Instructions

Answer the following questions with the given information and the graph:

Alpha company uses Rex as main raw material for manufacturing Item A, Item B, Item C and Item D.

The graph below shows the proportion of items produced and price trend of Rex. Annual Res_Index of an item in a given year is measured as follows:

Res_Index of Item A in Year 2013 = Absolute Value (Production of Item A in 2013 - Production of Item A in 2012) / Absolute Value (Rex Price in 2013 - Rex Price in 2012)

Question 66

In which year, Rex Price had highest percentage increase?

1. 2015
2. 2016
3. 2017
4. 2018

Solution

The prices in the respective years are:
2015 : 51
2016 : 62.5
2017 : 74
2018 : 62.5

The percentage increase in 2016 = (11.5/51)*100
The percentage increase in 2017 = (11.5/62.5)*100
Obviously, the answer becomes 2016


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