Question

The The U.S.based motorcycle manufacturer says that it expects to build 140,000 motorcycles this year, up from 126.000 last year. Find the percent of increase in production.

Answer 1

The us based motorcycle manufacturer says that it expects to build 140,000 motorcycles this year up from 126,000 last year.

This means the increased production is

144,000 - 126,000 = 18,000

The percentage change in production can

be found using the formula as listed below

PERCENTAGE INCREASE = change / initial × 100

Substitute the values we get

18,000/126,000 × 100

14.28 = percentage increase