Study the graph to answer these questions.
The graph below shows sales of different colour of Brand-X refrigerator for the year 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Brand-X: Sales volume by colour of refrigrator(in '000s)
Sale of which colour(s) of refrigrator registered the highest percentage increase between 2010 and 2011?
Percentage increase in red colour from 2010 to 2011 = $$\frac{45 - 30}{30} \times 100 = \frac{15}{30} \times 100 = 50$$%
Percentage increase in blue colour from 2010 to 2011 = $$\frac{48 - 32}{32} \times 100 = \frac{16}{32} \times 100 = 50$$%
Percentage increase in Lemon colour from 2010 to 2011 = $$\frac{32 - 23}{23} \times 100 = \frac{9}{23} \times 100 = 39.13$$%
Percentage increase in Grey colour from 2010 to 2011 = $$\frac{34 - 27}{27} \times 100 = \frac{7}{27} \times 100 = 25.92$$%
There is no increase from 2010 to 2011 in white colour.
Sales in red and blue colour registered highest percentage increase.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
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