Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Home & Garden 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 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing = 22% of total sales. Step 2: Books & Stationery = 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 4

If sales in April 2024 increase by 20% across all categories, what will be the sales value (in ₹) from Tablets in April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Tablets sales in March = 18% of ₹50,000 = ₹9,000
Step 2: Total sales in April = ₹50,000 × 1.20 = ₹60,000
Step 3: Tablets percentage remains 18%
Step 4: Tablets sales in April = 18% of ₹60,000 = 0.18 × 60,000 = ₹10,800
Answer: ₹10,800

Question 5

By what amount (in ₹) do Accessories sales exceed Software Licenses sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Accessories percentage = 20%, Sales = 20% of ₹50,000 = ₹10,000
Step 2: Software Licenses percentage = 10%, Sales = 10% of ₹50,000 = ₹5,000
Step 3: Difference = ₹10,000 - ₹5,000 = ₹5,000
Answer: ₹5,000

Question 6

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 7

What is the ratio of Unit A's production to Unit C's production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Unit A's production = 28% of 50,000 = 14,000 units
Step 2: Unit C's production = 18% of 50,000 = 9,000 units
Step 3: Ratio = 14,000 : 9,000 = 14 : 9 (dividing both by 1,000)

Question 8

What is the difference between the production of Unit A and Unit B (in units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate Unit A's production = 28% of 50,000 = 0.28 × 50,000 = 14,000 units
Step 2: Calculate Unit B's production = 22% of 50,000 = 0.22 × 50,000 = 11,000 units
Step 3: Find the difference = 14,000 - 11,000 = 3,000 units

Question 9

If the Automotive division's production is reduced by 25%, what will be the new total production of all divisions combined (in thousand units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Automotive production = 440 thousand units. Step 2: Reduction of 25% = 440 × 0.25 = 110 thousand units. Step 3: New Automotive production = 440 - 110 = 330 thousand units. Step 4: New total = 2000 - 110 = 1890 thousand units. Answer: 1890

Question 10

The combined production of Consumer Goods and Pharmaceuticals divisions is what percentage of the total production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Consumer Goods percentage = 25%. Step 2: Pharmaceuticals percentage = 7%. Step 3: Combined percentage = 25% + 7% = 32%. Answer: 32%

Question 11

What is the difference between the production of Industrial Equipment and Pharmaceuticals divisions (in thousand units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Industrial Equipment production = 360 thousand units. Step 2: Pharmaceuticals production = 140 thousand units. Step 3: Difference = 360 - 140 = 220 thousand units. Answer: 220

Question 12

If the production of Consumer Goods division increases by 20%, what will be the new production figure (in thousand units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current production of Consumer Goods = 500 thousand units. Step 2: Increase of 20% = 500 × 0.20 = 100 thousand units. Step 3: New production = 500 + 100 = 600 thousand units. Answer: 600

Question 13

What is the ratio of production in the Electronics division to the Automotive division?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics production = 560 thousand units. Step 2: Automotive production = 440 thousand units. Step 3: Ratio = 560:440 = 56:44 = 14:11 (dividing both by 4). Answer: 14:11

Question 14

What is the ratio of revenue from Software Solutions to the combined revenue from Other Services and Maintenance & Licensing in FY2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Software Solutions revenue = 28% of ₹5,000 = ₹1,400 crores
Step 2: Other Services revenue = 4% of ₹5,000 = ₹200 crores
Step 3: Maintenance & Licensing revenue = 12% of ₹5,000 = ₹600 crores
Step 4: Combined (Other + Maintenance) = ₹200 + ₹600 = ₹800 crores
Step 5: Ratio = 1,400 : 800 = 7 : 4

Question 15

By what percentage did the Automotive division increase its production from 2022 to 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production in 2022 = 60,000 units
Step 2: Production in 2023 = 66,000 units
Step 3: Increase = 66,000 - 60,000 = 6,000 units
Step 4: Percentage increase = (6,000 / 60,000) × 100 = 10%
Answer: 10%

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics production in 2023 = 84,000 units
Step 2: Pharmaceuticals production in 2023 = 36,000 units
Step 3: Ratio = 84,000 : 36,000 = 84 : 36 = 7 : 3
Answer: 7:3

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