Expected Data Interpretation Set for Syndicate PO

Directions (1-7: Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions:

The graph given below represents the production (in tonnes) and sales ( in tonnes) of a company from 2009-2014

The table given below represents the ratio of the production (in tonnes) by company A to the production (in tonnes) by company B; and the ratio of the sales ( in tonnes) by company A to the sales (in tonnes) by company B.

Year	Production	Sales
2009	9:8	2:3
2010	8:7	11:15
2011	5:9	4:7
2012	15:11	3:7
2013	5:3	7:5
2014	12:13	1:1

1) What is the approximate percentage increase in the production of company A from the year 2012 to the production of company A in the year 2013?

1. 33%

2. 30%

3. 36%

4. 26%

5. 28%

2) What is the average production of company B (in tonnes) from the year 2009 to the year 2014?

1. 368

2. 362.5

3. 378.5

4. 372.5

5. 376

3) The sales of company A in the year 2012 was approximately what percent of the production of company A in the same year?

1. 44%

2. 40%

3. 36%

4. 38%

5. 42%

4) What is the ratio of the total production (in tonnes) of company A to the total sales (in tonnes) of company B in all the years together?

1. 161:126

2. 161:125

3. 161:123

4. 169: 126

5. 158: 126

5) What is the average sales of company A from the year 2009 to the year 2014?

1. 254

2. 243

3. 234

4. 256

5. 248

6) What is the ratio of production of company B in the year 2009 to the production of company B in the year 2011?

1. 9:10

2. 6:7

3. 7:8

4. 5:6

5. 8:9

7) What was the approximate percentage more in the production of company B in the year 2014 as compared with the production of Company A in the year 2014?

1. 6%

2. 7%

3. 8%

4. 10%

5. 12%