Indian Institute of Foreign Trade 2009 Solved Paper

Question : 17 of 122

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During which year use of oil by ‘Suburban’ as a proportion of ‘Total Oil Used’ was the highest?

2005
2006
2007
2008

Solution:

Total oil used in the year

1996=10+700+1794+104=2608.

Therefore, Oil used by Suburban as a proportion of Total Oil Used

=104/2608×100=3.99

percent
Similarly, we can calculate for the remaining years.

Oil Sales by Type of Use and Production Loss (MT)
	Oil Used				Total Oil Used	Oil used by Suburban as a proportion of Total Oil Used
	Metro City			Suburban
Year	House Hold	Transport	Industrial	Suburban
1996	10	700	1794	104	2608	3.99%
1997	16	920	1864	114	2914	3.91%
1998	22	1012	1732	104	2870	3.62%
1999	22	1054	1668	90	2834	3.18%
2000	20	1092	1700	108	2920	3.70%
2001	22	1320	1752	168	3262	5.15%
2002	14	1854	1618	172	3658	4.70%
2003	6	2046	1270	178	3500	5.09%
2004	16	2118	1480	208	3822	5.44%
2005	4	2252	1132	230	3618	6.36%
2006	4	2384	1228	210	3826	5.49%
2007	8	2096	1672	254	4030	6.30%
2008	0.2	2240	1646	266	4152.2	6.41%

From the table, we can see that oil used by suburban as a proportion of total oil used is the highest for the year 2008.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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