Question 1

What is the combined sales value (in lakhs) of Clothing and Books & Media categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing = 22% and Books & Media = 16% of total sales. Step 2: Combined percentage = 22% + 16% = 38%. Step 3: Combined sales = 38% of 5,000 = (38/100) × 5,000 = 1,900 lakhs.

Question 2

By what amount (in lakhs) do Electronics sales exceed Sports & Outdoors sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics = 28% and Sports & Outdoors = 16%. Step 2: Difference in percentage = 28% - 16% = 12%. Step 3: Difference in sales value = 12% of 5,000 = (12/100) × 5,000 = 600 lakhs.

Question 3

What is the sales value (in lakhs) of the Home & Kitchen category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Kitchen accounts for 18% of total sales. Step 2: Total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 3: Home & Kitchen sales = 18% of 5,000 = (18/100) × 5,000 = 900 lakhs.

Question 4

What is the ratio of Electronics sales to Clothing sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics = 28% and Clothing = 22% of total sales. Step 2: Ratio = 28 : 22. Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 2 = 14 : 11.

Question 5

What is the sales value (in lakhs) of the Electronics category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 28% of total sales. Step 2: Total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 3: Electronics sales = 28% of 5,000 = (28/100) × 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs.

Question 6

What is the combined sales value (in lakhs) of Clothing and Books & Media categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing = 22% of total sales. Step 2: Books & Media = 16% of total sales. Step 3: Combined percentage = 22% + 16% = 38%. Step 4: Combined sales = 38% of 5,000 = (38/100) × 5,000 = 1,900 lakhs.

Question 7

What is the ratio of Sports & Outdoors sales to Books & Media sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sports & Outdoors = 16% of 5,000 = 800 lakhs. Step 2: Books & Media = 16% of 5,000 = 800 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 800:800 = 1:1.

Question 8

If Home & Kitchen sales increase by 25% next year while total sales remain ₹5,000 lakhs, what will be the new percentage share of Home & Kitchen?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Home & Kitchen sales = 18% of 5,000 = 900 lakhs. Step 2: After 25% increase = 900 + (25% of 900) = 900 + 225 = 1,125 lakhs. Step 3: New percentage = (1,125/5,000) × 100 = 22.5%.

Question 9

What is the sales value (in lakhs) of the Electronics category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics accounts for 28% of total sales. Step 2: Total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 3: Electronics sales = 28% of 5,000 = (28/100) × 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs.

Question 10

What is the ratio of Hardware sales to Services sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Hardware = 18% of 5,000 = 900 lakhs. Step 2: Services = 20% of 5,000 = 1,000 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 900:1,000 = 9:10. Answer: 9:10

Question 11

What is the sales value (in ₹ lakhs) of the Electronics category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 28% of total sales. Step 2: Total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 3: Electronics sales = 28% of 5,000 = (28/100) × 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs. Answer: ₹1,400 lakhs

Question 12

The combined sales of Electronics and Software together represent what percentage of total sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics = 28%. Step 2: Software = 22%. Step 3: Combined = 28% + 22% = 50%. Answer: 50%

Question 13

If Hardware sales increase by 25% next year while total sales remain ₹5,000 lakhs, what will be the new percentage share of Hardware?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Hardware sales = 18% of 5,000 = 900 lakhs. Step 2: After 25% increase = 900 × 1.25 = 1,125 lakhs. Step 3: New percentage = (1,125/5,000) × 100 = 22.5%. Answer: 22.5%

Question 14

What is the difference between the production of Unit A and Unit B in the current year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production of Unit A = 28% of 50,000 = 0.28 × 50,000 = 14,000 units
Step 2: Production of Unit B = 22% of 50,000 = 0.22 × 50,000 = 11,000 units
Step 3: Difference = 14,000 - 11,000 = 3,000 units

Question 15

If Unit C's production is 9,000 units, what is the total production of Units D and E combined?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Unit C represents 18% of total production and equals 9,000 units
Step 2: Total production = 9,000 ÷ 0.18 = 50,000 units (confirms given data)
Step 3: Units D and E combined = 16% + 16% = 32% of total
Step 4: 32% of 50,000 = 0.32 × 50,000 = 16,000 units

Question 16

What will be Unit A's production in the next year after a 25% increase?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current production of Unit A = 28% of 50,000 = 14,000 units
Step 2: Increase = 25% of 14,000 = 0.25 × 14,000 = 3,500 units
Step 3: Next year's production = 14,000 + 3,500 = 17,500 units

Question 17

What is the ratio of Unit B's current production to Unit D's current production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production of Unit B = 22% of 50,000 = 11,000 units
Step 2: Production of Unit D = 16% of 50,000 = 8,000 units
Step 3: Ratio = 11,000 : 8,000 = 11 : 8

Question 18

After the changes in the next year, what will be the combined production of Units A and B?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Unit A production = 14,000 units; increases by 25% → 14,000 × 1.25 = 17,500 units
Step 2: Current Unit B production = 11,000 units; decreases by 10% → 11,000 × 0.90 = 9,900 units
Step 3: Combined production = 17,500 + 9,900 = 27,400 units

Question 19

By what percentage did Smartphones revenue increase from last year to the current year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Last year Smartphones revenue = ₹1,200 crores
Step 2: Current year Smartphones revenue = 28% of 5,000 = ₹1,400 crores
Step 3: Increase = 1,400 - 1,200 = ₹200 crores
Step 4: Percentage increase = (200/1,200) × 100 = 16.67% ≈ 16⅔%
Step 5: Exact answer = 50/3 % = 16.67%

Question 20

If Wearables revenue in the current year follows the same growth pattern (₹80 crores increase), what was the Wearables revenue last year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current year Wearables revenue = 16% of 5,000 = 0.16 × 5,000 = ₹800 crores
Step 2: Year-on-year growth = ₹80 crores
Step 3: Last year Wearables revenue = Current year - Growth = 800 - 80 = ₹720 crores

Question 21

What is the combined revenue of Wearables and Accessories in the current year, and by how much does it exceed the Laptops revenue?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Wearables revenue = 16% of 5,000 = ₹800 crores
Step 2: Accessories revenue = 16% of 5,000 = ₹800 crores
Step 3: Combined Wearables + Accessories = 800 + 800 = ₹1,600 crores
Step 4: Laptops revenue = 22% of 5,000 = ₹1,100 crores
Step 5: Excess = 1,600 - 1,100 = ₹500 crores

Question 22

The revenue from Laptops increased by ₹100 crores from last year to the current year. What is the percentage growth rate for Laptops, and how does it compare to Smartphones' growth rate?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Last year Laptops revenue = ₹1,000 crores
Step 2: Current year Laptops revenue = 22% of 5,000 = ₹1,100 crores
Step 3: Laptops growth = 1,100 - 1,000 = ₹100 crores (given)
Step 4: Laptops percentage growth = (100/1,000) × 100 = 10%
Step 5: Smartphones growth rate (from Q2) = 16.67%
Step 6: Difference = 16.67% - 10% = 6.67% (Smartphones grew faster)
Step 7: Laptops growth is 6.67 percentage points lower than Smartphones

Question 23

What was the production of the Electronics division in 2022 (in thousand units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics production in 2023 = 840 thousand units. Step 2: It increased by 20% from 2022, so 2023 production = 2022 production × 1.20. Step 3: 840 = 2022 production × 1.20. Step 4: 2022 production = 840 ÷ 1.20 = 700 thousand units.

Question 24

If the Automotive division's production decreased by 10% from 2022 to 2023, what was its 2022 production (in thousand units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Automotive production in 2023 = 660 thousand units. Step 2: It decreased by 10% from 2022, so 2023 production = 2022 production × 0.90. Step 3: 660 = 2022 production × 0.90. Step 4: 2022 production = 660 ÷ 0.90 = 733.33 thousand units. Step 5: Rounding to nearest whole number = 733 thousand units (or verify: 733 × 0.90 = 659.7 ≈ 660).

Question 25

What is the ratio of production of Chemicals division to Pharmaceuticals division in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Chemicals production in 2023 = 480 thousand units. Step 2: Pharmaceuticals production in 2023 = 330 thousand units. Step 3: Ratio = 480 : 330. Step 4: Simplify by dividing both by their GCD (30): 480 ÷ 30 = 16 and 330 ÷ 30 = 11. Step 5: Ratio = 16:11.

Question 26

In 2022, if the average production per division was 450 thousand units and Consumer Goods maintained constant production of 150 thousand units, what was the combined production of Electronics, Automotive, and Pharmaceuticals divisions in 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total 2022 production = 2700 thousand units. Step 2: Consumer Goods 2022 = 150 thousand units (constant). Step 3: Textiles + Chemicals 2022 = 540 + 480 = 1020 thousand units (same as 2023). Step 4: Electronics + Automotive + Pharmaceuticals = 2700 - 150 - 1020 = 1530 thousand units.

Question 27

What is the difference (in ₹ crores) between the revenue generated from Smartphones and Tablets in the current year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current year total revenue = ₹5,000 crores
Step 2: Smartphones revenue = 28% of 5,000 = 0.28 × 5,000 = ₹1,400 crores
Step 3: Tablets revenue = 18% of 5,000 = 0.18 × 5,000 = ₹900 crores
Step 4: Difference = 1,400 - 900 = ₹500 crores

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