Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2022 (05.03.2023) Shift-I
Passage
The following table gives, for six HP showrooms A to F selling laptops in the years 2020 and 2021, the number of outlets, the average sales in rupees lakh per outlet, and the total profit in rupees lakh of all the outlets. For 2020 and 2021 respectively the figures are: showroom A has 2 and 3 outlets, average sales 100 and 110, total profit 80 and 120; showroom B has 4 and 6 outlets, average sales 340 and 360, total profit 250 and 400; showroom C has 1 and 3 outlets, average sales 120 and 140, total profit 80 and 100; showroom D has 5 and 6 outlets, average sales 180 and 240, total profit 240 and 360; showroom E has 3 and 4 outlets, average sales 360 and 350, total profit 300 and 320; and showroom F has 5 and 5 outlets, average sales 80 and 60, total profit 30 and 30. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
The ratio of the percentage increase in sales to the percentage increase in profit for HP showroom D across all outlets in 2021 over 2020 was
A8:9
B11:13
C17:19
D6:5 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 6:5 — The ratio is 6 to 5, so the answer is 6 to 5.
Explanation
★The ratio is 6 to 5, so the answer is 6 to 5.
★Showroom D's total sales were 180 times 5, which is 900 lakh, in 2020 and 240 times 6, which is 1440 lakh, in 2021.
★So sales rose by 540 on 900, which is a 60 percent increase.
★D's total profit was 240 lakh in 2020 and 360 lakh in 2021.
★So profit rose by 120 on 240, which is a 50 percent increase.
★The ratio of 60 percent to 50 percent is 6 to 5.
★So the answer is 6 to 5.
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