Directions: These questions are based on the following graphs which show the costs incurred by BPL and Sharp in the 4 years from 1996 to 1999 (in Rs. Crores)
Explanation: Check each one individually. Can be seen by visual inspection that sales and distribution expenses has increased the least from 1996 to 1999. You need to see only the 1996 and 1999 columns.
Directions: These questions are based on the following graphs which show the costs incurred by BPL and Sharp in the 4 years from 1996 to 1999 (in Rs. Crores)
Explanation: Total costs for BPL in 1997 = 900 + 18 + 90 + 22 = 1030
Total costs for BPL in 1998 = 1200 + 27 + 130 + 33 = 1390
Choices are wide apart, so you can easily say that it is around 35%. Further calculation is a waste of time.
Directions: These questions are based on the following graphs which show the costs incurred by BPL and Sharp in the 4 years from 1996 to 1999 (in Rs. Crores)
Explanation: Total costs for BPL in 1999
= 1400 + 37 + 135 + 38 = 1610
Wages and salaries = 37/1610 x 100 = 2% approx.
Directions: These questions are based on the following graphs which show the costs incurred by BPL and Sharp in the 4 years from 1996 to 1999 (in Rs. Crores)
Explanation: Total costs of BPL in 2000 = 1610
Raw materials costs for BPL in 2000 = 1400 x 1.1 = 1540
1540/1610 x 100 = 90% of 1600 = 1440 = 1540
more than 1440 ⇒∴> 90% ⇒ only option available is 96%
Directions: These questions are based on the following graphs which show the costs incurred by BPL and Sharp in the 4 years from 1996 to 1999 (in Rs. Crores)
Explanation: Note that choice are not close together
Raw material is a much larger number than the other 3 cost heads.
So, total raw material costs for 1996 and 1999 will almost determine the final answer. (approximately)
Total raw materials in 1996 for both companies = 900 + 100 = 1000
Total raw materials in 1999 for both companies = 1400 + 200 = 1600
∴percentage increase ≅ 60%.