Profit ratio is defined as the ratio of the profit in dollars to the investment in dollars. Was Bill's profit ratio greater than Jack's profit ratio?
(1) Bill invested $4,000 and his profit was $1,500.
(2) Jack's profit was 12 cents per dollar that he invested.
The OA is C.
Please, can any expert explain this DS question for me? I'm confused and I don't understand why that is the correct answer. Thanks.
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Certainly, each statement alone is not sufficient as the first does not provide any information about Jack and the second does not provide information about Bill.swerve wrote:Profit ratio is defined as the ratio of the profit in dollars to the investment in dollars. Was Bill's profit ratio greater than Jack's profit ratio?
(1) Bill invested $4,000 and his profit was $1,500.
(2) Jack's profit was 12 cents per dollar that he invested.
The OA is C.
Please, can any expert explain this DS question for me? I'm confused and I don't understand why that is the correct answer. Thanks.
(1) and (2) combined:
Bill's profit ratio = 1500/4000 = 75/200 = 0.375;
Jack's profit ratio = 0.12/1 = 0.12
Thus, Bill's profit ratio (0.375) > Jack's profit ratio (0.12). Sufficient.
The correct answer: C
Hope this helps!
-Jay
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