Question 1

What is the ratio of sales of Electronics to Sports & Outdoors?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics = 28% of total sales. Step 2: Sports & Outdoors = 16% of total sales. Step 3: Ratio = 28:16 = 7:4 (dividing both by 4). Answer: 7:4

Question 2

If the sales of Toys & Games category is ₹300 lakhs, what is the total annual sales (in lakhs)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Toys & Games represents 6% of total sales. Step 2: If 6% = ₹300 lakhs, then 100% = (300/6) × 100 = 5,000 lakhs. Answer: ₹5,000 lakhs

Question 3

What is the ratio of Home & Kitchen sales to Others sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Kitchen = 18% of 5,000 = 900 lakhs. Step 2: Others = 6% of 5,000 = 300 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 900 : 300 = 3 : 1.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 28% of total sales. Step 2: 28% of ₹5,000 lakhs = (28/100) × 5,000 = 1,400 lakhs. Answer: ₹1,400 lakhs

Question 5

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 6

What is the combined sales value (in lakhs) of Clothing and Books & Media categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing = 22% of total sales. Step 2: Books & Media = 10% of total sales. Step 3: Combined percentage = 22% + 10% = 32%. Step 4: Combined sales = 32% of 5,000 = (32/100) × 5,000 = 1,600 lakhs.

Question 7

If the company's total sales increase by 20% next year, what will be the new sales value (in lakhs) of the Clothing category, assuming the same percentage distribution?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current total sales = ₹5,000 lakhs. Step 2: New total sales = 5,000 + (20% of 5,000) = 5,000 + 1,000 = 6,000 lakhs. Step 3: Clothing percentage remains 22%. Step 4: New Clothing sales = 22% of 6,000 = (22/100) × 6,000 = 1,320 lakhs.

Question 8

By what percentage is the sales of Home & Kitchen category more than Toys & Games category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Kitchen = 18% of total sales. Step 2: Toys & Games = 6% of total sales. Step 3: Difference = 18% - 6% = 12 percentage points. Answer: 12 percentage points

Question 9

The combined production of Chemicals and Machinery is what percentage more than Textiles production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Chemicals + Machinery = 18% + 20% = 38%. Step 2: Textiles = 22%. Step 3: Difference = 38% - 22% = 16% more.

Question 10

What is the ratio of revenue from Clothing to Home & Garden categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Clothing = 22% of ₹500 = ₹110 crore. Step 2: Home & Garden = 18% of ₹500 = ₹90 crore. Step 3: Ratio = 110:90 = 11:9.

Question 11

The combined revenue from Sports & Outdoors and Books & Media is what percentage more than Clothing revenue?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sports & Outdoors + Books & Media = 16% + 16% = 32% of ₹500 = ₹160 crore. Step 2: Clothing = 22% of ₹500 = ₹110 crore. Step 3: Difference = ₹160 - ₹110 = ₹50 crore. Step 4: Percentage more = (50/110) × 100 = 45.45% ≈ 45.5%.

Question 12

If the revenue from Electronics increases by 25%, what will be the new revenue from Electronics?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Electronics revenue = 28% of ₹500 = ₹140 crore. Step 2: 25% increase = 140 × 0.25 = ₹35 crore. Step 3: New revenue = ₹140 + ₹35 = ₹175 crore.

Question 13

How many units of Electronics were produced?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 28% of total production. Step 2: 28% of 50,000 = (28/100) × 50,000 = 14,000 units.

Question 14

If the production of Machinery increases by 25%, how many additional units would be produced?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current Machinery production = 20% of 50,000 = 10,000 units. Step 2: 25% increase = (25/100) × 10,000 = 2,500 additional units.

Question 15

What is the average production (in units) across Electronics, Textiles, and Chemicals categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics = 28% of 50,000 = 14,000 units. Step 2: Textiles = 22% of 50,000 = 11,000 units. Step 3: Chemicals = 18% of 50,000 = 9,000 units. Step 4: Average = (14,000 + 11,000 + 9,000) / 3 = 34,000 / 3 = 11,333.33 ≈ 11,333 units.

Question 16

What is the ratio of Textiles production to Packaging production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Textiles = 22% of 50,000 = 11,000 units. Step 2: Packaging = 12% of 50,000 = 6,000 units. Step 3: Ratio = 11,000 : 6,000 = 11 : 6.

Question 17

What is the revenue generated from the Electronics category?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics represents 28% of total revenue. Step 2: 28% of ₹500 crore = (28/100) × 500 = ₹140 crore.

Question 18

If Unit A's production increases by 20% next year and Unit E's production remains the same, what will be the new combined production of Unit A and Unit E?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Current production of Unit A = 24% of 50,000 = 12,000 units
Step 2: Production of Unit E = 14% of 50,000 = 7,000 units
Step 3: Unit A's new production = 12,000 + (20% of 12,000) = 12,000 + 2,400 = 14,400 units
Step 4: Combined production of Unit A and E = 14,400 + 7,000 = 21,400 units

Question 19

What is the ratio of production of Unit D to Unit B?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Production of Unit D = 16% of 50,000 = 8,000 units
Step 2: Production of Unit B = 18% of 50,000 = 9,000 units
Step 3: Ratio = 8,000 : 9,000 = 8 : 9

Question 20

Pharmaceuticals division's production is what percentage more than Food & Beverage division's production?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Pharmaceuticals production = 144 thousand units. Step 2: Food & Beverage production = 96 thousand units. Step 3: Difference = 144 - 96 = 48 thousand units. Step 4: Percentage more = (48 / 96) × 100 = 50%.

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