $30,000 $$