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Direction: These questions are based on the following bar graph. Read the graph and answer the questions.

  1. In which year was the profit as a percentage of gross traffic receipts the highest?
    1. 1997 - 98
    2. 1996 - 97
    3. 1995 - 96
    4. 1994 - 95
Correct Option: D

According to question,
Profit = Gross traffic receipts – Total expenditure
Solve all option one by one.
Option (A) ,
Profit in 1997 - 98 = Gross traffic receipts in 1997 - 98 – Total expenditure in 1997 - 98
Profit in 1997 - 98 = 9400- 8800 = 600

% Gross traffic receipts = Profit in 1997 - 98 X 100
Gross traffic receipts

% Gross traffic receipts = 600 X 100
9400

% Gross traffic receipts = 600
94

% Gross traffic receipts = 6.38 %

Similarly Option (B),
Profit in 1996 – 97 = Gross traffic receipts in 1996 – 97 – Total expenditure in 1996 – 97
Profit in 1996 – 97 = 8500 - 8000 = 500
% Gross traffic receipts = Profit X 100
Gross traffic receipts

% Gross traffic receipts = 500 X 100
8500

% Gross traffic receipts = 1 X 100
17

% Gross traffic receipts = 100
17

% Gross traffic receipts = 5.9 %

Similarly Option (C),
Profit in 1995 - 96 = Gross traffic receipts in 1995 - 96 – Total expenditure in 1995 - 96
Profit in 1995 - 96 = 7500 - 6900= 600
% Gross traffic receipts = Profit in 1995 - 96 X 100
Gross traffic receipts

% Gross traffic receipts = 600 X 100
7500

% Gross traffic receipts = 600
75

% Gross traffic receipts = 8 %

Similarly Option (D),
Profit in 1994 - 95 = Gross traffic receipts in 1994 - 95 – Total expenditure in 1994 - 95
Profit in 1994 - 95 = 6400 - 5800 = 600
% Gross traffic receipts = Profit in 1994 - 95 X 100
Gross traffic receipts

% Gross traffic receipts = 600 X 100
6400

% Gross traffic receipts = 600
64

% Gross traffic receipts = 9.375 %



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