Question 1

Which store had the lowest sales in January?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Compare January sales for all stores.
Store A: 45, Store B: 30, Store C: 60, Store D: 25, Store E: 40
Step 2: Store D has the minimum value of 25 lakhs ₹
Answer: Store D

Question 2

What is the average monthly sales of Store B over the five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all sales values for Store B: 30 + 35 + 40 + 45 + 50 = 200 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Divide by number of months: 200 ÷ 5 = 40 lakhs ₹
Answer: 40 lakhs ₹

Question 3

What is the difference between the total sales of Store C and Store D across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales of Store C = 60 + 65 + 70 + 75 + 80 = 350 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Total sales of Store D = 25 + 28 + 32 + 36 + 40 = 161 lakhs ₹
Step 3: Difference = 350 - 161 = 189 lakhs ₹
Answer: 189 lakhs ₹

Question 4

By what percentage did Gamma's production increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Gamma's Q1 production = 80 thousand, Q4 production = 110 thousand.
Step 2: Increase = 110 - 80 = 30 thousand.
Step 3: Percentage increase = (30 ÷ 80) × 100 = 37.5%.

Question 5

What is the total sales of Store C across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all sales values for Store C from January to May.
Step 2: 60 + 65 + 70 + 75 + 80 = 350 lakhs ₹
Answer: 350 lakhs ₹

Question 6

What is the ratio of Epsilon's production in Q1 to Delta's production in Q1?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Epsilon's Q1 production = 60 thousand.
Step 2: Delta's Q1 production = 150 thousand.
Step 3: Ratio = 60 : 150 = 2 : 5 (dividing both by 30).

Question 7

What is the ratio of Q2 sales of Home & Garden to Q2 sales of Sports?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q2 Home & Garden = 75 lakhs, Q2 Sports = 50 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 75:50 = 3:2 (dividing both by 25)

Question 8

By what percentage did Clothing sales increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 Clothing = 80 lakhs, Q4 Clothing = 140 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 140 - 80 = 60 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (60/80) × 100 = 75%

Question 9

In Q3, what is the combined sales of Home & Kitchen and Books as a percentage of Electronics sales in Q3?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 sales - Home & Kitchen = 90, Books = 30, Electronics = 180. Step 2: Combined H&K + Books = 90 + 30 = 120. Step 3: Percentage = (120 ÷ 180) × 100 = 66.67% ≈ 66⅔% or 200/3 % = 66.67%.

Question 10

What is the ratio of Q2 sales of Sports to Q2 sales of Books?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sports Q2 = 50, Books Q2 = 25. Step 2: Ratio = 50 : 25 = 2 : 1 (dividing both by 25).

Question 11

What is the average quarterly sales of Laptops across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales of Laptops = 80 + 100 + 120 + 140 = 440 lakhs. Step 2: Divide by number of quarters = 440 ÷ 4 = 110 lakhs.

Question 12

What is the average quarterly sales of the Clothing category across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sum of Clothing sales = 80 + 100 + 120 + 140 = 440 lakhs. Step 2: Average = 440 ÷ 4 = 110 lakhs.

Question 13

By what percentage did Smartphones sales increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales = 120 lakhs, Q4 sales = 210 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90 ÷ 120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 14

Which product category shows a consistent quarter-on-quarter growth pattern, and what is the growth per quarter?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check each category for consistent growth. Electronics: 120→150 (+30), 150→180 (+30), 180→210 (+30). Clothing: 80→100 (+20), 100→120 (+20), 120→140 (+20). Home & Garden: 60→75 (+15), 75→90 (+15), 90→105 (+15). Sports: 40→50 (+10), 50→60 (+10), 60→70 (+10). Books: 20→25 (+5), 25→30 (+5), 30→35 (+5). All show consistent growth. Electronics has the highest growth of 30 lakhs per quarter.

Question 15

What is the average quarterly sales of the Clothing category across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify Clothing sales across quarters: Q1 = 80, Q2 = 100, Q3 = 120, Q4 = 140. Step 2: Calculate average = (80 + 100 + 120 + 140) ÷ 4 = 440 ÷ 4 = 110 lakhs ₹.

Question 16

Which product category showed the highest total sales across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total for each category. Electronics: 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660. Clothing: 80 + 100 + 120 + 140 = 440. Home & Kitchen: 60 + 75 + 90 + 105 = 330. Sports: 40 + 50 + 60 + 70 = 220. Books: 20 + 25 + 30 + 35 = 110. Step 2: Electronics has the highest total of 660 lakhs ₹.

Question 17

What is the ratio of Q4 sales of Sports to Q4 sales of Books?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 Sports sales = 80 lakhs. Step 2: Q4 Books sales = 35 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 80 : 35 = 16 : 7 (dividing both by 5).

Question 18

What is the total sales across all categories in Q2?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q2 Electronics = 150 lakhs. Step 2: Q2 Clothing = 100 lakhs. Step 3: Q2 Home & Kitchen = 75 lakhs. Step 4: Q2 Sports = 50 lakhs. Step 5: Q2 Books = 25 lakhs. Step 6: Total = 150 + 100 + 75 + 50 + 25 = 400 lakhs.

Question 19

What is the average Q3 sales across all five product categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 sales: Electronics = 180, Clothing = 120, Home & Garden = 90, Sports = 60, Books = 30. Step 2: Total = 180 + 120 + 90 + 60 + 30 = 480 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 480 ÷ 5 = 96 lakhs ₹

Question 20

By what percentage did Electronics sales increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 Electronics = 120 lakhs, Q4 Electronics = 240 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 240 - 120 = 120 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (120 ÷ 120) × 100 = 100%.

Question 21

What is the total sales of all product categories in Q2?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add Q2 sales of all categories = 150 + 100 + 75 + 50 + 60 = 435 lakhs.

Question 22

What is the ratio of Q4 sales of Tablets to Q4 sales of Accessories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 sales of Tablets = 105 lakhs. Step 2: Q4 sales of Accessories = 70 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 105 : 70 = 3 : 2 (dividing both by 35).

Question 23

By what percentage did Electronics sales increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics Q1 = 120, Q4 = 210. Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90 ÷ 120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 24

What is the total sales of Electronics across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all Electronics sales across quarters: Q1 + Q2 + Q3 + Q4 = 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 lakhs ₹

Question 25

In Q3, what is the ratio of Home & Kitchen sales to Beauty & Personal Care sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Kitchen sales in Q3 = 180 lakhs. Step 2: Beauty & Personal Care sales in Q3 = 140 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 180 : 140. Step 4: Simplify by dividing both by 20 = 9 : 7. Answer: 9:7

Question 26

What is the ratio of total annual production of Plant A to Plant C?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total production for Plant A = 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 thousand units.
Step 2: Calculate total production for Plant C = 200 + 180 + 160 + 140 = 680 thousand units.
Step 3: Ratio = 660 : 680 = 33 : 34 (dividing both by 20).
Answer: 33:34

Question 27

Plant D's production increased by what percentage from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 production of Plant D = 80 thousand units.
Step 2: Q4 production of Plant D = 138 thousand units.
Step 3: Increase = 138 - 80 = 58 thousand units.
Step 4: Percentage increase = (58 / 80) × 100 = 72.5%.
Answer: 72.5%

Question 28

What is the average quarterly production of Plant B across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total production of Plant B = 100 + 110 + 121 + 133 = 464 thousand units.
Step 2: Average = 464 / 4 = 116 thousand units.
Answer: 116 thousand units

Question 29

In Q3, which plant(s) produced less than the average production of all plants in that quarter?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 production values: A=180, B=121, C=160, D=115, E=160.
Step 2: Total Q3 production = 180 + 121 + 160 + 115 + 160 = 736 thousand units.
Step 3: Average Q3 production = 736 / 5 = 147.2 thousand units.
Step 4: Plants below average: B (121 < 147.2) and D (115 < 147.2).
Answer: Plants B and D

Question 30

Which product category shows the highest average quarterly sales across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics average = (240 + 288 + 360 + 432) / 4 = 1320 / 4 = 330 lakhs. Step 2: Clothing average = (180 + 198 + 216 + 234) / 4 = 828 / 4 = 207 lakhs. Step 3: Home & Kitchen average = (120 + 150 + 180 + 210) / 4 = 660 / 4 = 165 lakhs. Step 4: Beauty & Personal Care average = (100 + 120 + 140 + 160) / 4 = 520 / 4 = 130 lakhs. Step 5: Sports & Outdoors average = (160 + 176 + 192 + 208) / 4 = 736 / 4 = 184 lakhs. Electronics has the highest average of 330 lakhs. Answer: Electronics

Question 31

What is the total sales (in lakhs ₹) for Clothing and Sports & Outdoors combined across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing total = 180 + 198 + 216 + 234 = 828 lakhs. Step 2: Sports & Outdoors total = 160 + 176 + 192 + 208 = 736 lakhs. Step 3: Combined total = 828 + 736 = 1564 lakhs. Answer: 1564 lakhs

Question 32

If the growth rate (quarter-on-quarter) for Beauty & Personal Care remains constant from Q4 onwards, what would be the expected sales in Q5 (in lakhs ₹)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 to Q2 growth = 120 to 140, increase = 20 lakhs. Step 2: Q2 to Q3 growth = 140 to 160, increase = 20 lakhs. Step 3: Q3 to Q4 growth = 160 to 180, increase = 20 lakhs. Wait, let me recalculate: Q1=100, Q2=120 (increase of 20), Q3=140 (increase of 20), Q4=160 (increase of 20). Step 4: Constant growth = 20 lakhs per quarter. Step 5: Q5 expected sales = 160 + 20 = 180 lakhs. Answer: 180 lakhs

Question 33

What is the percentage increase in Electronics sales from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 Electronics sales = 240 lakhs. Step 2: Q4 Electronics sales = 432 lakhs. Step 3: Increase = 432 - 240 = 192 lakhs. Step 4: Percentage increase = (192 / 240) × 100 = 80%. Answer: 80%

Question 34

What is the difference between the total production of Plant E and the average total annual production of all five plants?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total production of Plant E = 160 + 160 + 160 + 160 = 640 thousand units.
Step 2: Total production of all plants = A(660) + B(464) + C(680) + D(429) + E(640) = 2873 thousand units.
Step 3: Average annual production per plant = 2873 / 5 = 574.6 thousand units.
Step 4: Difference = 640 - 574.6 = 65.4 thousand units.
Answer: 65.4 thousand units

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