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Question : The pie chart below gives the expenses under different heads that a publisher of books has to incur towards the cost of selling a book. All figures are given as percentages of the total expenditure incurred. If the amount spent on printing is INR 1,40,000, which of the options given below does NOT give correct information?

 

Option 1: Cost of paper is INR 1,68,000

Option 2: Cost of editing is INR 84,000

Option 3: The retailer's margin is INR 2,54,000

Option 4: Cost of transportation is INR 1,12,000


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Correct Answer: The retailer's margin is INR 2,54,000


Solution : Given that the amount spent on printing is INR 1,40,000
Let the total cost be $x$
According to the given pie chart,
Cost spent on printing = 12.5% of $x$
⇒ $140000=\frac{12.5}{100}\times x$
⇒ $x=\frac{140000\times 100}{12.5}$
⇒ $x=$ INR 11,20,000
Now, cost of paper = 15% of INR 11,20,000
= $\frac{15}{100}\times 1120000$ = INR 1,68,000
And, Cost of editing = 7.5% of 11,20,000
= $\frac{7.5}{100}\times 1120000$ = INR 84,000
Also, Retailers Margin = 22.5% of 11,20,000
= $\frac{22.5}{100}\times 1120000$ = INR 2,52,000
And, Cost of Transportation = 10% of 11,20,000
= $\frac{10}{100}\times 1120000$ = INR 1,12,000
$\therefore$ The statement which is not given correct = Retailer's margin is INR 2,54,000
Hence, the correct answer is 'Retailer's margin is INR 2,54,000'.

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