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1. The following table shows the expenditure (in lakh rupees) of 4 cities over 5 periods. City 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Chandigarh 535 301 409 444 112 Jaipur 130 126 383 262 446 Shimla 219 234 175 480 444 Patna 138 304 93 570 381 What is the percentage increase in the expenditure of Patna from 2017 to 2018?

A120.29
B121.29
C119.21
D113.47

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Answer: A

% change = (304 - 138) / 138 x 100 = 120.29%, i.e. a increase of 120.29%.

2. The following table shows the number of units sold (in thousand units) of 5 departments over 5 periods. Department Jan Feb Mar Apr May Operations 241 269 109 142 85 Marketing 291 70 201 214 29 R&D 241 68 159 64 255 HR 217 210 254 71 291 Finance 268 214 20 65 258 What is the percentage increase in the number of units sold of Operations from Mar to Apr?

A30.28
B32.28
C30.51
D28.28

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Answer: A

% change = (142 - 109) / 109 x 100 = 30.28%, i.e. a increase of 30.28%.

3. The following table shows the expenditure (in lakh rupees) of 4 companies over 5 periods. Company 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Zeta Industries 341 524 368 185 546 Eta Enterprises 421 87 386 167 138 Beta Corp 588 381 337 410 202 Gamma Inc 561 157 483 174 312 What is the percentage decrease in the expenditure of Gamma Inc from 2017 to 2018?

A68.49
B62.01
C72.01
D75.01

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Answer: C

% change = (157 - 561) / 561 x 100 = -72.01%, i.e. a decrease of 72.01%.

4. The following table shows the expenditure (in lakh rupees) of 4 companies over 4 periods. Company Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Alpha Ltd 465 296 418 368 Epsilon Pvt Ltd 533 91 301 195 Eta Enterprises 541 436 553 563 Zeta Industries 327 368 219 336 What is the percentage decrease in the expenditure of Eta Enterprises from Q1 to Q2?

A19.41
B20.08
C20.52
D9.41

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Answer: A

% change = (436 - 541) / 541 x 100 = -19.41%, i.e. a decrease of 19.41%.

5. The following table shows the sales revenue (in lakh rupees) of 5 products over 4 periods. Product Jan Feb Mar Apr Product Q 727 812 729 209 Product R 260 836 104 847 Product U 609 140 192 186 Product S 276 285 182 455 Product V 526 254 776 736 What is the percentage decrease in the sales revenue of Product S from Feb to Mar?

A34.17
B31.33
C40.45
D36.14

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Answer: D

% change = (182 - 285) / 285 x 100 = -36.14%, i.e. a decrease of 36.14%.

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