Question 1

What is the ratio of Store D's sales in May to Store E's sales in January?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Store D's May sales = 40 lakhs ₹. Step 2: Store E's January sales = 40 lakhs ₹. Step 3: Ratio = 40 : 40 = 1 : 1.

Question 2

What is the average sales of Store B across all five months?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Beta's Q1 production = 100, Q4 production = 130
Growth = 130 - 100 = 30
Step 2: Percentage increase = (30 ÷ 100) × 100 = 30%
Answer: 30%

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all sales values for Store C: 60 + 65 + 70 + 75 + 80 = 350 lakhs ₹

Question 5

Which store has the highest sales in May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Compare May sales across all stores: Store A = 70, Store B = 50, Store C = 80, Store D = 40, Store E = 60. Step 2: Store C has the highest value of 80 lakhs ₹.

Question 6

By what percentage did Store A's sales increase from January to May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Store A's January sales = 45 lakhs ₹, May sales = 70 lakhs ₹. Step 2: Increase = 70 - 45 = 25 lakhs ₹. Step 3: Percentage increase = (25 ÷ 45) × 100 = 55.56% ≈ 55.56%.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales for Smartphones. Step 2: 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 lakhs.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

In Q3, what is the ratio of Smartphones sales to Accessories sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 Smartphones sales = 180 lakhs, Q3 Accessories sales = 60 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 180:60 = 3:1.

Question 10

What is the average quarterly sales of Tablets?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales for Tablets: 60 + 75 + 90 + 105 = 330 lakhs. Step 2: Divide by 4 quarters: 330 ÷ 4 = 82.5 lakhs.

Question 11

What is the ratio of Electronics sales in Q4 to Sports sales in Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics sales in Q4 = 210 lakhs. Step 2: Sports sales in Q4 = 70 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 210:70 = 3:1.

Question 12

In Q3, which product category had sales closest to 100 lakhs?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check Q3 values: Electronics = 180, Clothing = 120, Home & Kitchen = 90, Sports = 60, Books = 30. Step 2: Clothing at 120 is 20 away from 100. Home & Kitchen at 90 is 10 away from 100. Step 3: Home & Kitchen (90) is closest to 100 lakhs.

Question 13

What is the average quarterly sales of Home & Kitchen across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 = 60, Q2 = 75, Q3 = 90, Q4 = 105 lakhs. Step 2: Total = 60 + 75 + 90 + 105 = 330 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 330/4 = 82.5 lakhs.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q2 sales: Electronics = 150, Clothing = 100, Home & Kitchen = 75, Sports = 50, Books = 25 lakhs. Step 2: Total = 150 + 100 + 75 + 50 + 25 = 400 lakhs.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

What is the difference between the total annual revenue of Product A and Product E?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Product A total = Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4 = 120+150+180+210 = 660 lakhs. Step 2: Product E total = Q1+Q2+Q3+Q4 = 160+140+120+100 = 520 lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 660-520 = 140 lakhs.

Question 17

In Q2, the combined revenue of Products A and E was what percentage of the combined revenue of Products C and D in the same quarter?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q2 revenue of A = 150, Q2 revenue of E = 140. Combined A+E = 150+140 = 290 lakhs. Step 2: Q2 revenue of C = 100, Q2 revenue of D = 140. Combined C+D = 100+140 = 240 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage = (290/240) × 100 = 29000/240 = 120.833... ≈ 120.83%. Rounding to nearest whole: 121%.

Question 18

If a company must maintain minimum quarterly revenue of 150 lakhs in any product to continue production, how many quarter-product combinations in the data fail to meet this criterion?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check each of the 20 quarter-product combinations against 150 lakh threshold. Step 2: Product A: Q1(120)<150✓, Q2(150)=150✗, Q3(180)>150✗, Q4(210)>150✗ → 1 failure. Step 3: Product B: Q1(100)<150✓, Q2(120)<150✓, Q3(140)<150✓, Q4(160)>150✗ → 3 failures. Step 4: Product C: All quarters < 150 → 4 failures. Step 5: Product D: All quarters = 140 < 150 → 4 failures. Step 6: Product E: Q1(160)>150✗, Q2(140)<150✓, Q3(120)<150✓, Q4(100)<150✓ → 3 failures. Step 7: Total failures = 1+3+4+4+3 = 15.

Question 19

What is the average quarterly revenue of Product C over the entire financial year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify Product C quarterly values: Q1=80, Q2=100, Q3=120, Q4=140. Step 2: Sum = 80+100+120+140 = 440 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 440÷4 = 110 lakhs.

Question 20

What is the difference between the growth in production of Gamma from Q1 to Q6 and the growth in production of Epsilon from Q1 to Q6?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Gamma's production in Q1 = 150, in Q6 = 210. Growth = 210 - 150 = 60 thousand units.
Step 2: Epsilon's production in Q1 = 160, in Q6 = 240. Growth = 240 - 160 = 80 thousand units.
Step 3: Difference between growths = 80 - 60 = 20 thousand units.

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