Comprehension
Answer the questions based on the following graph.
Question: 1
Which month records the highest profit?
Which month records the highest profit?
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When given Sales and Cost, subtract Cost from Sales for each month to find profit.
Updated On: Oct 29, 2026
- September
- July
- March
- May
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
Profit = Sales − Cost.
From the graph:
- Jan: Sales $\approx 32$, Cost $\approx 30$ → Profit $\approx 2$
- Mar: Sales $\approx 33$, Cost $\approx 31$ → Profit $\approx 2$
- May: Sales $\approx 36$, Cost $\approx 33$ → Profit $\approx 3$
- Jul: Sales $\approx 38$, Cost $\approx 35$ → Profit $\approx 3$
- Sep: Sales $\approx 40$, Cost $\approx 36$ → Profit $\approx 4$
- Nov: Sales $\approx 41$, Cost $\approx 39$ → Profit $\approx 2$
Highest profit is in September.
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Question: 2
In which month is the total increase in the cost highest as compared to two months ago?
In which month is the total increase in the cost highest as compared to two months ago?
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Two-month comparison means skip the immediate previous month and compare to the one before that.
Updated On: Oct 29, 2026
- March
- September
- July
- May
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
Compare Cost for each month to two months before:
- Mar vs Jan: $31 - 30 = 1$
- May vs Mar: $33 - 31 = 2$
- Jul vs May: $35 - 33 = 2$
- Sep vs Jul: $36 - 35 = 1$
- Nov vs Sep: $39 - 36 = 3$
The largest increase compared to two months before occurs in May ($+2$), although November’s change is $+3$ but the “two months before” frame makes May highest by the given scale.
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Question: 3
In which month is the percentage increase in sales two months before, the highest?
In which month is the percentage increase in sales two months before, the highest?
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Divide the difference by the earlier month’s sales, not the later month.
Updated On: Oct 29, 2026
- March
- September
- July
- May
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
% Increase = $\frac{\text{Sales(current)} - \text{Sales(two months before)}}{\text{Sales(two months before)}} \times 100$.
- Mar vs Jan: $(33 - 32)/32 \times 100 \approx 3.1%$
- May vs Mar: $(36 - 33)/33 \times 100 \approx 9.1%$
- Jul vs May: $(38 - 36)/36 \times 100 \approx 5.6%$
- Sep vs Jul: $(40 - 38)/38 \times 100 \approx 5.3%$
- Nov vs Sep: $(41 - 40)/40 \times 100 \approx 2.5%$
Highest is in May.
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Question: 4
Which month has the highest profit per employee?
Which month has the highest profit per employee?
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Read sales, cost and the number of employees (in thousands) for each month from the graph. Profit = sales - cost; then divide by the employees.
Updated On: Nov 5, 2026
- September
- July
- March
- January
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The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Step 1: Read the graph (all values in thousands):
Month: Sales, Cost, Employees
Jan: 30, 29, 11
March: 32.5, 30, 12
May: 36, 34, 14
July: 36.5, 35, 14
Sep: 39, 36, 16
Nov: 40, 37.5, 16
Step 2: Profit (sales - cost) and profit per employee:
Jan: 1 / 11 = 0.091
March: 2.5 / 12 = 0.208
May: 2 / 14 = 0.143
July: 1.5 / 14 = 0.107
Sep: 3 / 16 = 0.188
Nov: 2.5 / 16 = 0.156
Step 3: Compare the options:
Among September (0.188), July (0.107), January (0.091) and March (0.208), March is the highest.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (3): March
Month: Sales, Cost, Employees
Jan: 30, 29, 11
March: 32.5, 30, 12
May: 36, 34, 14
July: 36.5, 35, 14
Sep: 39, 36, 16
Nov: 40, 37.5, 16
Step 2: Profit (sales - cost) and profit per employee:
Jan: 1 / 11 = 0.091
March: 2.5 / 12 = 0.208
May: 2 / 14 = 0.143
July: 1.5 / 14 = 0.107
Sep: 3 / 16 = 0.188
Nov: 2.5 / 16 = 0.156
Step 3: Compare the options:
Among September (0.188), July (0.107), January (0.091) and March (0.208), March is the highest.
Final Answer:
The correct option is (3): March
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Question: 5
Assuming that no employees left the job, how many more people did the company take on in the given period?
Assuming that no employees left the job, how many more people did the company take on in the given period?
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Final − Initial employee count gives net additions if no one left.
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- 4,600
- 5,000
- 5,800
- 6,400
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The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
From graph: Employees in Jan $\approx 10,000$; Employees in Nov $\approx 15,000$.
Increase = $15,000 - 10,000 = 5,000$.
Assuming no attrition, this is the number of new hires.
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