Directions for Questions 1 5: Refer to the following pie-chart and table and answer the questions that follow

Pie-Chart shows the market share (in sales) of various companies in the Indian software market in the year 2012-13

Table shows the various expenses and profit as a percentage of Sales

1.) If in the year 2012-13, the employee cost of Infosys and TCS together was Rs. 7242 lakh, where the employee
cost of TCS was greater than Infosys by Rs. 1782 lakh, then what is the amount of Marketing Expenses incurred by
Wipro in 2012-13 (in Rs. lakh)?
a) 1052
b) 1000
c) 1062
d) 1020
e) None of these
Answer: c)
Solution:
Let the employee cost of Infosys and TCS be x and y respectively,
Therefore, x + y = 7242 and y - x = 1782
Solving both the equations, we get x = 2730 lakh and y = 4512 lakh

451200000
35.25%
Therefore, total sales of TCS =

= Rs. 12800 lakh

12800
32%
Total sales by all the companies =
= Rs. 40000 lakh
Sales of Wipro = 15% of 40000 lakh = Rs. 6000 lakh
Total Marketing expenses of Wipro = 17.7% of 6000 lakh = Rs. 1062 lakh. Hence, option c.
2.) If the sales of HCL in the year 2012-13 was Rs. 8640 lakh, then what was the operating expenses of Accenture as
an approximate percentage of that of TCS in 2012-13?
a) 43%

b) 41%
c) 37%
d) 45%
e) 47%
Answer: d)
Solution:
We need not calculate the total sales from HCLs figure

.13 .2825
.32 .2560

Required percentage can simply be calculated as

~ 45%. Hence, option d.

3.) If the sales of Accenture in the year 2012-13 was Rs. 2210 lakh, then what was the difference in the
miscellaneous expenses incurred by TCS & HCL together and Infosys & Wipro together in the year 2012-13?
a) Rs. 143.14 lakh
b) Rs. 141.46 lakh
c) Rs. 147.54 lakh
d) Rs. 140.82 lakh
e) Rs. 138.62 lakh
Answer: a)
Solution:
Sales of Accenture in 2012-13 = Rs. 2210 lakh

2210
13%
Therefore, sales by all the companies in 2012-13 =
= Rs. 17000 lakh.
Miscellaneous expenses incurred by TCS = 9.85% of 32% of 17000 = Rs. 535.84 lakh
Miscellaneous expenses incurred by HCL = 12% of 9% of 17000 = Rs. 183.6 lakh
Total Miscellaneous expenses incurred by TCS & HCL together in 2012-13 = Rs. 719.44 lakh
Miscellaneous expenses incurred by Infosys = 8.75% of 21% of 17000 = Rs. 312.375 lakh
Miscellaneous expenses incurred by Wipro = 10.35% of 15% of 17000 = Rs. 263.925 lakh
Total Miscellaneous expenses incurred by Infosys & Wipro together in 2012-13 = Rs. 576.30 lakh
Required difference = 719.44 - 576.30 = Rs. 143.14 lakh. Hence, option a.
4.) If the others consist of three companies Aricent, Nagarro and Tech Mahindra, their share in the sales of others are
in the ratio of 7:3:10 and all the expenses and profit as percentage of sales in case of all these companies is same as
that of others. The miscellaneous expenses of Infosys are Rs. 183.75 lakh, and then what is the average of the profit
earned by Nagarro, Aricent and HCL in 2012-13
a) Rs. 89 lakh
b) Rs. 82.50 lakh
c) Rs. 85.55 lakh
d) Rs. 87.45 lakh
e) Cannot be determined
Answer: c)
Solution:
Miscellaneous expenses of Infosys = Rs. 18375000

18375000
8.75%
Therefore, sales of Infosys =

= Rs. 210000000 or Rs. 2100 lakh

2100
21%
Total Sales of all the companies in 2012-13 =
= Rs. 10000 lakh
Profit of HCL in 2012-13 = 20.35% of 9% of Rs. 10000 lakh = Rs. 183.15 lakh
Profit of Aricent in 2012-13 =14.7% of 7/20 of 10% of Rs. 10000 lakh = Rs. 51.45 lakh
Profit of Nagarro in 2012-13 = 14.7% of 3/20 of 10% of Rs. 10000 lakh = Rs. 22.05 lakh

183.15 51.45 22.05

3

Required Average =

= Rs. 85.55 lakh. Hence, option c.

5.) If others are a group of 4 companies and sales of all the companies together in the year was Rs. 958750 lakh,
then what is the approximate average operating expenses of all the companies in 2012-13?
a) Rs. 33285 lakh
b) Rs. 35285 lakh
c) Rs. 32285 lakh
d) Rs. 34285 lakh
e) Cannot be determined
Answer: d)
Solution:
Since others consist of 4 companies imply there are a total of 9 companies, there average cost can be calculated as
total employee cost of the 9 companies divided by 9.
Employee cost of Infosys = 32.5% of 21% of 958750 lakh = Rs. 65434.6875 lakh.
Similarly, the employee cost of all the other companies can be found
Employee cost of TCS = Rs. 108147 lakh
Employee cost of Wipro = Rs. 42424.6875 lakh
Employee cost of Accenture = Rs. 41619.2438 lakh
Employee cost of HCL = Rs. 23685.9188 lakh
Employee cost of other 4 companies = Rs. 27180.5625 lakh

65434.6875 108147 42424.6875 41619.2438 23685.9188 27180.5625

9
Required average =
~ Rs. 34285 lakh. Hence, option d.

Caselets
Directions for Questions 1 5: Study the information given below and answer the following questions
There are three aircrafts. A-380, 777 and 747. All three aircrafts have three different types of seat configuration viz.
First class, Business class and Economy class. In 747, 560 passengers are travelling when there is 70% passenger
occupancy. A-380 has 25% more seats than 747 and 777 has 30% less seats than A-380. 5% of the seats in A-380
are First class and 12.5% of the seats in 747 are in Business class. The respective ratio of seats in first class in A-380
to 777 to 747 is in the ratio of 5:3:4. There are a total of 300 seats in the Business class of all the aircrafts together
and of those 40% are in A-380.

1.) What is the ratio of total number of seats in First class and Economy class together in A-380 to total number of
seats in Business class and Economy class in 747?

a)
b)

23:20
22:19

c)
d)
e)

17:15
5:4
None of these

Answer: b)
Solution:
Using the given information, the data can be collated into a table as under:

Total number of seats in first class and economy class together in A-380 = 50 + 830 = 880
Total number of seats in business class and economy class together in 747 = 100 + 660 = 760
Therefore, required ratio = 880:760 = 22:19. Hence, option b.
2.) If the ratio of the ticket prices of First class to Business class to Economy class of an A-380 charged by an airline
is in the ratio of 5:3:1, then what is the ratio of the expected revenue of the airlines from the three class of seats, if
the airline expects it would fly A-380 at full capacity?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

25:36:83
15:20:83
20:25:83
30:37:83
None of these

Answer: a)
Solution:
Using the given information, the data can be collated into a table as under:

Let the ticket price of first class, business class and economy class be Rs. 5x, 3x and x respectively. Then the
revenue from first class, business class and economy class = 5x 50 = 250x, 3x 120 = 360x, x 830 = 830x.
Therefore, required ratio = 250x:360x:830x = 25:36:83. Hence, option a.
3.) If an airline converts a 747 into a full economy class seats configuration, the total number of seats increase by
40%, the airline flies 747 on the New Delhi - Paris route and charges Rs. 2,50,000 for a first class ticket,
Rs.1,50,000 for a business class ticket and Rs. 60,000 for an economy class ticket, then what is the approximate
percentage change in the revenue from this flight after reconfiguration into full economy class seats. (Assume that
the aircraft would fly with full capacity)?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

2%
6%
4%
No change
7%

Answer: c)

Solution:
Using the given information, the data can be collated into a table as under:

Revenue before reconfiguration from 747 flight = 40 250000 + 100 150000 + 660 60000 = Rs. 64600000
Total number of seats after reconfiguration into full economy flight = 140% of 800 = 1120
Revenue after reconfiguration = 1120 60000 = Rs. 67200000

67200000 64600000
64600000

Percentage increase in revenue =

100 ~ 4%.

4.) What is the difference between the number of First class & Economy class seats together in A-380 and number of
Business class & Economy class seats together in 747?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

105
110
95
115
None of these

Answer: e)
Solution:
Using the given information, the data can be collated into a table as under:

Total number of first class and economy class seats in A-380 = 880
Total number of business class and economy class seats in 747 = 760
Required difference = 880 - 760 = 120. Hence, option e.
5.) If on a particular day A-380, 777 and 747 are flying with a capacity of 65%, 75% and 80% respectively, then what
is the respective ratio of the passengers in these aircrafts?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

125:105:123
130:105:128
133:128:145
120:110:153
None of these

Answer: b)
Solution:
Using the given information, the data can be collated into a table as under:

Total number of passengers in A-380 = 65% of 1000 = 650.

Total number of passengers in 777 = 75% of 700 = 525
Total number of passengers in 747 = 80% of 800 = 640
Required ratio = 130:105:128. Hence, option b.

Single Set :- Can be a table, pie-chart, bar graph, line graph, radar graph etc.
Directions for Questions 1 5: The bar chart given below shows the revenue (in Rs. lakh), expenditure (in Rs. lakh)
and the number of employees (in 00) of a company that produces laptops, from the year 2008 to 2013.

1.) In each year, the number of laptops manufactured by the company was ten times the number of employees. In
which year was the expenditure incurred per laptop manufactured the lowest?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

2010
2011
2012
2013
2009

Answer: b)
Solution:

So 2011 has the lowest expenditure per laptop. Hence, option b.

2.) The total expenditure of the company during the given period was what percent of the total revenue?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

75%
66.67%
80%
87.5%
None of these

Answer: c)
Solution:
Total expenditure = Rs. 11,20,00,000
Total revenue = Rs. 14,00,00,000

112000000
140000000
Required percentage =

100 = 80%. Hence, option c.

3.) In which of the following years was the percentage increase in the revenue as compared to previous year the
highest?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

2010
2011
2012
2013
None of these

Answer: d)
Solution:
Percentage increase in revenue as compared to previous year was highest in 2013 and was equal to

6000000
25000000
100 = 24%. Hence, option d.
4.) What is the average profit of the company (in Rs.) in the given years?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

56,00,000
56,66,667
46,66,667
30,00,000
46,00,000

Answer: c)
Solution:
Total expenditure = Rs. 11,20,00,000
Total revenue = Rs. 14,00,00,000

Total profit = 14,00,00,000 11,20,00,000 = Rs. 2,80,00,000

28000000
6
Average profit =

= Rs. 46,66,667. Hence, option c.

5.) Which year witnessed the highest profit per employee in the given years?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

2008
2009
2012
2011
None of these

Answer: e)
Solution:

The maximum profit/employee was in 2013. Hence, option e.

Directions for Questions 6 - 10: Refer to the given table and answer the questions that follow
Number of people visiting six different multiplexes and the percentage of Men, Women and Children visiting
those Multiplexes

6.) What is the number of men visiting Cinemax as an approximate percentage of the total number of people visiting
all the multiplexes together?
a) 12
b) 5.75
c) 13.5
d) 8.25
e) 7.5
Answer: e)
Solution:
Number of men visiting Cinemax = 41% of 55500 = 22755
Total number of people visiting all the multiplexes = 303600

22755
303600
Required percentage =

100 ~ 7.5% . Hence, option e.

7.) What is the number of children visiting Wave as a percentage of children visiting Satyam (rounded off to two
decimal places)?
a) 93.29
b) 47.65
c) 123.51
d) 109.30
e) None of these
Answer: d)
Solution:
Number of children visiting Wave = 20% of 45640 = 9128
Number of children visiting Satyam = 14% of 59650 = 8351

9128
8351
Required percentage =
Hence, option d.

100 = 109.30%

8.) What is the total number of children visiting PVR and Cinemax together?
a) 16525
b) 26459
c) 31495
d) 24306
e) None of these
Answer: c)
Solution:
Total number of children visiting PVR and Cinemax together = 20% of 65900 + 33% of 55500 = 13180 + 18315
= 31495. Hence, option c.
9.) What is the average number of women visiting all the multiplexes together?
a) 24823.5
b) 23387.5
c) 25412.5
d) 20886.5
e) None of these
Answer: a)
Solution:
The number of women visiting various multiplexes is tabulated as under:

148941
6
Required average =
Hence, option a.

= 24823.5

10.) What is the respective ratio of number of women visiting Cinepolis to those visiting Wave?

a) 33:35
b) 235:336
c) 332:379
d) 1031:1146
e) None of these
Answer: e)
Solution:
Number of women visiting Cinepolis = 55% of 34560 = 19008
Number of women visiting Wave = 45% of 45640 = 20538
Required ratio = 19008:20538 = 1056:1141. Hence, option e.