Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January sales = 45 lakhs, May sales = 70 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 70 - 45 = 25 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (25 ÷ 45) × 100 = 55.56% ≈ 55.6% or approximately 56%.

Question 2

Which store had the highest sales in May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Compare May values: Store A = 70, Store B = 50, Store C = 80, Store D = 40, Store E = 48. Step 2: Store C has the highest value of 80 lakhs.

Question 3

What is the average monthly sales of Store B?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Sum of Store B sales = 30 + 35 + 40 + 45 + 50 = 200 lakhs. Step 2: Average = 200 ÷ 5 = 40 lakhs.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Store D's May sales = 40 lakhs. Step 2: Store E's May sales = 48 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 40:48 = 5:6 (dividing both by 8).

Question 6

What is the ratio of Factory C's production in May to Factory E's production in May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Factory C's May production = 1200 units. Step 2: Factory E's May production = 1800 units. Step 3: Ratio = 1200 : 1800 = 2 : 3 (after dividing both by 600).

Question 7

What is the total production of Factory A across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all production values for Factory A: 1200 + 1400 + 1600 + 1800 + 2000 = 8000 units.

Question 8

What is the average production of Factory B across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all production values for Factory B: 1500 + 1500 + 1800 + 2100 + 2400 = 9300 units. Step 2: Divide by number of months (5): 9300 ÷ 5 = 1860 units.

Question 9

By what percentage did Factory A's production increase from January to May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January production = 1200 units, May production = 2000 units. Step 2: Increase = 2000 - 1200 = 800 units. Step 3: Percentage increase = (800 ÷ 1200) × 100 = 66.67% ≈ 66.7% or 200/3 %.

Question 10

Which factory showed the maximum growth in production from January to May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate growth for each factory: Factory A: 2000 - 1200 = 800; Factory B: 2400 - 1500 = 900; Factory C: 1200 - 800 = 400; Factory D: 1800 - 1000 = 800; Factory E: 1800 - 1800 = 0. Step 2: Factory B has the maximum growth of 900 units.

Question 11

What is the total production of all factories in March?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add March production for all factories: Factory A (1600) + Factory B (1800) + Factory C (1000) + Factory D (1400) + Factory E (1800) = 7600 units.

Question 12

By what percentage did Factory C increase its production from January to May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January production = 800 units, May production = 1200 units. Step 2: Increase = 1200 - 800 = 400 units. Step 3: Percentage increase = (400/800) × 100 = 50%.

Question 13

What is the difference between the total production of Factory D and Factory E across all five months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total production of Factory D = 2000 + 1900 + 1800 + 1700 + 1600 = 9000 units. Step 2: Total production of Factory E = 1000 + 1100 + 1300 + 1400 + 1500 = 6300 units. Step 3: Difference = 9000 - 6300 = 2700 units.

Question 14

In which month did Factory E's production reach exactly 1300 units?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check Factory E's production for each month: January = 1000, February = 1100, March = 1300, April = 1400, May = 1500. Step 2: Factory E reached exactly 1300 units in March.

Question 15

What is the difference between the total annual sales of the company with the highest total and the company with the lowest total?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total annual sales for each company: Alpha = 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 lakhs; Beta = 100 + 120 + 140 + 160 = 520 lakhs; Gamma = 80 + 100 + 120 + 140 = 440 lakhs; Delta = 140 + 140 + 140 + 140 = 560 lakhs; Epsilon = 160 + 140 + 120 + 100 = 520 lakhs. Step 2: Highest = Alpha (660 lakhs), Lowest = Gamma (440 lakhs). Step 3: Difference = 660 - 440 = 220 lakhs.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all quarterly sales for Clothing: 180 + 198 + 216 + 240 = 834 lakhs ₹
Step 2: Divide by number of quarters: 834 ÷ 4 = 208.5 lakhs ₹
Answer: 208.5

Question 17

Which product category showed a consistent growth rate of 10% quarter-over-quarter throughout the year?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Check Electronics: Q1→Q2 = (280-240)/240 = 16.67%, not 10%
Step 2: Check Clothing: Q1→Q2 = (198-180)/180 = 10%, Q2→Q3 = (216-198)/198 = 9.09%, not consistent
Step 3: Check Home & Kitchen: Q1→Q2 = (135-120)/120 = 12.5%, not 10%
Step 4: Check Sports & Outdoors: Q1→Q2 = (110-100)/100 = 10%, Q2→Q3 = (121-110)/110 = 10%, Q3→Q4 = (133-121)/121 = 10%
Step 5: Verify: 100 × 1.1 = 110, 110 × 1.1 = 121, 121 × 1.1 = 133.1 ≈ 133 ✓
Answer: Sports & Outdoors

Question 18

In Q3, what percentage of total sales across all categories was contributed by Electronics?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q3 Electronics = 320 lakhs
Step 2: Q3 Total = 320 + 216 + 150 + 121 + 72 = 879 lakhs
Step 3: Percentage = (320 ÷ 879) × 100 = 36.40% ≈ 36.4%
Answer: 36.4% (or approximately 36%)

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify Beta's sales across all quarters: Q1 = 100, Q2 = 120, Q3 = 140, Q4 = 160. Step 2: Sum = 100 + 120 + 140 + 160 = 520 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 520 ÷ 4 = 130 lakhs.

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 22

What is the ratio of total annual sales of Gamma to total annual sales of Delta?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Gamma's total = 80 + 100 + 120 + 140 = 440 lakhs. Step 2: Delta's total = 140 + 140 + 140 + 140 = 560 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 440 : 560 = 11 : 14 (dividing both by 40).

Question 23

In which quarter was the combined sales of all five companies the highest?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 total = 120 + 100 + 80 + 140 + 160 = 600 lakhs. Step 2: Q2 total = 150 + 120 + 100 + 140 + 140 = 650 lakhs. Step 3: Q3 total = 180 + 140 + 120 + 140 + 120 = 700 lakhs. Step 4: Q4 total = 210 + 160 + 140 + 140 + 100 = 750 lakhs. Step 5: Q4 has the highest combined sales of 750 lakhs.

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