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Question
Annual expenditure of a company in the year 2007-2008 is given below:
| Items | Expenditure (Rs in lakh) |
| Salaries of employees | 65 |
| Advertisement | 10 |
| Purchase of machinery | 85 |
| Electricity and water | 15 |
| Transportation | 25 |
| Other expenses | 30 |
Prepare a pictograph of the above data using an appropriate symbol to represent Rs 10 lakh.
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Solution
Rs. 10 lakh can be represented by [T] and Rs. 5 lakh can be represented by
For salaries of employees, Rs. 65 lakh can be represented by 6 complete and 1 incomplete symbol.
For advertisement, Rs. 10 lakh can be represented by 1 complete symbol.
For purchase of machinery, Rs. 85 lakh can be represented by 8 complete and 1 incomplete symbol.
For electricity and water, Rs. 15 lakh can be represented by 1 complete and 1 incomplete symbol.
For transportation, Rs. 25 lakh can be represented by 2 complete and 1 incomplete symbol.
For other expenses, Rs. 30 lakh can be represented by 3 complete symbol.
Hence, the required pictograph of given data is shown below,
Take [₹] = 10 lakh and [₹ = 5 lakh]
| Items | Expenditure (in ₹ lakh) |
| Salaries of employees |  |
| Advertisement |  |
| Purchase of machinery |  |
| Electricity and water |  |
| Transportation |  |
| Other expenses |  |
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