Question 1

What is the average sales (in ₹ lakhs) per category across all six product categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales = ₹4,800 lakhs. Number of categories = 6. Step 2: Average = 4800 / 6 = ₹800 lakhs. Answer: ₹800 lakhs.

Question 2

What is the ratio of the sales of Electronics to the sales of Groceries?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics percentage = 30%, Groceries percentage = 25%. Step 2: Ratio = 30 : 25 = 6 : 5. (Actual values: Electronics = 14,400 Lakhs, Groceries = 12,000 Lakhs → 14400 : 12000 = 6 : 5). Answer: 6 : 5

Question 3

What is the total sales (in ₹ lakhs) from Electronics and Clothing combined?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics percentage = 30%, Clothing percentage = 20%. Combined percentage = 30 + 20 = 50%. Step 2: Sales = 50% of 4800 = (50/100) × 4800 = ₹2,400 lakhs. Answer: ₹2,400 lakhs.

Question 4

The sales from Furniture are what percentage more than the sales from Sports?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Furniture sales = 15% of 4800 = ₹720 lakhs. Sports sales = 10% of 4800 = ₹480 lakhs. Step 2: Difference = 720 - 480 = ₹240 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage more = (240 / 480) × 100 = 50%. Answer: 50%.

Question 5

What is the total sales (in ₹ Lakhs) of Clothing and Furniture together?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Combined percentage of Clothing and Furniture = 20% + 15% = 35%. Step 2: Sales = 35% of 48,000 = (35/100) × 48,000 = 16,800 Lakhs. Answer: ₹ 16,800 Lakhs

Question 6

The sales of Toys is what percent more than the sales of Sports?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Toys = 6% of 48,000 = 2,880 Lakhs. Sales of Sports = 4% of 48,000 = 1,920 Lakhs. Step 2: Difference = 2,880 − 1,920 = 960 Lakhs. Step 3: Percentage more = (960 / 1,920) × 100 = 50%. Answer: 50%

Question 7

What is the average sales (in ₹ Lakhs) per product category across all six categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales = ₹ 48,000 Lakhs. Number of categories = 6. Step 2: Average = 48,000 / 6 = 8,000 Lakhs. Answer: ₹ 8,000 Lakhs

Question 8

If the total sales in 2024 increases by 25% compared to 2023, and Electronics maintains the same 30% share, what will be the sales of Electronics (in ₹ Lakhs) in 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales in 2024 = 48,000 × (1 + 25/100) = 48,000 × 1.25 = 60,000 Lakhs. Step 2: Electronics sales in 2024 = 30% of 60,000 = (30/100) × 60,000 = 18,000 Lakhs. Answer: ₹ 18,000 Lakhs

Question 9

If the sales from Groceries increased by 25% in 2024 while all other categories remained the same, what would be the new total annual sales (in ₹ lakhs) of the company in 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Groceries sales in 2023 = 18% of 4800 = ₹864 lakhs. Step 2: Increase in Groceries = 25% of 864 = ₹216 lakhs. Step 3: New total sales = 4800 + 216 = ₹5,016 lakhs. Answer: ₹5,016 lakhs.

Question 10

The ratio of sales from Electronics to the combined sales of Cosmetics and Sports is:

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics sales = 30% of 4800 = ₹1,440 lakhs. Step 2: Cosmetics sales = 7% of 4800 = ₹336 lakhs. Sports sales = 10% of 4800 = ₹480 lakhs. Combined = 336 + 480 = ₹816 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 1440 : 816. Simplify by dividing both by 48 → 30 : 17. Answer: 30 : 17.

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