Quant Quiz

Directions (Q. 1 - 5): Refer to the following information for the following questions.

The pie charts below give the number of students in different disciplines in an institution for the year 2011 and percentage of girls–

1. In which discipline, number of girls is maximum?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) F
e) None of these

2. In which discipline number of boys is maximum?
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
e) E

3. What is the average number of boys in all disciplines together?
a) 338
b) 342
c) 366
d) 386
e) 376

4. What is the average number of girls in all disciplines together?
a) 57
b) 62
c) 65
d) 78
e) 68

5. Total girls of all disciplines is what percent of total boys of all disciplines?
a) 16.51%
b) 18.27%
c) 15.32%
d) 17.1%
e) 19.21%

Directions (Q. 6-10): Refer to the following information carefully for the following questions.

Profit = Sales – Expense 

Percentage margin = Profit/Sales * 100

6. What is the percentage margin in 2012?
1) 43%
2) 45%
3) 48%
4) 52%
5) None of these

7. By what percentage has the expense changed (approximately) between 2009 and 2010?
1) 16.625%
2) 18.785%
3) 20.75%
4) 24.775%
5) None of these

8. What is the approximate percentage change in the profit between 2011 and 2012?
1) 0.512%
2) 0.317%
3) 0.125%
4) 0.625%
5) None of these

9. Which year shows the maximum percentage change in sales?
1) 2010
2) 2011
3) 2012
4) 2013
5) None of these

10. What is the average profit of all given years -
1) 16 crore
2) 17 crore
3) 22 crore
4) 23 crore
5) 19 crore



Answers:

1. a A - 108

2. a A - 492

3. c

2562/7 = 366

4. b

438/7 = 62.57 = 62 (Approx)

5. d

438/2560 * 100 = 17.096% = 17% (Approx)

6. c

Profit = 48% of sales = 42.2 * 48/100 = 20.256

Percentage margin = 20.256/42.2 * 100 = 48%

7. d

Expense of 2009 = 25 * 48/100 = 12 Crore

Expense of 2010 = 35.65 * 42/100 = 14.973

% Change = (14.973 - 12)/12 * 100 = 24.775%

8. b

Profit of 2011 = 57/100 * 35.65 = 20.32

Profit of 2012 = 48/100 * 42.2 = 20.256

% Change = 0.0645/20.3205 * 100 = 0.317%

9. a

10. e