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A finance team at an Indian firm is preparing a slide to show how total monthly sales of Rs 50 lakh are split among five product lines. Which graphic is most suitable for showing each product's share of the whole?

A pie chart with labelled percentage slices is most suitable, because it shows how a single total is divided into component shares. Line graphs show trends over time, scatter plots show relationships between variables, and flowcharts show process steps, so none of those displays proportions well.

  1. APie chart with labelled percentage slicesCorrect
  2. BLine graph plotted against the calendar months
  3. CScatter plot of price against quantity
  4. DFlowchart of the sales approval procedure

Explanation

A pie chart is designed to show parts of a single whole, so each product line's share of Rs 50 lakh is seen at a glance. A line graph shows change over time and a scatter plot shows relationship between two variables. A flowchart shows a process, not shares.

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