Study the line chart and table given below and answer the following questions

Line chart shows the number of chairs manufactured by 4 different chair manufacturers (A, B, C & D) in 2016 & 2017 and table shows the number of chairs sold by these manufacturers in 2016 & 2017.

Manufacturer	Chairs sold
	2016	2017
A	840	1440
B	900	1080
C	570	900
D	810	720

If manufacturing cost of a chair for D in 2016 & 2017 is Rs .200 and selling price of a chair for D in 2016 & 2017 is Rs.250 and Rs.400 respectively, then find profit% is maximum in which year among 2016 & 2017 for D? (D destroyed all the unsold chairs in these 2 years)

Correct Option: Maximum in 2017

Let's analyze the visual data provided in the line chart and table for manufacturer D in both 2016 and 2017.

From the line chart, the total number of chairs manufactured by D is:

• Chairs manufactured in 2016: 900

• Chairs manufactured in 2017: 1200

From the table, the total number of chairs sold by D is:

• Chairs sold in 2016: 810

• Chairs sold in 2017: 720

Given information:

• Cost Price (CP) per manufactured chair = Rs. 200 (in both 2016 & 2017)

• Selling Price (SP) per sold chair in 2016 = Rs. 250

• Selling Price (SP) per sold chair in 2017 = Rs. 400

• Note: Unsold chairs were destroyed, meaning total expenditure/cost is calculated on all manufactured chairs.

Step 1: Calculations for the year 2016

Total Cost Price (CP) in 2016 = Total Manufactured Chairs × Cost Price per Chair

$\text{Total CP (2016)}=900\times 200=\text{Rs.}\mathrm{1,80,000}$

Total Revenue/Selling Price (SP) in 2016 = Total Sold Chairs × Selling Price per Chair

$\text{Total SP (2016)}=810\times 250=\text{Rs.}\mathrm{2,02,500}$

Profit in 2016 = Total SP - Total CP

$\text{Profit (2016)}=\mathrm{2,02,500}-\mathrm{1,80,000}=\text{Rs.}\mathrm{22,500}$

Profit percentage in 2016:

$\text{Profit\% (2016)}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{22,500}}{\mathrm{1,80,000}}\right)\times 100=12.5\%$

Step 2: Calculations for the year 2017

Total Cost Price (CP) in 2017 = Total Manufactured Chairs × Cost Price per Chair

$\text{Total CP (2017)}=1200\times 200=\text{Rs.}\mathrm{2,40,000}$

Total Revenue/Selling Price (SP) in 2017 = Total Sold Chairs × Selling Price per Chair

$\text{Total SP (2017)}=720\times 400=\text{Rs.}\mathrm{2,88,000}$

Profit in 2017 = Total SP - Total CP

$\text{Profit (2017)}=\mathrm{2,88,000}-\mathrm{2,40,000}=\text{Rs.}\mathrm{48,000}$

Profit percentage in 2017:

$\text{Profit\% (2017)}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{48,000}}{\mathrm{2,40,000}}\right)\times 100=20\%$

Conclusion:

Comparing the profit percentages of both years (12.5% in 2016 vs 20% in 2017), the profit percentage is Maximum in 2017.