Phoolgaon Flower Sales Data Analysis

XAT 2010 · QADI · Medium · Data Interpretation

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Answer the questions based on the information given below.

The retail prices of flowers, consumer expenditure on flowers and sales of flowers for the calendar year 2009, in Phoolgaon, a small town with a population of 70000, is summarized in table 3:

Table 3:

MonthsPrice (retail) of roses (Rs./dozen)Average consumer expenditure on roses and carnations (Rs.)Total consumer expenditure on roses (Rs.)Sales of carnations (dozens)
Jan9947.4113691613848
Feb112.551.9105165020486
Mar13549.5113791512928
Apr130.551.6131531014021
May12659.4111661218774
Jun157.555.897902017579
Jul14456.4118843217521
Aug11754.0094044620355
Sep16255.5128790016031
Oct12655.277288422897
Nov18952.859724019128
Dec166.556.497768818859

Question 1 of 3

Compared to January, the total expenditure on carnations in March

  1. A.

    increased by 6.27%

  2. B.

    decreased by 6.64%

  3. C.

    increased by 6.69%

  4. D.

    decreased by 7.11%

  5. E.

    did not change

Question 2 of 3

Compared to January, the sales of roses in July

  1. A.

    decreased by 39.15%

  2. B.

    decreased by 28.13%

  3. C.

    increased by 4.53%

  4. D.

    increased by 4.33%

  5. E.

    did not change

Question 3 of 3

Compared to January, the price of carnations in December

  1. A.

    increased by 26.57%

  2. B.

    increased by 28.12%

  3. C.

    increased by 36.19%

  4. D.

    increased by 38.16%

  5. E.

    did not change

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