Solutions for DEX2001201

Solutions for questions 1 to 5:

1.

7.

In the year 2004 the percentage of students who qualified

89
29.6 is the
out of the students who appeared =
300
maximum.
Choice (1)

2.

The number of students who did not qualify from school R

in the year 2002 = 100 12 = 88.
Similarly, in the years 2003 = 92;
2004 = 95; 2005 = 90 and 2006 = 87.
Choice (3)

3.

Number of students appeared in the test in the year 2004

= 300 + 200 + 125 + 120 + 250 = 995
Total number of students appeared in the test for the year
2003 = 893
102
100 = 11.4%
Percentage increase =
893
Choice (2)

4.

5.

Average sales during the given period

1600 + 1400 + 1700 + 2000 + 1800
=
5
8500
= 1700.
5
Required ratio = 2 : 2 = 1 : 1

8.

The percentage growth in the total sales over the previous

300
100
year is the highest in the year 2001 i.e.,
1400
= 21.4%
Choice (4)

9.

The percentage of profit to the Domestic sales is calculated

for the given years
Pr ofit
100
Domenstic Sales

Year

Number of students qualified from state R in the year 2003

= 20.
Number of students appeared from state T in the year 2003
= 220
20
Required percentage =
100 = 9.09%
220
Choice (5)
For the state P percentage of students qualified is all the
333
100 = 28.9%.
1150
For the state Q percentage of students qualified for all the
211
four years =
100 = 27.36%.
771
For the state R percentage of students qualified
122
=
100 = 25.05.
487
For the state S, percentage of students qualified
98
100 = 23.27%
=
421
For the state T, percentage of students qualified
198
=
100 = 20.95%
Choice (2)
945

Choice (2)

1999

400
100 = 57.1%
700

2000

500
100 = 83.3%
600

2001

600
100 = 75%
800

2002

700
100 = 70%
1000

600
100 = 75%
800

2003

four years

It is least in 1999

Choice (1)

10. Performance index in 2001 =

1
600 500
100
i.e.,
=
1700 1400
300
3
Choice (2)

Solutions for questions 11 to 15:

According to the given data the distribution of the products is as
follows:
Region

Total no. of products

Type A

Type B

R1

1750

400

1350

Solutions for questions 6 to 10:

R2

2250

600

1650

6.

R3

750

200

550

R4

3750

800

2950

R5

1500

1000

500

R6

2500

1200

1300

Domestic sales as a percentage of total sales in different

years are as follows:
Year 1999 =

700
100 = 43.75%
1600

Year 2000 =

600
100 = 42.9%
1400

Year 2001 =

800
100 = 47%
1700

Year 2002 =

1000
100 = 50%
2000

Year 2003 =

800
100 = 44.4%
1800

It is the least in the year 2000.

11. Required ratio = 1650 : 550 = 3 : 1

Choice (2)

12. Required difference = 1500 1350 = 150

Choice (3)

13. From the table it can be inferred that in all the regions
except R5, the number of Type A products sold is less than
that of Type B
Choice (3)
14. Required percentage =
Choice (1)

5
100 = 62.5%
8

500
100
800
Choice (3)

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15. Required average

400 + 600 + 200 + 800 + 1000 + 1200
= 700
=
6
Choice (2)
Solutions for questions 16 to 20:
16. Percentage of boys in total students = 60%
Percentage of girls = 40%
Let total number of students be 100
Overall percentage = (60 70 + 40 65)/100 = 68%
Choice (3)
17. Total number of boys in the year 2002 = 40% of 1500
= 600
600 45
= 270
Number of boys passed =
100
Choice (4)

19. Over all pass percentage is the highest in the year 2003 as
pass percentage for girls is the highest and pass
percentage for boys is also nearest to the maximum and
60 80
+
= 70%
the overall per percentage is
2
2
Choice (5)
20. Number of girls in the different years is as follows:
Year 1998 = 400
Year 1999 = 400
Year 2000 = 700
Year 2001 = 1200
Year 2002 = 900
Year 2003 = 800
Percentage growth is the highest in the year 2000 as
300
500
Choice (2)
>
.
400
700
Solutions for questions 21 to 25:

18. Number of girls passed as a percentage of total number of

students passed in different years is as follows.
1
50 x
50 100 500
3
28%
1998 =
100 =
=
x
2x
180
18
50 + 65
3
3
(Girls are 1/3 of the total class)
4
x
65
26
10
1999 =
100 =
100 38%
4x
6x
68
+ 70
65
10
10
1
60 x
30
2
2000 =
100 =
100 55%
1
x
55
60 x + 50
2
2
2x
70
140
3
2001 =
100 =
100 78%
2x
x
180
+ 40
70
3
3
1
80 x
40
2
2003 =
100 =
100 = 58%
x
x
70
80 + 60
2
2
It is highest in 2001

21. By observation, the firm with the lowest profit could be C or

A (because percentage expenditure is more than the sales,
while for other firms the percentage expenditure is less
than the sales).
Profit of C is 19% 1000 25% 750
Profit of A is 23% 1000 20% 750
By observing the above, C has the lowest profit.
Choice (3)
22. By observing the data, the profit of B should be the highest,
i.e., 21% 1000 18% 750
210 135 = 75
Choice (1)
23. No firm incurred a loss.

Choice (1)

24. Profit made by G is 7% 1000 4% 750 = 70 30 = 40

Profit made by D is 11% 1000 11% 750 = 27.5
40 27.5
12.5
5
Required % is
100 =
=
= 45%
27.5
27.5
11
Choice (5)
Pr ofit
100
Expenses
The profit percentage of B, E and G are more than 25.
Choice (2)

25. As profit percentage =

Alternate method:
When the number of boys is the least and the number of
girls passed is the highest and the number of boys passed
is the least that year required ratio will be the highest. All
these conditions are satisfied for 2001.
Choice (4)

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