2021 · Q92
Consider the following for the next four (04) items that follow : The following Pie-Charts show the percentage of different categories (A, B, C, D, E and F) of employees in a company in the year 2019 and 2020. The total number of employees was 4000 in 2019 and 5000 in 2020. (2019: A 20%, B 6%, C 10%, D 15%, E 27%, F 22%. 2020: A 21%, B 10%, C 11%, D 9%, E 27%, F 22%.) In which one of the following categories of employees, the percentage change in number of employees in 2020 was maximum as compared to 2019 ?
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- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
Explanation
Percentage changes 2019→2020: A: (1050−800)/800 = 31.25%; B: (500−240)/240 ≈ 108.3%; C: (550−400)/400 = 37.5%; D: (450−600)/600 = −25%. The maximum change is for category B, option (b).