The table shows income, expenditure (rupees million) and profit percentage of a company, 2017 to 2022. The profit percent in 2022 rose by 33 and one-third percent over the previous year. Dashes are missing values to be calculated if required.
| Year | Income | Expenditure | Profit (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 103.824 | — | 12 |
| 2018 | — | 83.8 | 25 |
| 2019 | 95.76 | 84 | — |
| 2020 | 113.28 | — | 20 |
| 2021 | 133.1 | 110 | — |
| 2022 | 121.6 | — | — |
What is the approximate percent profit of the company up to 2020, taking total expenditure and total income up to the end of 2020 for all the years together?
The overall profit up to 2020 is about 17.67%, so the answer is 17.67%.
The 2018 income, from expenditure 83.8 at 25% profit, is 104.75.
Total income up to 2020 is 103.824 plus 104.75 plus 95.76 plus 113.28, which is 417.614.
Total expenditure up to 2020 is 92.7 plus 83.8 plus 84 plus 94.4, which is 354.9.
The overall profit is total income minus total expenditure, which is 62.714.
The percent profit is 62.714 divided by 354.9 times 100.
This works out to about 17.67%.
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