Question 1

By what percentage did sales increase from January to April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify sales in January and April.
January = 120 lakhs, April = 210 lakhs
Step 2: Calculate increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs
Step 3: Calculate percentage increase = (90 / 120) × 100 = 75%
Answer: 75%

Question 2

What were 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.
January = 120 lakhs, February = 150 lakhs, March = 180 lakhs
Step 2: Add them together.
120 + 150 + 180 = 450 lakhs
Answer: 450 lakhs

Question 3

What is the difference between the highest and lowest monthly sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify the highest and lowest sales from the table.
Highest = June = 300 lakhs
Lowest = January = 120 lakhs
Step 2: Calculate difference = 300 - 120 = 180 lakhs
Answer: 180 lakhs

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.
January = 120 lakhs, February = 150 lakhs, March = 180 lakhs
Step 2: Add them together.
120 + 150 + 180 = 450 lakhs
Answer: 450 lakhs

Question 5

What is the average monthly sales for all 6 months?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all monthly sales values.
120 + 150 + 180 + 210 + 240 + 300 = 1200 lakhs
Step 2: Divide by the number of months (6).
1200 ÷ 6 = 200 lakhs
Answer: 200 lakhs

Question 7

By what percentage did sales increase from January to April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify January sales = 120 lakhs and April sales = 210 lakhs.
Step 2: Calculate increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs
Step 3: Calculate percentage increase = (90 / 120) × 100 = 75%
Answer: 75%

Question 8

In which month did the sales show the maximum increase compared to the previous month?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate month-on-month increase for each month.
Feb - Jan = 150 - 120 = 30
Mar - Feb = 180 - 150 = 30
Apr - Mar = 210 - 180 = 30
May - Apr = 240 - 210 = 30
Jun - May = 300 - 240 = 60
Step 2: Identify the maximum increase = 60 lakhs in June.
Answer: June

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify June sales = 300 lakhs and February sales = 150 lakhs.
Step 2: Calculate the ratio = 300 : 150
Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 150 = 2 : 1
Answer: 2:1

Question 10

What is the average sales for all quarters in 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in 2023 are Q1 = 200, Q2 = 250, Q3 = 280, Q4 = 360. Step 2: Total = 200 + 250 + 280 + 360 = 1090 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 1090 ÷ 4 = 272.5 lakhs.

Question 11

What is the difference between the average sales of 2022 and the average sales of the first two quarters of 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in 2022 are 120, 150, 180, 240. Total = 690. Average = 690 ÷ 4 = 172.5 lakhs. Step 2: Sales in Q1 and Q2 2024 are 300 and 375. Total = 675. Average = 675 ÷ 2 = 337.5 lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 337.5 - 172.5 = 165 lakhs.

Question 12

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 13

What is the ratio of sales in Q2 2022 to Q2 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in Q2 2022 = 150 lakhs, Sales in Q2 2023 = 210 lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 150:210. Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 30 = 5:7.

Question 14

What is the average quarterly sales for the year 2023 (Q1 to Q4)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in 2023 = Q1: 180, Q2: 210, Q3: 252, Q4: 336 lakhs. Step 2: Total = 180 + 210 + 252 + 336 = 978 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 978/4 = 244.5 lakhs.

Question 15

By what percentage did sales increase from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in Q3 2023 = 252 lakhs, Sales in Q4 2023 = 336 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 336 - 252 = 84 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (84/252) × 100 = 33.33% ≈ 33⅓%.

Question 16

What is the growth rate (percentage increase) from Q2 2024 to Q2 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sales in Q2 2023 = 250 lakhs. Step 2: Sales in Q2 2024 = 375 lakhs. Step 3: Increase = 375 - 250 = 125 lakhs. Step 4: Growth rate = (125/250) × 100 = 50%.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales 2022 = 120 + 150 + 180 + 240 = 690 lakhs. Step 2: Total sales 2023 = 180 + 210 + 252 + 336 = 978 lakhs. Step 3: Difference = 978 - 690 = 288 lakhs.

Question 19

What is the percentage increase in sales of Product A from Q1 2022 to Q4 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 2022 sales of Product A = 120 lakhs. Step 2: Q4 2024 sales of Product A = 410 lakhs. Step 3: Increase = 410 - 120 = 290 lakhs. Step 4: Percentage increase = (290/120) × 100 = 241.67%. Rounding to nearest whole number = 242%.

Question 20

What is the average quarterly sales of Product C for the entire year 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 2023 Product C = 162 lakhs. Step 2: Q2 2023 Product C = 180 lakhs. Step 3: Q3 2023 Product C = 198 lakhs. Step 4: Q4 2023 Product C = 225 lakhs. Step 5: Total = 162 + 180 + 198 + 225 = 765 lakhs. Step 6: Average = 765/4 = 191.25 lakhs.

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