Given below are the detailed characteristics of select India industries. Answer the question on the basis of the following data.
Expense on fuel consumption as a percentage of input cost has been HIGHEST for
Let's solve the options one by one.
Option A: For industry 3:
Fuel consumed = 10817 lakhs
Total inputs cost = 80238 lakhs.
Required ratio = $$\ \frac{\ 10817}{80238}$$ *100
= 13.48 %
Option B: For industry 7:
Fuel consumed = 32178 lakhs
Total inputs cost = 171246 lakhs.
Required ratio = $$\ \frac{\ 32178}{171246}$$ *100
= 18.79 %
Option C: For industry 2:
Fuel consumed = 762 lakhs
Total inputs cost = 5990 lakhs.
Required ratio = $$\ \frac{\ 762}{5990}$$ *100
= 12.72 %
Option D: For industry 6:
Fuel consumed = 6461 lakhs
Total inputs cost = 138780 lakhs.
Required ratio = $$\ \frac{\ 6461}{138780}$$ *100
= 4.6 %
Clearly B is the correct answer.
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