Tricky DI Questions For Income Expenditure

September 19, 2017
Tricky Solutions For Income Expenditure DI
In this article, we learn how we can calculate DI questions easily by solving most repeatedly asked pattern in our examinations

Study the graph carefully and answer the following question.
Data related to Income (In Rs thousand) and Expenditure (in Rs thousand) of the company for six months.

Profit =(Income –Expenditure )
Percent profit =(Profit /Expenditure *100)
Loss =(Expenditure-Income )
Loss percent =(Loss/Expenditure *100)

Point to Remember:
Consider Expenditure as 100%
Income as 100+x%

Question 1. 

What is the average profit earned by the company In January, February and May?
1)280
2)220
3)240
4)200
5)260
Ans. 240
Trick to solve easily:
280+260+180/3 = 240

Question 2. 

What is the total loss percentage incurred by the company in March and April?
1)40
2)50
3)30
4)45
5)36
Ans. 40.
Trick to solve easily:
640+560= 1200-100%
260+120=480---? (40)
The answer is 40%

Question 3. 

Profit earned by the company in Feb is by what percent more than profit earned by company in May.
1)44 3/9
2)48 8/9
3)38 4/9
4)42 2/9
5)44 4/9
Ans. 44 4/9
Trick to solve easily:
260-180/180 = 4/9 = 44.44

Question 4. 

In which month company earned the maximum profit.
1) January
2) February
3) March
4) April
5) May
Ans. January
Trick to solve easily:
Solve by visual inspection
As profit is difference between income and Expenditure
The magnitude of Gap between income and expenditure whichever is more is the Answer.
Answer is January

Question 5. 

If company income increased by 20% from June to July and Expenditure decrease by 10%.What was his profit percent in the month of July?
1)4.76
2)5.88
3)3.17
4)5.26
5)2.56
Ans. 2.56
Trick to solve easily:
Income
400-100%
?(480)- 120%
Expenditure:
520-100%
? (468)– 90%
Profit % in July = 468-100%
12- ?(2.56%)


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