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Directions (1 - 8): Study the following graphs carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Percent Profit Earned By Companies A and B Producing Electronic Goods Over The Years.
Percent Profit = $$\left( {\frac{{{\text{Profit Earned}}}}{{{\text{Total Investment}}}} \times 100} \right)\,\% $$
Profit Earned = (Total income ) - ( Total Investment in the Year)
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If the income of Company A in 2007 and that in 2008 were equal and the amount invested in 2007 was Rs. 12 lakh, what was the amount invested in 2008?

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Correct Answer: Option A
$$\eqalign{ & \text{Investment of A in 2007} \cr & = \text{Rs. 12 lakh and profit%} \cr & = 45\% \cr & \text{Income of A in 2007} \cr & = \text{Rs.}\left(\frac{145}{100}\times12\text{ lakh}\right) \cr & = \text{Rs. 17.4 lakh} \cr & \text{Amount invested by A in 2008} \cr & = \text{Rs.}\left(\frac{100}{160}\times17.4\text{ lakh}\right) \cr & = \text{Rs.}\left(10.875\times100000\right) \cr & = \text{Rs. 1087500} \cr} $$
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