Question 1

What is the difference between the total sales of Store B and Store D across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales of Store B = 30 + 35 + 40 + 45 + 50 = 200 lakhs
Step 2: Total sales of Store D = 25 + 30 + 35 + 40 + 45 = 175 lakhs
Step 3: Difference = 200 - 175 = 25 lakhs

Question 2

Which store had the highest average monthly sales over the five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate average for each store:
Store A: (45+50+55+60+70)/5 = 280/5 = 56 lakhs
Store B: (30+35+40+45+50)/5 = 200/5 = 40 lakhs
Store C: (60+60+65+70+75)/5 = 330/5 = 66 lakhs
Store D: (25+30+35+40+45)/5 = 175/5 = 35 lakhs
Store E: (40+45+50+55+60)/5 = 250/5 = 50 lakhs
Step 2: Store C has the highest average of 66 lakhs

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all sales values for Store B.
Step 2: 20 + 20 + 25 + 30 + 35 = 130 lakhs.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Store D's sales in May = 45 lakhs
Step 2: Store A's sales in January = 45 lakhs
Step 3: Ratio = 45:45 = 1:1

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Store D's May sales = 30 lakhs.
Step 2: Store C's May sales = 18 lakhs.
Step 3: Ratio = 30:18 = 5:3 (dividing both by 6).

Question 6

Which store had the highest total sales across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total for each store.
Store A: 12+15+18+21+24 = 90
Store B: 20+20+25+30+35 = 130
Store C: 10+12+14+16+18 = 70
Store D: 18+21+24+27+30 = 120
Store E: 15+18+21+24+27 = 105
Step 2: Store B has the highest total of 130 lakhs.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sum of Store C sales = 10 + 12 + 14 + 16 + 18 = 70 lakhs.
Step 2: Average = 70 ÷ 5 = 14 lakhs.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January sales = 12 lakhs, May sales = 24 lakhs.
Step 2: Increase = 24 - 12 = 12 lakhs.
Step 3: Percentage increase = (12/12) × 100 = 100%.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales = 120 lakhs, Q4 sales = 210 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90 ÷ 120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales of Beta = 100 + 120 + 140 + 160 = 520 lakhs. Step 2: Divide by number of quarters = 520 ÷ 4 = 130 lakhs.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales of Beta = 100 + 120 + 140 + 160 = 520 lakhs. Step 2: Divide by number of quarters = 520 ÷ 4 = 130 lakhs.

Question 12

What is the total sales of all five companies in Q3?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add Q3 sales of all companies. Alpha Q3 = 180, Beta Q3 = 140, Gamma Q3 = 120, Delta Q3 = 120, Epsilon Q3 = 154. Step 2: Total = 180 + 140 + 120 + 120 + 154 = 714 lakhs.

Question 13

Which company showed the highest growth rate (absolute increase) from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate Q4 - Q1 for each company. Alpha: 210 - 120 = 90. Beta: 160 - 100 = 60. Gamma: 140 - 80 = 60. Delta: 135 - 90 = 45. Epsilon: 176 - 110 = 66. Step 2: Alpha has the highest absolute increase of 90 lakhs.

Question 14

What is the ratio of Delta's Q2 sales to Gamma's Q2 sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Delta's Q2 sales = 105 lakhs. Step 2: Gamma's Q2 sales = 100 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 105 : 100 = 21 : 20 (dividing both by 5).

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 sales = 120 lakhs, Q4 sales = 210 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90 ÷ 120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 16

What is the total sales of all companies in Q2?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q2 sales: Alpha = 150, Beta = 120, Gamma = 100, Delta = 110, Epsilon = 130. Step 2: Total = 150 + 120 + 100 + 110 + 130 = 610 lakhs.

Question 17

Which company showed the maximum growth from Q1 to Q4?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate growth for each company: Alpha = 210 - 120 = 90, Beta = 160 - 100 = 60, Gamma = 140 - 80 = 60, Delta = 150 - 90 = 60, Epsilon = 170 - 110 = 60. Step 2: Alpha has the maximum growth of 90 lakhs.

Question 18

What is the ratio of Q4 sales of Gamma to Q4 sales of Delta?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q4 sales of Gamma = 140 lakhs. Step 2: Q4 sales of Delta = 150 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 140 : 150 = 14 : 15 (dividing both by 10).

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Electronics Q1 = 240 lakhs, Q4 = 360 lakhs
Step 2: Increase = 360 - 240 = 120 lakhs
Step 3: Percentage increase = (120 ÷ 240) × 100 = 50%

Question 20

What is the ratio of total annual sales of Home & Garden to total annual sales of Books & Media?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Home & Garden annual = 120 + 135 + 150 + 165 = 570 lakhs
Step 2: Books & Media annual = 60 + 66 + 72 + 78 = 276 lakhs
Step 3: Ratio = 570 : 276
Step 4: Simplify by dividing both by 6 = 95 : 46
Alternatively: 570 ÷ 276 = 2.065 ≈ 2.07 or expressed as 95:46

Question 21

What is the average quarterly sales (in lakhs ₹) for the Clothing category across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sum of Clothing sales = 180 + 198 + 216 + 240 = 834 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Average = 834 ÷ 4 = 208.5 lakhs ₹

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 Electronics sales = 240 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Q4 Electronics sales = 360 lakhs ₹
Step 3: Increase = 360 - 240 = 120 lakhs ₹
Step 4: Percentage increase = (120 ÷ 240) × 100 = 50%

Question 23

In Q3, which product category had sales closest to the average sales of all five categories in that quarter?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 sales for all categories: Electronics=320, Clothing=216, Home & Garden=150, Sports & Outdoors=192, Books & Media=120
Step 2: Total Q3 sales = 320 + 216 + 150 + 192 + 120 = 998 lakhs ₹
Step 3: Average Q3 sales = 998 ÷ 5 = 199.6 lakhs ₹
Step 4: Differences from average:
- Electronics: |320 - 199.6| = 120.4
- Clothing: |216 - 199.6| = 16.4
- Home & Garden: |150 - 199.6| = 49.6
- Sports & Outdoors: |192 - 199.6| = 7.6 (closest)
- Books & Media: |120 - 199.6| = 79.6
Step 5: Sports & Outdoors (192) is closest to 199.6

Question 24

If the growth rate from Q2 to Q3 for Sports & Outdoors continues at the same rate into Q4, what should the Q4 sales be (in lakhs ₹)? Compare with actual Q4 data.

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q2 Sports & Outdoors = 176 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Q3 Sports & Outdoors = 192 lakhs ₹
Step 3: Growth from Q2 to Q3 = 192 - 176 = 16 lakhs ₹
Step 4: Growth rate = 16 ÷ 176 = 0.0909 or 9.09%
Step 5: If same growth continues: Q4 projected = 192 + 16 = 208 lakhs ₹
Step 6: Actual Q4 = 224 lakhs ₹
Step 7: Difference = 224 - 208 = 16 lakhs ₹ (actual is 16 lakhs higher)
Question asks: By how much did actual Q4 exceed the projected value based on Q2-Q3 growth rate?

Question 25

In Q3, which product category had sales closest to the average sales of all five categories in that quarter?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 sales: Electronics = 320, Clothing = 216, Home & Garden = 150, Sports & Outdoors = 121, Books & Media = 72
Step 2: Total Q3 sales = 320 + 216 + 150 + 121 + 72 = 879 lakhs
Step 3: Average Q3 sales = 879 ÷ 5 = 175.8 lakhs
Step 4: Differences from average:
- Electronics: |320 - 175.8| = 144.2
- Clothing: |216 - 175.8| = 40.2
- Home & Garden: |150 - 175.8| = 25.8 (closest)
- Sports & Outdoors: |121 - 175.8| = 54.8
- Books & Media: |72 - 175.8| = 103.8

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