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Math and Mental Ability Data Sufficiency

Directions 48-52) : Refer to the following table:

Expenditures of a company (in lakh rupees) per annum over the given years.

Total Expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total expenditure in 2002?

62%

66%

69%

71%

- To find the percentage of expenditure in 1998 compared to 2002, we need to calculate the total expenditure for each year.

- For 1998:

- Salary: 288

- Fuel and Transport/Bonus: 98 + 3.00 = 101

- Interest on Loans/Taxes: 23.4 + 83 = 106.4

- Total for 1998 = 288 + 101 + 106.4 = 495.4

- For 2002:

- Salary: 420

- Fuel and Transport/Bonus: 142 + 3.96 = 145.96

- Interest on Loans/Taxes: 49.4 + 98 = 147.4

- Total for 2002 = 420 + 145.96 + 147.4 = 713.36

- Now, calculate the percentage:

\( \frac{495.4}{713.36} \times 100 \approx 69.44\%\)

- Option 3, 69%, is indeed the correct answer.

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