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Re: The total profit of corporation K was $3,400,000 in year X. What was [#permalink]
The total profit of corporation K in year X is given.
This means we know the difference between Income and Cost.

(1) Income in year Y was 30 percent more than in year X.
But we don't know the Income of year X, we only know the difference between Income and Cost- INSUFFICIENT

(2) Costs in year Y were 40 percent more than in year X.
But we don't know the Cost of year X, we only know the difference between Income and Cost- INSUFFICIENT

Together also, we only know the difference and not the actual Income and Cost . Hence INSUFFICIENT

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Re: The total profit of corporation K was $3,400,000 in year X. What was [#permalink]
Bunuel wrote:
The total profit of corporation K was $3,400,000 in year X. What was the total profit in year Y ?

(1) Income in year Y was 30 percent more than in year X.
(2) Costs in year Y were 40 percent more than in year X.


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total profit = income - costs

$3,400,000 = I - C

(1) Total profit in Year Y = 1.3I - C
No information about costs in Year Y; INSUFFICIENT.

(2) Total profit in Year Y = I - 1.4C
No information about income in Year Y; INSUFFICIENT.

(1&2)
Combined, we can make the following equation:

Total profit in Year Y = I.3I - 1.4C

However, we can't determine neither the income or costs because we only know the total profit in Year X, not the specific amount of income or costs. INSUFFICIENT.
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Re: The total profit of corporation K was $3,400,000 in year X. What was [#permalink]
Bunuel wrote:
The total profit of corporation K was $3,400,000 in year X. What was the total profit in year Y ?

(1) Income in year Y was 30 percent more than in year X.
(2) Costs in year Y were 40 percent more than in year X.


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Statement 1, does not tell about total income of y . Just refers to percentage over X.

Statement 2, tells only cost of Y more than X .

In order to calculate total profit , There is no clue of initial investment of either X or Y.

Thus , total profit of Year cannot be calculated from given data.

Answer is E.

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