Problems based on

Pie Charts
(For CAT & other MBA Exams)
Answer the questions on the basis of the table given below about the production of fruits. (All weight is in tonnes) ABC
Ltd. is a courier company that uses three modes of transport for its services – Air, Rail and Road. The following pie
charts show the distribution of the total number of couriers (Chart-1), Revenue Generated (Chart-2) and Total Cost
(Chart-3) for the different modes of transport for the year 2018. Assume that the only cost involved was that incurred
on transport.
1. If ABC Ltd. makes a total profit of 20% in the year 2018, what is
the profit percentage on the couriers sent by Air transport?
(a) 9.09% (b) 10% (c) 32% (d) 33.2%

2. Through which mode of transport does ABC Ltd. generate

maximum profit in the year 2018?
(a) Rail (b) Road (c) Air (d) Data insufficient

3. Which mode of transport has the least Cost of Transport per

courier in the year 2018 for ABC Ltd.?
(a) Rail (b) Road (c) Air (d) Data insufficient

4. If the Cost of Transport per courier for Air transport is Rs.200

and the Revenue Generated per courier for Road transport is
Rs.300 in the year 2018, then what is the ratio of Revenue
Generated to Total Cost for Rail transport in 2018 for ABC Ltd.?
(a) 33:4 (b) 4:31 (c) 4:33 (d) 31:4 PAUSE THE VIDEO AND
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Answer the questions on the basis of the table given below about the production of fruits. (All weight is in tonnes) ABC
Ltd. is a courier company that uses three modes of transport for its services – Air, Rail and Road. The following pie
charts show the distribution of the total number of couriers (Chart-1), Revenue Generated (Chart-2) and Total Cost
(Chart-3) for the different modes of transport for the year 2018. Assume that the only cost involved was that incurred
on transport.
1. If ABC Ltd. makes a total profit of 20% in the year 2018, what is
the profit percentage on the couriers sent by Air transport?
(a) 9.09% (b) 10% (c) 32% (d) 33.2%

2. Through which mode of transport does ABC Ltd. generate

maximum profit in the year 2018?
(a) Rail (b) Road (c) Air (d) Data insufficient

3. Which mode of transport has the least Cost of Transport per

courier in the year 2018 for ABC Ltd.?
(a) Rail (b) Road (c) Air (d) Data insufficient

4. If the Cost of Transport per courier for Air transport is Rs.200

and the Revenue Generated per courier for Road transport is
Rs.300 in the year 2018, then what is the ratio of Revenue
Generated to Total Cost for Rail transport in 2018 for ABC Ltd.?
(a) 33:4 (b) 4:31 (c) 4:33 (d) 31:4
1. If ABC Ltd. makes a total profit of 20% in the year 2018, what is the profit percentage on the
couriers sent by Air transport?
(a) 9.09% (b) 10% (c) 32% (d) 33.2%
2. Through which mode of transport does ABC Ltd. generate maximum profit in the year 2018?
(a) Rail (b) Road (c) Air (d) Data insufficient
3. Which mode of transport has the least Cost of Transport per courier in the year 2018 for ABC Ltd.?
(a) Rail (b) Road (c) Air (d) Data insufficient
4. If the Cost of Transport per courier for Air transport is Rs.200 and the Revenue Generated per
courier for Road transport is Rs.300 in the year 2018, then what is the ratio of Revenue Generated to
Total Cost for Rail transport in 2018 for ABC Ltd.?
(a) 33:4 (b) 4:31 (c) 4:33 (d) 31:4
Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below
There are 5 employees A, B, C, D and E at various positions in a department of Ranboxy
Pharmaceuticals Inc. The HR department of Ranboxy prepared the following three pie-charts
indicating the break up of their gross salaries, the taxes they pay and their net salaries. Net salary =
(Gross Salary - Tax paid)

1. What is the gross salary of E, if A pays Rs. 2000 as tax?

(a) Rs 25000 (b) Rs 50000 (c) Rs 41500 (d) Rs
34500

2. What is the ratio of the tax paid by B to the net salary of D?

(a) 1:2 (b) 16:27 (c) 8:11 (d) 3:14
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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below
There are 5 employees A, B, C, D and E at various positions in a department of Ranboxy
Pharmaceuticals Inc. The HR department of Ranboxy prepared the following three pie-charts
indicating the break up of their gross salaries, the taxes they pay and their net salaries. Net salary =
(Gross Salary - Tax paid)

1. What is the gross salary of E, if A pays Rs. 2000 as tax?

(a) Rs 25000 (b) Rs 50000 (c) Rs 41500 (d) Rs
34500

2. What is the ratio of the tax paid by B to the net salary of D?

(a) 1:2 (b) 16:27 (c) 8:11 (d) 3:14
1. What is the gross salary of E, if A pays Rs. 2000 as tax?
(a) Rs 25000 (b) Rs 50000 (c) Rs 41500 (d) Rs
34500
2. What is the ratio of the tax paid by B to the net salary of D?
(a) 1:2 (b) 16:27 (c) 8:11 (d) 3:14
An Indian automobile company ‘Baruti Ltd’ sells only six brands of cars namely Bagon-R, Valeno, Pen,
B-Star, TX4 and Ulto. The company has five regional offices in India located at Gurgaon, Surat,
Kolkata, Indore and Vijaywada. Pie chart-I shows the percentage of sales volume, region wise, of
‘Baruti Ltd’ as compared to the combined sales volume of the four regions mentioned in this Pie
chart. Pie chart-II shows the percentage of sales volume, brand-wise, of ‘Baruti Ltd’ as compared to
the combined sales volume of the five brands mentioned in this Pie chart. Actual percentage
contribution of the Indore region is 16.67 % to the total all India sales of 1500 cars and the total brand
Valeno sales is half the total sales of Vijaywada region.
1. The maximum number of cars of brand
B-star sold in the Gurgaon region can be?
(a) 400 (b) 450 (c) Rs 466 (d) Rs 360

2. What is the approximate percentage

contribution (volume wise) of brand
‘Bagon-R’ sales to the total all India sales
of ‘Baruti Ltd’?
(a) 6.66 (b) 8.51 (c) 7.73 (d) 7.51

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An Indian automobile company ‘Baruti Ltd’ sells only six brands of cars namely Bagon-R, Valeno, Pen,
B-Star, TX4 and Ulto. The company has five regional offices in India located at Gurgaon, Surat,
Kolkata, Indore and Vijaywada. Pie chart-I shows the percentage of sales volume, region wise, of
‘Baruti Ltd’ as compared to the combined sales volume of the four regions mentioned in this Pie
chart. Pie chart-II shows the percentage of sales volume, brand-wise, of ‘Baruti Ltd’ as compared to
the combined sales volume of the five brands mentioned in this Pie chart. Actual percentage
contribution of the Indore region is 16.67 % to the total all India sales of 1500 cars and the total brand
Valeno sales is half the total sales of Vijaywada region.
1. The maximum number of cars of brand
B-star sold in the Gurgaon region can be?
(a) 400 (b) 450 (c) Rs 466 (d) Rs 360

2. What is the approximate percentage

contribution (volume wise) of brand
‘Bagon-R’ sales to the total all India sales
of ‘Baruti Ltd’?
(a) 6.66 (b) 8.51 (c) 7.73 (d) 7.51
1. The maximum number of cars of brand B-star sold in the Gurgaon region can be?
(a) 400 (b) 450 (c) Rs 466 (d) Rs 360
2. What is the approximate percentage contribution (volume wise) of brand ‘Bagon-R’ sales to
the total all India sales of ‘Baruti Ltd’?
(a) 6.66 (b) 8.51 (c) 7.73 (d) 7.51
There are 15 states viz. S1 through S15 that produce cocoa in the world. Each of these states is in one or the other of
the six countries viz. C1 through C6 and each of these 6 countries is in one or the other of the three continents viz. Asia,
Europe and North America. The following table and pie chart provide information about the quantity (by weight) of
cocoa produced in each of the states and countries respectively as a percentage of total cocoa produced in the
world. It is also given that the percentage contributions of the three continents Asia, Europe and North America are
40%, 29% and 31% respectively as a percentage of the total cocoa produced in the world.

1. Which of the following countries is in Europe?

(a) C1 (b) C5
(c) C3 (d) Cannot be
determined

2. Which of the following countries can never be in

North America?
(a) C1 (b) C6 (c) C4 (d) C3

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There are 15 states viz. S1 through S15 that produce cocoa in the world. Each of these states is in one or the other of
the six countries viz. C1 through C6 and each of these 6 countries is in one or the other of the three continents viz. Asia,
Europe and North America. The following table and pie chart provide information about the quantity (by weight) of
cocoa produced in each of the states and countries respectively as a percentage of total cocoa produced in the
world. It is also given that the percentage contributions of the three continents Asia, Europe and North America are
40%, 29% and 31% respectively as a percentage of the total cocoa produced in the world.

1. Which of the following countries is in Europe?

(a) C1 (b) C5
(c) C3 (d) Cannot be
determined

2. Which of the following countries can never be in

North America?
(a) C1 (b) C6 (c) C4 (d) C3
1. Which of the following countries is in Europe?
(a) C1 (b) C5
(c) C3 (d) Cannot be determined
2. Which of the following countries can never be in North America?
(a) C1 (b) C6 (c) C4 (d) C3
The following pie charts give the values of the sales and expenses of five companies - P, Q, R, S and T
- as percentage of the total sales and expenses of these five companies put together.
It is known that no company made a loss. Profit = Sales - Expenses.
Profit percentage = Profit x 100
Sales
1. Which of the companies had the highest profit
percentage?
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) Cannot be
determined

2. For which of the companies is the ratio of expenses to

profit the highest?
(a) P (b) S (c) T (d) Cannot be
determined

3. If the overall profit percentage of all of the five

companies put together was 50%, how many
companies had a profit percentage greater than 60%? PAUSE THE VIDEO AND
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The following pie charts give the values of the sales and expenses of five companies - P, Q, R, S and T
- as percentage of the total sales and expenses of these five companies put together.
It is known that no company made a loss. Profit = Sales - Expenses.
Profit percentage = Profit x 100
Sales
1. Which of the companies had the highest profit
percentage?
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) Cannot be
determined

2. For which of the companies is the ratio of expenses to

profit the highest?
(a) P (b) S (c) T (d) Cannot be
determined

3. If the overall profit percentage of all of the five

companies put together was 50%, how many
companies had a profit percentage greater than 60%?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
1. Which of the companies had the highest profit percentage?
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) Cannot be determined
2. For which of the companies is the ratio of expenses to profit the highest?
(a) P (b) S (c) T (d) Cannot be determined
3. If the overall profit percentage of all of the five companies put together was
50%, how many companies had a profit percentage greater than 60%?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3