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Directions for Questions: These questions are based on the information and charts given below.
The profitability of a company is defined as the ratio of its operating profit to its operating income, typically expressed in percentage. The following two charts show the operating income as well as the profitability of six companies in the Financial Years (F. Y.s) 2001-02 and 2002-03.
The operating profits of four of these companies are plotted against their respective operating income figures for the F. Y. 2002- 03, in the third chart given below.
CAT/2003
Question . 92
The average operating profit in F. Y. 2002-03, of companies with profitability exceeding 10% in F. Y. 2002-03, is approximately
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Line Chart & Bar Chart question
(d) Companies exceeding 10% profitability in 2002-03 one C and E. The operating profits (from chart 3) of C and E are 38 and 32.
Hence, the average operating profit
= (38+32)/2 = 35 crores