Question 1

If Accessories sales increase by 25%, what will be the new sales value for Accessories (in lakhs)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Accessories sales = 20% of 5,000 = (20/100) × 5,000 = 1,000 lakhs. Step 2: Increase of 25% = 25% of 1,000 = (25/100) × 1,000 = 250 lakhs. Step 3: New sales value = 1,000 + 250 = 1,250 lakhs.

Question 2

What is the sales revenue (in lakhs) generated from Smartphones in Q4 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Smartphones account for 28% of total sales. Step 2: Total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 3: Sales from Smartphones = 28% of 5,000 = (28/100) × 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs.

Question 3

By what amount (in lakhs) do Smartphones sales exceed Laptops sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Smartphones = 28% of 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs. Step 2: Laptops = 22% of 5,000 = 1,100 lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 1,400 - 1,100 = 300 lakhs.

Question 4

What is the sales value (in lakhs) for the Smartphones category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Smartphones account for 28% of total sales. Step 2: Total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 3: Sales from Smartphones = 28% of 5,000 = (28/100) × 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs.

Question 5

Which two product categories together account for exactly 40% of total sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check combinations of percentages. Step 2: Laptops (22%) + Accessories (20%) = 42% (not 40%). Step 3: Smartphones (28%) + Tablets (18%) = 46% (not 40%). Step 4: Laptops (22%) + Software (12%) = 34% (not 40%). Step 5: Tablets (18%) + Accessories (20%) = 38% (not 40%). Step 6: Smartphones (28%) + Software (12%) = 40%. Answer: Smartphones and Software.

Question 6

What is the ratio of sales from Tablets to the combined sales of Smartphones and Laptops?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Tablets = 18% of 5,000 = 900 lakhs. Step 2: Smartphones = 28% of 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs. Step 3: Laptops = 22% of 5,000 = 1,100 lakhs. Step 4: Combined Smartphones + Laptops = 1,400 + 1,100 = 2,500 lakhs. Step 5: Ratio = 900 : 2,500 = 9 : 25.

Question 7

If Accessories sales increased by 25% from FY2022 to FY2023, what were the Accessories sales in FY2022 (in ₹ crores)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate Accessories sales in FY2023 = 20% of ₹5,000 crores = ₹1,000 crores. Step 2: If FY2023 sales = FY2022 sales × 1.25, then FY2022 sales = ₹1,000 ÷ 1.25 = ₹800 crores.

Question 8

What is the difference between the sales of Smartphones and Tablets in FY2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate Smartphones sales = 28% of ₹5,000 crores = 0.28 × 5,000 = ₹1,400 crores
Step 2: Calculate Tablets sales = 18% of ₹5,000 crores = 0.18 × 5,000 = ₹900 crores
Step 3: Difference = ₹1,400 - ₹900 = ₹500 crores

Question 9

What is the combined sales of Tablets and Accessories as a percentage of total sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Tablets percentage = 18%. Step 2: Accessories percentage = 20%. Step 3: Combined percentage = 18% + 20% = 38%. Step 4: Combined sales = 38% of ₹5,000 crores = ₹1,900 crores.

Question 10

If Laptops sales decreased by 10% from FY2022 to FY2023, what were the Laptops sales in FY2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: FY2023 Laptops sales = 22% of ₹5,000 crores = ₹1,100 crores
Step 2: If FY2023 = FY2022 × 0.90, then FY2022 = FY2023 ÷ 0.90
Step 3: FY2022 sales = ₹1,100 ÷ 0.90 = ₹1,222.22 crores ≈ ₹1,222 crores (rounded)

Question 11

What is the difference in sales (in ₹ crores) between Smartphones and Laptops in FY2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate Smartphones sales = 28% of ₹5,000 crores = 0.28 × 5,000 = ₹1,400 crores. Step 2: Calculate Laptops sales = 22% of ₹5,000 crores = 0.22 × 5,000 = ₹1,100 crores. Step 3: Difference = ₹1,400 - ₹1,100 = ₹300 crores.

Question 12

If Smartphones sales increased by 25% from FY2022 to FY2023, what were the Smartphones sales in FY2022?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: FY2023 Smartphones sales = ₹1,400 crores (28% of ₹5,000 crores)
Step 2: If FY2023 = FY2022 × 1.25, then FY2022 = FY2023 ÷ 1.25
Step 3: FY2022 sales = ₹1,400 ÷ 1.25 = ₹1,120 crores

Question 13

The combined revenue of Support & Maintenance and Consulting Services in Q2 is what percentage of the total annual revenue?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Support & Maintenance in Q2 = 10% × ₹1,000 = ₹100 crores
Step 2: Consulting Services in Q2 = 18% × ₹1,000 = ₹180 crores
Step 3: Combined = ₹100 + ₹180 = ₹280 crores
Step 4: Percentage of annual revenue = (280 / 4,000) × 100 = 7%

Question 14

If Laptops revenue decreased by 10% from the previous year to reach ₹1100 crores in the current year, what was the total revenue in the previous year? (Assume only Laptops changed; all other categories remained at current year percentages)

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current year Laptops revenue = ₹1100 crores = 22% of current year total
Step 2: Current year total = 1100 ÷ 0.22 = ₹5000 crores (confirms given data)
Step 3: Let previous year Laptops revenue = Y
Step 4: Current year Laptops = Y - 10% of Y = 0.90Y = ₹1100 crores
Step 5: Y = 1100 ÷ 0.90 = ₹1222.22 crores (previous year Laptops)
Step 6: Previous year Laptops was 22% of previous year total
Step 7: Previous year total = 1222.22 ÷ 0.22 = ₹5555.56 crores ≈ ₹5556 crores

Question 15

What is the average quarterly revenue (in ₹ crores) generated by Software Solutions across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Software Solutions Q1 = 28% × ₹900 = ₹252 crores
Step 2: Software Solutions Q2 = 32% × ₹1,000 = ₹320 crores
Step 3: Software Solutions Q3 = 30% × ₹1,100 = ₹330 crores
Step 4: Software Solutions Q4 = 26% × ₹1,000 = ₹260 crores
Step 5: Average = (252 + 320 + 330 + 260) / 4 = 1,162 / 4 = ₹290.5 crores

Question 16

By what percentage did Hardware Devices revenue increase from Q1 to Q4 (in absolute terms)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Hardware Devices in Q1 = 22% × ₹900 = ₹198 crores
Step 2: Hardware Devices in Q4 = 24% × ₹1,000 = ₹240 crores
Step 3: Increase = ₹240 - ₹198 = ₹42 crores
Step 4: Percentage increase = (42/198) × 100 = 21.21% ≈ 21.2%

Question 17

What is the difference between the revenue generated from Smartphones and Accessories in the current year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Revenue from Smartphones = 28% of ₹5000 crores = 0.28 × 5000 = ₹1400 crores
Step 2: Revenue from Accessories = 16% of ₹5000 crores = 0.16 × 5000 = ₹800 crores
Step 3: Difference = ₹1400 - ₹800 = ₹600 crores

Question 18

What is the difference (in ₹ crores) between Cloud Services revenue in Q4 and Consulting Services revenue in Q1?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Cloud Services in Q4 = 28% of Q4 revenue = 28% × ₹1,000 crores = ₹280 crores
Step 2: Consulting Services in Q1 = 20% of Q1 revenue = 20% × ₹900 crores = ₹180 crores
Step 3: Difference = ₹280 - ₹180 = ₹100 crores

Question 19

The revenue from Accessories increased by 25% from the previous year. If the current year Accessories revenue is ₹800 crores, what was the approximate previous year revenue from Accessories, and by how much did it increase in absolute terms?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Let previous year Accessories revenue = Z
Step 2: Current year = Z + 25% of Z = 1.25Z = ₹800 crores
Step 3: Z = 800 ÷ 1.25 = ₹640 crores (previous year)
Step 4: Absolute increase = ₹800 - ₹640 = ₹160 crores
Step 5: Verification: 160/640 = 0.25 = 25% ✓

Question 20

If Cloud Services revenue grows at the same rate from Q4 to Q1 (next year) as it did from Q1 to Q4 (current year), what will be its revenue in Q1 of next year (in ₹ crores), assuming Q1 next year total revenue remains ₹900 crores?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Cloud Services Q1 current = 18% × ₹900 = ₹162 crores
Step 2: Cloud Services Q4 current = 28% × ₹1,000 = ₹280 crores
Step 3: Growth rate = (280 - 162) / 162 = 118 / 162 = 0.7284 or 72.84%
Step 4: Cloud Services Q1 next year = ₹280 × (1 + 0.7284) = ₹280 × 1.7284 = ₹483.95 ≈ ₹484 crores
Note: This exceeds ₹900 total, indicating the scenario is theoretical. The calculated revenue is ₹484 crores.

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