Question 1

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 2

What is the sales value (in lakhs) of the Electronics category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 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 3

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 4

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 5

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

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

What is the sales value (in ₹ crores) of Apple smartphones in Q4 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Apple's percentage = 28% of total sales. Step 2: Sales value = 28% × ₹5,000 crores = 0.28 × 5,000 = ₹1,400 crores.

Question 10

What is the combined sales value (in ₹ crores) of Xiaomi and Realme together?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Xiaomi's percentage = 18%, Realme's percentage = 16%. Step 2: Combined percentage = 18% + 16% = 34%. Step 3: Combined sales = 34% × ₹5,000 = 0.34 × 5,000 = ₹1,700 crores.

Question 11

What is the ratio of Apple's sales to Samsung's sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Apple's sales = 28% × 5,000 = ₹1,400 crores. Step 2: Samsung's sales = 22% × 5,000 = ₹1,100 crores. Step 3: Ratio = 1,400 : 1,100 = 14 : 11 (dividing both by 100).

Question 12

If OnePlus and Realme together account for ₹1,600 crores in sales, what is the total market size (in ₹ crores)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: OnePlus percentage = 16%, Realme percentage = 16%. Step 2: Combined percentage = 16% + 16% = 32%. Step 3: If 32% = ₹1,600 crores, then 100% = (1,600 / 32) × 100 = 50 × 100 = ₹5,000 crores.

Question 13

If the company wants to increase total sales to ₹6,000 lakhs while maintaining the same percentage distribution, what would be the new sales for Home & Kitchen (in lakhs)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Kitchen percentage = 18%. Step 2: New total sales = ₹6,000 lakhs. Step 3: New Home & Kitchen sales = 18% of 6,000 = 0.18 × 6,000 = ₹1,080 lakhs.

Question 14

What is the difference between the sales of Electronics and Clothing categories (in lakhs)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics sales = 28% of ₹5,000 = 0.28 × 5,000 = ₹1,400 lakhs. Step 2: Clothing sales = 22% of ₹5,000 = 0.22 × 5,000 = ₹1,100 lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 1,400 - 1,100 = ₹300 lakhs.

Question 15

If Sports & Outdoors sales increased by 25% in 2024, what would be the new sales figure (in lakhs)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sports & Outdoors sales in 2023 = 16% of ₹5,000 = 0.16 × 5,000 = ₹800 lakhs. Step 2: 25% increase = 800 × 0.25 = ₹200 lakhs. Step 3: New sales = 800 + 200 = ₹1,000 lakhs.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Kitchen = 18% of ₹5,000 = ₹900 lakhs. Step 2: Books & Media = 16% of ₹5,000 = ₹800 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 900 : 800 = 9 : 8.

Question 17

Combined sales of Clothing and Books & Media together represent what percentage of total sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing percentage = 22%. Step 2: Books & Media percentage = 16%. Step 3: Combined = 22% + 16% = 38% of total sales.

Question 18

By what percentage is the production of Electronics division greater than the production of Pharmaceuticals division?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics production = 840 thousand units, Pharmaceuticals production = 300 thousand units. Step 2: Difference = 840 - 300 = 540 thousand units. Step 3: Percentage increase = (540 ÷ 300) × 100 = 180%.

Question 19

What is the difference (in ₹ lakhs) between the total sales of Central region and West region for the entire financial year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Central region's annual share = 26% of ₹5,000 lakhs = 0.26 × 5,000 = ₹1,300 lakhs
Step 2: West region's annual share = 25% of ₹5,000 lakhs = 0.25 × 5,000 = ₹1,250 lakhs
Step 3: Difference = 1,300 - 1,250 = ₹50 lakhs

Question 20

What is the ratio of production in Electronics division to the combined production of Chemicals and Packaging divisions?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics production = 840 thousand units. Step 2: Chemicals production = 480 thousand units, Packaging production = 180 thousand units. Step 3: Combined production of Chemicals and Packaging = 480 + 180 = 660 thousand units. Step 4: Ratio = 840 : 660 = 14 : 11 (dividing both by 60).

Question 21

What is the ratio of East region's total annual sales to South region's total annual sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: East region's annual share = 19% of ₹5,000 lakhs = ₹950 lakhs
Step 2: South region's annual share = 15% of ₹5,000 lakhs = ₹750 lakhs
Step 3: Ratio = 950 : 750
Step 4: Simplify by dividing both by 50 = 19 : 15

Question 22

If the Textiles division increases its production by 25% next year while all other divisions maintain the current production levels, what will be the new total production (in thousand units)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Textiles production = 540 thousand units. Step 2: 25% increase = 540 × 0.25 = 135 thousand units. Step 3: New Textiles production = 540 + 135 = 675 thousand units. Step 4: Current total production of other divisions = 3000 - 540 = 2460 thousand units. Step 5: New total production = 2460 + 675 = 3135 thousand units.

Question 23

The average production of Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, and Packaging divisions combined is what percentage of the total production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Automotive production = 660, Pharmaceuticals = 300, Packaging = 180 thousand units. Step 2: Combined production = 660 + 300 + 180 = 1140 thousand units. Step 3: Average = 1140 ÷ 3 = 380 thousand units. Step 4: Percentage of total = (380 ÷ 3000) × 100 = 12.67% ≈ 12.67% or approximately 12.67%.

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