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Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below this table : There are three companies X, Y and Z making identical soaps in the form of bars. Soaps are sold by the number of units. Total sales = Selling price × Units sold Unit Price (₹/unit), Sales (₹ lakhs) X — 2011: 5, 3; 2012: 6, 3; 2013: 7, 3·5; 2014: 8, 4; 2015: 9, 3·6 Y — 2011: 4, 4·4; 2012: 6, 4·2; 2013: 5, 4·5; 2014: 7, 4·9; 2015: 6, 4·2 Z — 2011: 7, 3·5; 2012: 6, 3·6; 2013: 8, 4; 2014: 5, 5; 2015: 6, 4·2 Assume : Only these three companies exist in the market. (a) What was the average price of soap in the year 2013 (₹/unit)? (b) What was the percentage decrease in units sold for X in 2012 over 2011? (c) What was the percentage share of Z in the total units sold in 2013? (d) In which year Y sold the maximum number of units? (e) The maximum price per unit given in the table exceeds the minimum price per unit by what percentage?

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निम्नलिखित सारणी का ध्यानपूर्वक अध्ययन कीजिए एवं इस सारणी के नीचे दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिए : बार के रूप में एकसमान साबुन बनाने वाली तीन कंपनियाँ X, Y और Z हैं। साबुन इकाइयों की संख्या के अनुसार बेचे जाते हैं। कुल बिक्री = विक्रय मूल्य × बेची गई इकाइयाँ इकाई मूल्य (₹/इकाई), बिक्री (₹ लाख) X — 2011: 5, 3; 2012: 6, 3; 2013: 7, 3·5; 2014: 8, 4; 2015: 9, 3·6 Y — 2011: 4, 4·4; 2012: 6, 4·2; 2013: 5, 4·5; 2014: 7, 4·9; 2015: 6, 4·2 Z — 2011: 7, 3·5; 2012: 6, 3·6; 2013: 8, 4; 2014: 5, 5; 2015: 6, 4·2 मान लीजिए : बाजार में केवल यही तीन कंपनियाँ हैं। (a) वर्ष 2013 में साबुन का औसत मूल्य क्या था (₹/इकाई)? (b) X के लिए 2011 की तुलना में 2012 में बेची गई इकाइयों में कितने प्रतिशत की कमी हुई? (c) 2013 में बेची गई कुल इकाइयों में Z का कितने प्रतिशत हिस्सा था? (d) किस वर्ष में Y ने इकाइयों की अधिकतम संख्या बेची? (e) सारणी में दिया गया प्रति इकाई अधिकतम मूल्य प्रति इकाई न्यूनतम मूल्य से कितने प्रतिशत अधिक है?

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. 69th CCE Mains, General Studies I (20/FI/CC/M-2023-02); read off the question-booklet scan. Source

Syllabus

CSAT · Data Interpretation

Charts, graphs, tables and data sufficiency up to Class X level.

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