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Answer thequestions based on the data given in table 2

Cost and price data for Portland cement manufactured by Paharpur Cement and Bahsin Cement, for four consecutive quarters, are given in table 2:


Sales Revenue = Price Γ— Sales Quantity
Profit = Sales Revenue – Cost
Profit Rate = Profit / Sales Quantity

Question 89

If between Jan - Mar 2009 and Apr - Jun 2009 sales of Paharpur Cement increased from 543278 to 698236 and that of Bahsin Cement decreased from 526532 to 499874, then which of the following is true?

For Jan- Mar 2009 Paharpur cementΒ 

Sales Quantity =Β 543278Β 

Cost as percentage of revenue = 87.56 %Β 

Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-87.56

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 12.44 %Β 

Profit = (12.44/100)*Β 543278Β *304

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 20545470

Profit rate = 37.82

For Jan- Mar 2009 Bahsin CementΒ 

Sales Quantity =Β 526532Β 

Cost as percentage of revenue = 91.34 %Β 

Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-91.34Β 

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 8.66 %Β 

Profit = (8.66/100)*Β 526532*440

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 20062975.3

Profit rate = 30.5

For Apr- Jun 2009 Paharpur cementΒ 

Sales Quantity =Β 698236

Cost as percentage of revenue = 91.03%Β 

Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-91.03

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 8.97 %Β 

Profit = (8.97/100)*Β 698236*340

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 21294801.53

Profit rate = 30.5

For Apr- Jun 2009 Bahsin CementΒ 

Sales Quantity =Β 499874

Cost as percentage of revenue = 89.96%Β 

Profit as a percentage of revenue = 100-89.96Β 

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 10.04 %Β 

Profit = (10.04/100)*Β 499874*430

Β  Β  Β  Β  Β = 21580560.33

Profit rate = 43.17

Hence E is the correct answer

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