Question 1

What was the total sales for the first three months (January to March)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify sales for January, February, and March from the table: 120, 150, 180 lakhs respectively. Step 2: Add them together: 120 + 150 + 180 = 450 lakhs.

Question 2

What is the average monthly sales for the entire 6-month period?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sum all monthly sales: 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 + 240 + 300 = 1200 lakhs. Step 2: Divide by number of months: 1200 ÷ 6 = 200 lakhs.

Question 3

By what percentage did sales increase from January to April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January sales = 120 lakhs, April sales = 210 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90/120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 4

What is the total sales for the first three months (January to March)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify sales for January, February, and March from the table: 120, 150, 180 lakhs respectively.
Step 2: Add them together: 120 + 150 + 180 = 450 lakhs.

Question 5

In which month did sales increase by 60 lakhs compared to the previous month?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check month-to-month increases:
- Feb to Jan: 150 - 120 = 30 lakhs
- Mar to Feb: 180 - 150 = 30 lakhs
- Apr to Mar: 210 - 180 = 30 lakhs
- May to Apr: 240 - 210 = 30 lakhs
- Jun to May: 300 - 240 = 60 lakhs
Step 2: June shows an increase of 60 lakhs from May.

Question 6

By what percentage did sales increase from January to April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January sales = 120 lakhs, April sales = 210 lakhs.
Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs.
Step 3: Percentage increase = (90 / 120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 7

What is the average monthly sales for the entire 6-month period?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales = 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 + 240 + 300 = 1200 lakhs.
Step 2: Average = 1200 / 6 = 200 lakhs.

Question 8

What is the ratio of June sales to February sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: June sales = 300 lakhs, February sales = 150 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 300:150 = 2:1 (dividing both by 150).

Question 9

What is the ratio of sales in May to sales in February?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: May sales = 240 lakhs, February sales = 150 lakhs.
Step 2: Ratio = 240 : 150 = 8 : 5 (dividing both by 30).

Question 10

The sales of Company A in 2023 is what percentage more than the sales of Company B in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Company A in 2023 = 360 Lakhs. Step 2: Sales of Company B in 2023 = 270 Lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 360 - 270 = 90 Lakhs. Step 4: Percentage more = (90 / 270) × 100 = 33.33%. Answer: 33.33%

Question 11

What is the ratio of sales of Alpha Corp to Beta Ltd in the year 2021?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Alpha Corp in 2021 = ₹240 Lakhs. Step 2: Sales of Beta Ltd in 2021 = ₹160 Lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 240 : 160 = 3 : 2. Answer: 3 : 2

Question 12

By what percentage did the sales of Company B increase from 2020 to 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Company B in 2020 = 120 Lakhs. Step 2: Sales of Company B in 2022 = 200 Lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = [(200 - 120) / 120] × 100 = [80 / 120] × 100 = 66.67%. Answer: 66.67%

Question 13

What is the average quarterly sales for the year 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in 2023 are Q1: 200, Q2: 250, Q3: 300, Q4: 360 lakhs. Step 2: Total = 200 + 250 + 300 + 360 = 1110 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 1110 ÷ 4 = 277.5 lakhs.

Question 14

What is the ratio of Q4 2022 sales to Q4 2023 sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in Q4 2022 = 240 lakhs, Sales in Q4 2023 = 360 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 240:360. Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 120 = 2:3.

Question 15

What is the total sales for all quarters in 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in 2022 are Q1: 120, Q2: 150, Q3: 180, Q4: 240 lakhs. Step 2: Total = 120 + 150 + 180 + 240 = 690 lakhs.

Question 16

By what percentage did sales increase from Q3 2022 to Q3 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in Q3 2022 = 180 lakhs, Sales in Q3 2023 = 300 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 300 - 180 = 120 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (120/180) × 100 = 66.67% ≈ 66.67%.

Question 17

The sales of Alpha Corp in 2023 is what percent more than the sales of Beta Ltd in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Alpha Corp in 2023 = ₹360 Lakhs. Step 2: Sales of Beta Ltd in 2023 = ₹270 Lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 360 - 270 = 90 Lakhs. Step 4: Percentage more = (90 / 270) × 100 = 9000 / 270 = 33.33% ≈ 33⅓%. Answer: 33⅓%

Question 18

What is the average annual sales of Alpha Corp over the years 2018 to 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sum of Alpha Corp sales = 120 + 150 + 180 + 240 + 300 + 360 = 1350 Lakhs. Step 2: Number of years = 6. Step 3: Average = 1350 / 6 = 225 Lakhs. Answer: ₹225 Lakhs

Question 19

By what percentage did the sales of Beta Ltd increase from 2019 to 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Beta Ltd in 2019 = ₹100 Lakhs. Step 2: Sales of Beta Ltd in 2022 = ₹200 Lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = [(200 - 100) / 100] × 100 = (100 / 100) × 100 = 100%. Answer: 100%

Question 20

What is the average quarterly sales for the year 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 2022 = 150, Q2 2022 = 165, Q3 2022 = 180, Q4 2022 = 220. Step 2: Total = 150 + 165 + 180 + 220 = 715 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 715 ÷ 4 = 178.75 lakhs. Answer: 178.75 lakhs

Question 21

What is the percentage increase in sales from Q1 2022 to Q4 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in Q1 2022 = 120 lakhs, Sales in Q4 2022 = 240 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 240 - 120 = 120 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (120/120) × 100 = 100%.

Question 22

What is the average annual sales (in ₹ Lakhs) of Company A over the years 2019, 2020, and 2021?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales of Company A in 2019 = 150, in 2020 = 180, in 2021 = 240. Step 2: Sum = 150 + 180 + 240 = 570 Lakhs. Step 3: Average = 570 / 3 = 190 Lakhs. Answer: ₹190 Lakhs

Question 23

In which year was the difference between the sales of Company A and Company B the highest?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate the difference for each year. 2018: 120 - 80 = 40. 2019: 150 - 100 = 50. 2020: 180 - 120 = 60. 2021: 240 - 160 = 80. 2022: 300 - 200 = 100. 2023: 360 - 270 = 90. Step 2: The highest difference is 100 Lakhs, which occurred in 2022. Answer: 2022

Question 24

What is the ratio of the total sales of Company A to the total sales of Company B over all 6 years (2018–2023)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales of Company A = 120 + 150 + 180 + 240 + 300 + 360 = 1350 Lakhs. Step 2: Total sales of Company B = 80 + 100 + 120 + 160 + 200 + 270 = 930 Lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 1350 : 930 = 135 : 93 = 45 : 31. Answer: 45 : 31

Question 25

By what ratio did Q4 sales increase from 2021 to 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 sales in 2021 = 200 lakhs. Q4 sales in 2022 = 220 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 220 : 200 = 11 : 10 (dividing both by 20). Answer: 11:10

Question 26

What is the average production across all quarters in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production in 2023 quarters: Q1 2023 = 240, Q2 2023 = 270, Q3 2023 = 300, Q4 2023 = 330. Step 2: Total = 240 + 270 + 300 + 330 = 1140 thousand units. Step 3: Average = 1140 / 4 = 285 thousand units.

Question 27

What is the difference between the total production of 2022 and the total production of 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total production in 2022 = 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 thousand units. Step 2: Total production in 2023 = 240 + 270 + 300 + 330 = 1140 thousand units. Step 3: Difference = 1140 - 660 = 480 thousand units.

Question 28

By what ratio did production in Q4 2023 compare to production in Q4 2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production in Q4 2022 = 210 thousand units. Step 2: Production in Q4 2023 = 330 thousand units. Step 3: Ratio = 330 : 210. Step 4: Simplify by dividing both by 30 = 11 : 7.

Question 29

If the production growth rate remains constant (as observed from the data), what would be the expected production in Q3 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Observe the pattern: each quarter increases by 30 thousand units (150-120=30, 180-150=30, etc.). Step 2: Q2 2024 production = 390 thousand units. Step 3: Q3 2024 production = 390 + 30 = 420 thousand units.

Question 30

What is the percentage increase in production from Q1 2022 to Q2 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production in Q1 2022 = 120 thousand units. Step 2: Production in Q2 2024 = 390 thousand units. Step 3: Increase = 390 - 120 = 270 thousand units. Step 4: Percentage increase = (270 / 120) × 100 = 225%.

Question 31

In which quarter and year was the production exactly 40% more than the production in Q1 Year 1?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 Year 1 production = 120 thousand units. Step 2: 40% more = 120 + (0.40 × 120) = 120 + 48 = 168 thousand units. Step 3: Checking all data points: Q2 Year 2 = 168 thousand units. This matches exactly.

Question 32

What is the average production across all quarters in Year 2?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Year 2 production: Q1 = 156, Q2 = 168, Q3 = 184, Q4 = 200. Step 2: Total = 156 + 168 + 184 + 200 = 708 thousand units. Step 3: Average = 708 ÷ 4 = 177 thousand units.

Question 33

By what ratio did Q4 production increase from Year 1 to Year 2?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 Year 1 = 180 thousand units. Step 2: Q4 Year 2 = 200 thousand units. Step 3: Ratio = 200:180 = 10:9 (dividing both by 20).

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