Question 1

Which store has the highest sales in Q3?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Compare Q3 sales across all stores. Store A: 180, Store B: 140, Store C: 120, Store D: 140, Store E: 120. Step 2: Store A has the highest Q3 sales of 180 lakhs.

Question 2

By what percentage did Store B's sales increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales of Store B = 100 lakhs, Q4 sales = 160 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 160 - 100 = 60 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (60 ÷ 100) × 100 = 60%. Answer: 60%

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Delta's production in Q1 = 150 thousand. Step 2: Gamma's production in Q1 = 80 thousand. Step 3: Ratio = 150:80 = 15:8 (dividing both by 10).

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Epsilon's Q1 production = 60 thousand. Step 2: Epsilon's Q4 production = 120 thousand. Step 3: Increase = 120 - 60 = 60 thousand. Step 4: Percentage increase = (60/60) × 100 = 100%.

Question 5

What is the ratio of Home & Garden sales to Books & Media sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Garden = 18% of ₹50,000 = ₹9,000. Step 2: Books & Media = 16% of ₹50,000 = ₹8,000. Step 3: Ratio = 9,000 : 8,000 = 9 : 8. Answer: 9:8

Question 6

What is the percentage increase in sales of Store E from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales of Store E = 60 lakhs, Q4 sales = 150 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 150 - 60 = 90 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90/60) × 100 = 150%.

Question 7

What is the total production of mobile phones by all companies in Q2?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add production of all companies in Q2. Alpha (140) + Beta (110) + Gamma (90) + Delta (160) + Epsilon (80) = 580 thousand units.

Question 8

By what percentage did Laptop sales increase from January to May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Laptop sales in Jan = 12 lakhs, in May = 22 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 22 - 12 = 10 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (10/12) × 100 = 83.33%. Answer: 83.33%

Question 9

By what amount does Electronics sales exceed Sports & Outdoors sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics = 28% of ₹50,000 = ₹14,000. Step 2: Sports & Outdoors = 16% of ₹50,000 = ₹8,000. Step 3: Difference = ₹14,000 - ₹8,000 = ₹6,000. Answer: ₹6,000

Question 10

What is the combined sales value of Clothing and Books & Media categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing = 22% and Books & Media = 16%. Step 2: Combined percentage = 22% + 16% = 38%. Step 3: 38% of ₹50,000 = (38/100) × 50,000 = ₹19,000. Answer: ₹19,000

Question 11

What is the total sales of Store A across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales of Store A. Step 2: 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 lakhs ₹.

Question 12

If the sales of Toys & Games is ₹300 lakhs, what should be the total annual sales (in lakhs) according to the given percentage distribution?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Toys & Games = 6% of total sales. Step 2: If 6% = 300 lakhs, then 1% = 300/6 = 50 lakhs. Step 3: Total sales (100%) = 50 × 100 = 5,000 lakhs.

Question 13

What is the ratio of sales of Sports & Outdoors to Toys & Games?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sports & Outdoors = 16% and Toys & Games = 6%. Step 2: Ratio = 16 : 6. Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 2 = 8 : 3.

Question 14

What is the average production of Beta across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add Beta's production across all quarters: 100 + 110 + 120 + 130 = 460 thousand. Step 2: Divide by 4 quarters: 460 ÷ 4 = 115 thousand.

Question 15

What is the value of sales from the Electronics category in March 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 28% of total sales. Step 2: 28% of ₹50,000 = (28/100) × 50,000 = ₹14,000. Answer: ₹14,000

Question 16

By what percentage did sales increase from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 total = 420 lakhs ₹. Step 2: Q4 total = 300 + 320 + 360 = 980 lakhs ₹. Step 3: Increase = 980 - 420 = 560 lakhs ₹. Step 4: Percentage increase = (560/420) × 100 = 133.33% ≈ 133%.

Question 17

What is the average number of customers (in hundreds) for Tablets across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add Tablet customers: 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 30 hundreds. Step 2: Average = 30 ÷ 5 = 6 hundreds. Answer: 6 hundreds

Question 18

In which month was the total sales (all categories combined) the highest?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total for each month:
Jan: 12+18+8+4 = 42
Feb: 15+20+10+5 = 50
Mar: 18+22+12+6 = 58
Apr: 20+25+14+7 = 66
May: 22+28+16+8 = 74
Step 2: May has the highest total of 74 lakhs. Answer: May

Question 19

What is the ratio of Accessories sales in May to Accessories sales in January?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Accessories sales in May = 8 lakhs, in January = 4 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 8:4 = 2:1. Answer: 2:1

Question 20

If the total sales increase to ₹60,000 in April with the same percentage distribution, what will be the sales value of Clothing category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing represents 22% of total sales. Step 2: 22% of ₹60,000 = (22/100) × 60,000 = ₹13,200. Answer: ₹13,200

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