Quant Quiz

Directions—(Q. 1–5) Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions—

The following Bar graph gives the number of products manufactured and sold by a company over the years.  2004 to 2009 (Value in Thousand).

1. What is the difference in the number of products manufactured by the Company in the year 2009 and 2008 ?
(1) 4000  
(2) 5500
(3) 3500
(4) 4500
(5) None of these

2. The number of products sold by the company in the year 2004 is what per cent of the number of products manufactured by it in that year ? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(1) 71•43  
(2) 67•51
(3) 81•67
(4) 56•29
(5) None of these

3. What is the per cent increase in the number of products manufactured by the company in the year 2006 from the previous year ? (Rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(1) 19•25  
(2) 33•33
(3) 10•45
(4) 42•66
(5) None of these

4. What is the respective ratio of the number of products not sold by the company in the year 2007 to those not sold in the year 2005 ?
(1) 3 : 1  
(2) 6 : 5
(3) 1 : 3
(4) 5 : 6
(5) None of these

5. What is the  average number of products manufactured by the company over all the years together ?
(1) 36550
(2) 39480
(3) 41220
(4) 43330
(5) 34420

ANSWERS
1. (5) Difference = 52500 – 47500 = 5000

2. (1) Required percentage = 25/35 * 100 = 71.43%

3. (5) Required percentage = (42.5 - 37.5)/37.5 * 100 = 13.33%

4. (3) Required ratio = (45 – 42.5) : (37.5 – 30) = 1 : 3

5. (4) Required average = (35000 + 37500 + 45000 + 47500 + 52500)/6 = 43330 (approx).