Data Interpretation Ques 177

Directions : Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Anuual salary (in Rs. lakh) of each employee working in different departments of a certain company ’ $X$ ’ during the given years

Department Year Finance Human
Resources
Marketing Production Procurement
2008 2.96 2.58 2.75 2.25 2.8
2009 3.20 2.82 3.25 2.95 2.95
2010 3.44 3.1 3.5 3.0 3.10
2011 3.69 3.25 3.65 3.15 3.25
2012 4 3.6 3.75 3.25 3.35
2013 4.24 3.81 3.85 3.40 3.5

What is the average annual salary of an employee in finance department in the given years?

(1) 3.6

(2) 3.8

(3) 2.99

(4) 4

(5) None of these

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Correct Answer: (1)

Solution: (1)

Average annual salary in Finance department

$=$ Rs. $\frac{2.96+3.20+3.44 +3.69+4+4.24}{6}$ lakh

$=\frac{21.53}{6} \approx$ Rs. 3.6 lakh



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