The table shows employees across five cities (total 4260) and the percentage in four departments (HR, Finance, IT, Accounts), which add to 100 per city. Dashes are missing values to be calculated if required.
| City | Employees | HR (%) | Finance (%) | IT (%) | Accounts (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 900 | 18 | — | — | 28 |
| Mumbai | 760 | 15 | — | 30 | — |
| Bengaluru | — | 18 | 20 | 32 | — |
| Hyderabad | — | 25 | 18 | — | 35 |
| Gurgaon | 700 | 20 | 20 | — | 22 |
If the number of employees in Bengaluru is 10% less than the number in Hyderabad, then what is the difference between the number of employees who work in the Accounts department in these two cities?
This item was later dropped by the examining body, but the Bengaluru Accounts figure is 270.
With Bengaluru 10% less than Hyderabad, Hyderabad has 1000 and Bengaluru has 900 employees.
In Bengaluru the departments HR, Finance and IT are 18%, 20% and 32%, so Accounts is 30%.
So Bengaluru Accounts is 30% of 900, which is 270.
In Hyderabad Accounts is 35% of 1000, which is 350.
The printed options do not match the clean difference, which is why the item was dropped.
The Bengaluru Accounts value of 270 is retained as the keyed figure.
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