Question 1

What is the total sales of Mobiles for the months January to May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all Mobile sales from Table 1.
Jan: 180 + Feb: 200 + Mar: 220 + Apr: 210 + May: 240
Step 2: 180 + 200 + 220 + 210 + 240 = 1050 (in ₹ thousands)
Answer: 1050

Question 2

What is the difference between total Tablet sales value in April and total Headphones sales value in April (in ₹ thousands)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Tablet sales in April (Table 1) = ₹120 thousand
Step 2: Headphones sales in April (Table 1) = ₹120 thousand
Step 3: Difference = 120 - 120 = ₹0 thousand

Question 3

Which product category had the highest total sales across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total sales for each category from Table 1.
Laptops: 120 + 140 + 160 + 150 + 170 = 740
Mobiles: 180 + 200 + 220 + 210 + 240 = 1050
Tablets: 90 + 100 + 110 + 105 + 120 = 525
Headphones: 60 + 70 + 80 + 75 + 90 = 375
Step 2: Compare all totals.
Mobiles (1050) is the highest.
Answer: Mobiles

Question 4

What is the average number of Headphone customers across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all Headphone customer counts from Table 2.
Jan: 120 + Feb: 140 + Mar: 160 + Apr: 150 + May: 180
Step 2: Total = 750
Step 3: Average = 750 ÷ 5 = 150
Answer: 150

Question 5

What is the total sales value (in ₹ thousands) of Mobiles for the months of January and February combined?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Find Mobiles sales in Jan from Table 1 = ₹180 thousand
Step 2: Find Mobiles sales in Feb from Table 1 = ₹200 thousand
Step 3: Add them = 180 + 200 = ₹380 thousand

Question 6

What is the ratio of Delta's Q4 sales to Alpha's Q4 sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Delta's Q4 sales = 170 lakhs
Step 2: Alpha's Q4 sales = 210 lakhs
Step 3: Ratio = 170 : 210 = 17 : 21 (dividing both by 10)
Answer: 17:21

Question 7

By what percentage did Clothing sales increase from January to March 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: From Table 1, Clothing sales: January = 30, March = 36. Step 2: Increase = 36 - 30 = 6. Step 3: Percentage increase = (6 ÷ 30) × 100 = 20%.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales of Gamma = 80 lakhs, Q4 sales = 138 lakhs
Step 2: Increase = 138 - 80 = 58 lakhs
Step 3: Percentage increase = (58 ÷ 80) × 100 = 72.5%
Answer: 72.5%

Question 9

What is the average quarterly sales of Beta company across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales of Beta = 100 + 110 + 121 + 133 = 464 lakhs
Step 2: Divide by number of quarters = 464 ÷ 4 = 116 lakhs
Answer: 116 lakhs

Question 10

What is the average monthly sales of Electronics for Q1 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: From Table 1, Electronics sales are: January = 45, February = 52, March = 58. Step 2: Average = (45 + 52 + 58) ÷ 3 = 155 ÷ 3 = 51.67 ≈ 51.67 ₹ Lakhs. This matches Q1 Total in Table 2 (155 ÷ 3 = 51.67).

Question 11

What is the ratio of Q1 total sales of Books to Sports?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: From Table 2, Books Q1 Total = 49 ₹ Lakhs, Sports Q1 Total = 67 ₹ Lakhs. Step 2: Ratio = 49 : 67. Step 3: Simplify by finding GCD. 49 = 7×7, 67 is prime. GCD = 1. Ratio = 49:67. Alternatively expressed as approximately 0.73:1 or 73:100, but exact ratio is 49:67.

Question 12

If Home & Garden sold 40,000 units in Q1 with a profit margin of 18%, what is the total profit earned (in ₹ Lakhs)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: From Table 2, Home & Garden Q1 Total Sales = 85 ₹ Lakhs, Profit Margin = 18%. Step 2: Total Profit = 85 × (18 ÷ 100) = 85 × 0.18 = 15.3 ₹ Lakhs.

Question 13

Which product category has the highest profit per unit sold in Q1 2024?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate profit per unit for each product using: (Q1 Total Sales × Profit Margin %) ÷ Units Sold. Step 2: Electronics: (155 × 20%) ÷ 50 = 31 ÷ 50 = 0.62 ₹ Lakhs per 1000 units. Clothing: (99 × 25%) ÷ 45 = 24.75 ÷ 45 = 0.55. Home & Garden: (85 × 18%) ÷ 40 = 15.3 ÷ 40 = 0.3825. Sports: (67 × 22%) ÷ 35 = 14.74 ÷ 35 = 0.42. Books: (49 × 30%) ÷ 28 = 14.7 ÷ 28 = 0.525. Step 3: Electronics has the highest at 0.62 ₹ Lakhs per 1000 units.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales = 200 ₹ Lakhs, Q4 sales = 280 ₹ Lakhs.
Step 2: Growth = 280 - 200 = 80 ₹ Lakhs.
Step 3: Percentage increase = (80 ÷ 200) × 100 = 40%.

Question 15

What is the ratio of Q4 sales of Company D to Company C?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 sales of Company D = 260 ₹ Lakhs (from Table 1).
Step 2: Q4 sales of Company C = 180 ₹ Lakhs (from Table 1).
Step 3: Ratio = 260 : 180 = 13 : 9.

Question 16

If Company A's Q4 profit (in ₹ Lakhs) is calculated as Q4 Sales × Profit Margin, what is the profit amount?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 sales of Company A = 240 ₹ Lakhs (from Table 1).
Step 2: Profit Margin of Company A = 15% (from Table 2).
Step 3: Profit = 240 × (15 ÷ 100) = 240 × 0.15 = 36 ₹ Lakhs.

Question 17

What is the ratio of Q4 sales of SmartTech to Q4 sales of InnovateLabs?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Find Q4 sales of SmartTech = ₹241.92 Lakhs
Step 2: Find Q4 sales of InnovateLabs = ₹146.41 Lakhs
Step 3: Ratio = 241.92 : 146.41 = 24192 : 14641 = 1.65 : 1 or approximately 241.92/146.41 ≈ 1.65
Step 4: Expressing as 242:146 or simplifying to 121:73.205, the closest clean ratio is approximately 8:5 when rounded, but exact calculation gives 241.92/146.41 = 1.65 (or 165:100 = 33:20)

Question 18

Which company showed consistent 20% quarter-on-quarter growth in sales throughout all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check EliteGear: Q1=100, Q2=110 (10% growth), Q3=132 (20% growth), Q4=154 (16.67% growth) - NOT consistent
Step 2: Check InnovateLabs: Q1=110, Q2=121 (10% growth), Q3=133.1 (10% growth), Q4=146.41 (10% growth) - NOT 20%
Step 3: Check DigitalMax: Q1=90, Q2=108 (20% growth), Q3=129.6 (20% growth), Q4=155.52 (20% growth) - YES, consistent 20%
Step 4: Verify: 90→108 is +20%, 108→129.6 is +20%, 129.6→155.52 is +20%

Question 19

If Beta's Q3 profit was 30.8 lakhs, what was its actual profit margin in Q3 (to nearest whole number)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Beta's Q3 sales = 140 lakhs
Step 2: Profit = 30.8 lakhs
Step 3: Profit margin = (30.8 / 140) × 100 = 22%
Step 4: This matches Table 2 data (Beta Q3 = 22%), confirming consistency.

Question 20

What is the difference between the total sales of Delta and Epsilon across all four quarters of 2023?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total sales of Delta = 200 + 190 + 180 + 170 = 740 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Calculate total sales of Epsilon = 60 + 75 + 90 + 105 = 330 lakhs ₹
Step 3: Difference = 740 - 330 = 410 lakhs ₹

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