Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: May sales = 240, February sales = 150. Step 2: Ratio = 240 : 150. Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 30: 8 : 5.

Question 2

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: 50, 60, and 75 lakhs respectively. Step 2: Add them together: 50 + 60 + 75 = 185 lakhs.

Question 3

What is the average monthly sales of the Clothing category from January to June?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: List Clothing sales for all months.
January: 30, February: 35, March: 40, April: 38, May: 42, June: 45
Step 2: Sum all values.
30 + 35 + 40 + 38 + 42 + 45 = 230 lakhs
Step 3: Divide by number of months (6).
230 ÷ 6 = 38.33 lakhs (approximately)
Answer: 38.33 lakhs or 230/6 lakhs

Question 4

What was 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: 120, 150, 180 (in thousands). Step 2: Add them: 120 + 150 + 180 = 450 thousand rupees.

Question 5

What is the average sales of Tablets across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Tablets sales: Q1 = 60, Q2 = 75, Q3 = 90, Q4 = 105. Step 2: Total = 60 + 75 + 90 + 105 = 330 lakhs. Step 3: Average = 330 ÷ 4 = 82.5 lakhs.

Question 6

What is the average monthly sales for all six months?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Total sales = 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 + 240 + 300 = 1200 thousand rupees. Step 2: Average = 1200 / 6 = 200 thousand rupees.

Question 7

Which product has the highest sales in the month of May?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Look at the May row in the table.
Product A: 20, Product B: 22, Product C: 26, Product D: 28, Product E: 18
Step 2: Compare all values.
Product D has the highest value of 28 lakhs.

Question 8

In June, what is the difference between the sales of Electronics and Books categories?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Find Electronics sales in June = 70 lakhs
Step 2: Find Books sales in June = 25 lakhs
Step 3: Calculate the difference.
70 - 25 = 45 lakhs
Answer: 45 lakhs

Question 9

By what percentage did the sales of Sports category increase from January to June?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Find Sports sales in January = 20 lakhs
Step 2: Find Sports sales in June = 35 lakhs
Step 3: Calculate increase = 35 - 20 = 15 lakhs
Step 4: Calculate percentage increase.
Percentage = (Increase / Initial value) × 100
= (15 / 20) × 100
= 0.75 × 100
= 75%
Answer: 75%

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Q1 Laptops = 80 lakhs, Q4 Laptops = 140 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 140 - 80 = 60 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (60/80) × 100 = 75%.

Question 11

Which product had the highest total sales across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total for each product. A: 120+150+180+210 = 660. B: 80+100+120+140 = 440. C: 200+200+200+200 = 800. D: 60+90+120+150 = 420. E: 100+110+120+130 = 460. Step 2: Product C has the highest total of 800 lakhs.

Question 12

Which product category had the highest total sales across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total sales for each category. Smartphones: 120+150+180+210 = 660. Laptops: 80+100+120+140 = 440. Tablets: 60+75+90+105 = 330. Accessories: 40+50+60+70 = 220. Software: 50+60+70+80 = 260. Step 2: Smartphones has the highest total of 660 lakhs.

Question 13

What is the ratio of Product D's Q4 sales to Product E's Q4 sales?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Product D Q4 sales = 150 lakhs. Step 2: Product E Q4 sales = 130 lakhs. Step 3: Ratio = 150:130 = 15:13 (dividing both by 10).

Question 14

What is the ratio of Product B's sales in June to Product E's sales in June?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Product B sales in June = 24 lakhs
Product E sales in June = 20 lakhs
Step 2: Ratio = 24 : 20
Step 3: Simplify by dividing both by 4 = 6 : 5

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Calculate total sales for each category across 6 months.
Electronics: 45 + 50 + 55 + 60 + 65 + 70 = 345 lakhs
Clothing: 30 + 35 + 40 + 38 + 42 + 45 = 230 lakhs
Home & Kitchen: 25 + 28 + 30 + 32 + 35 + 40 = 190 lakhs
Sports: 20 + 22 + 25 + 28 + 30 + 35 = 160 lakhs
Books: 10 + 12 + 15 + 18 + 20 + 25 = 100 lakhs
Step 2: Compare all totals.
Electronics (345) is the highest.
Answer: Electronics

Question 16

By what percentage did sales increase from January to April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January sales = 120, April sales = 210. Step 2: Increase = 210 - 120 = 90. Step 3: Percentage increase = (90 / 120) × 100 = 75%.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify highest sales = June = 300 thousand rupees. Step 2: Identify lowest sales = January = 120 thousand rupees. Step 3: Difference = 300 - 120 = 180 thousand rupees.

Question 18

What is the total sales of Electronics category for the first three months (January to March)?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Identify Electronics sales for January, February, and March from the table.
January: 45 lakhs
February: 50 lakhs
March: 55 lakhs
Step 2: Add them together.
45 + 50 + 55 = 150 lakhs
Answer: 150 lakhs

Question 19

What is the total sales of Smartphones across all four quarters?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Add all Smartphones sales across Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4. Step 2: 120 + 150 + 180 + 210 = 660 lakhs.

Question 20

By what percentage did sales increase from January to April?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: January sales = 50 lakhs, April sales = 90 lakhs. Step 2: Increase = 90 - 50 = 40 lakhs. Step 3: Percentage increase = (40/50) × 100 = 80%.

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