Comprehension Passage
Directions: Answer the questions based on the information given below.
A bulb manufacturing company produced a certain number of bulbs over a span of 8 years, from 2016 to 2023. These bulbs can be classified into two categories: 'defective' bulbs and 'non-defective' bulbs. The bar graph given below shows the percentage increase or decrease in the total number of bulbs manufactured by the company each year compared to the previous year. Additionally, the given table represents the number of defective bulbs manufactured out of the total number of bulbs manufactured by the company in the respective year.
Note :
(1) Total number of bulbs manufactured by the company in a given year = Number of defective bulbs produced + Number of non-defective bulbs produced in that same year.
(2) Total number of manufactured bulbs by the company in 2015 = 62500
(3) The number of defective bulbs is given for some years in the table, while for other years, this information is missing.
| Years | Number of defective bulbs produced by the company |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 800 |
| 2017 | --- |
| 2018 | 1000 |
| 2019 | --- |
| 2020 | 900 |
| 2021 | --- |
| 2022 | 725 |
| 2023 | --- |
The company maintains the same trend in manufacturing as the previous years, with an increase of 20% in the total number of manufactured bulbs in 2024 as compared to 2023, then what would be the projected number of defective bulbs manufactured in 2024, if the projected number of non-defective bulbs produced by the company in 2024 is 49824.
1
720
2
730
3
740
4
750
5
760