Data Interpretation Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by :
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- 210 %false
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Answer : 4. "25 %"
Explanation :
Printing Cost of book = 20% of C.P.
Royalty on book = 15% of C.P
Difference = (20% of C.P) – (15% of C.P) = 5% of C.P.
⸫ Percentage difference = 
= 
= 25% = 25%
Thus, Royalty on the book is 25% less than the printing Cost.
Q: If for an edition of the book, the cost of paper is Rs. 56250, then find the promotion cost for this edition?
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- 1Rs. 20,000false
- 2Rs. 22,500true
- 3Rs. 25,500false
- 4Rs. 28,125false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 22,500"
Explanation :
Let the Promotion cost for this edition be Rs. p.
Then, 25 : 10 = 56250 : p ⇒ p = Rs. 
= Rs. 22500.
Q: If the difference between the two expenditures is represented by 1800 in the pie-chart, then these expenditures possibly are:
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- 1Binding Cost and Promotion Costfalse
- 2Paper Cost and Royaltyfalse
- 3Binding Cost and Printing Costfalse
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Answer : 4. "Paper Cost and Printing Cost"
Q: Which two expenditures together have a central angle of 108°?
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- 1Binding Cost and Transportation Costtrue
- 2Printing Cost and Paper Costfalse
- 3Royalty and Promotion Costfalse
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Answer : 1. "Binding Cost and Transportation Cost"
Explanation :
Central angle of 1080 = 
of the total expenditure= 30% of the total expenditure.
From the pie – chart it is clear that:
Binding Cost + Transportation Cost = (20% + 10%) of the total expenditure
= 30% of the total expenditure
⸫ Binding Cost and Transportation Cost together have a central angle of 1080.
Q: For an edition of 12,500 copies, the amount of Royalty paid by the publisher is Rs. 2,18,250. What should be the selling price of the book if the publisher desires a profit of 5%?
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- 1Rs. 152.50false
- 2Rs. 157.50true
- 3Rs. 162.50false
- 4Rs. 167.50false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 157.50"
Explanation :
Clearly, S.P. of the book = 105% of C.P.
Let the selling price of this edition (of 12500 books) be Rs. x.
Then, 15 : 105 = 281250 : x ⇒ x = Rs. 
= Rs. 1968750.
⸫ S.P of one book = Rs. 
= Rs. 157.50
Q: What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty?
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- 224°false
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Answer : 3. "54°"
Explanation :
Central angle corresponding to Royalty = (15% of 360)°= 54°
Q: The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the market price of the book is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the books?
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- 1Rs. 36false
- 2Rs. 37.50true
- 3Rs. 42false
- 4Rs. 44.25false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 37.50"
Explanation :
Clearly, marked price of the book = 120% of C.P
Also, cost of paper = 25% of C.P.
Let the cost of paper for a single book be Rs. n.
Then, 120 : 25 = 180 : n ⇒ n = Rs. 
= Rs. 37.50
Q: If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as printing cost, then what will be the amount of royalty to be paid for these books?
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- 1Rs. 19,450false
- 2Rs. 21,200false
- 3Rs. 22,950true
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 22,950"
Explanation :
Let the amount of Royalty to be paid for these books be Rs. p.
Then, 20 : 15 = 30600 : r ⇒ r = Rs. 
= Rs. 22950.