A person spends 60% of his income. His income increased by 30% and he increased his expenditure by 20%. His percent savings will then be increased by:

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  1. 48%
  2. 45%
  3. 46%
  4. 42%

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Option 2 : 45%
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Given:

A person spends 60% of his income. His income increased by 30% and he increased his expenditure by 20%. His percent savings will then be increased by:

Formula used:

Initial Savings = Income - Expenditure

New Savings = New Income - New Expenditure

Percentage Increase in Savings = \(\dfrac{New Savings - Initial Savings}{Initial Savings} \times 100\)

Calculation:

Let initial income be 100.

Initial expenditure = 60% of 100 = 60

Initial savings = 100 - 60 = 40

New income = 100 + 30% of 100 = 100 + 30 = 130

New expenditure = 60 + 20% of 60 = 60 + 12 = 72

New savings = 130 - 72 = 58

Percentage Increase in Savings = \(\dfrac{58 - 40}{40} \times 100\)

\(\dfrac{18}{40} \times 100\)

45%

∴ The correct answer is option (2).

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