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Buyagain.com Customer Survey Analysis

XAT 2021 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Medium · Data Interpretation

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Read the following scenario and answer the three questions that follow.

A quick survey at the end of a purchase at buyagain.com asks the following three questions to each shopper:

  1. Are you shopping at the website for the first time? (YES or NO)
  2. Specify your gender: (MALE or FEMALE)
  3. How satisfied are you? (HAPPY, NEUTRAL or UNHAPPY)

240 shoppers answer the survey, among whom 65 are first time shoppers. Furthermore: i. The ratio of the numbers of male to female shoppers is 1 : 2 while the ratio of the numbers of unhappy, happy and neutral shoppers is 3 : 4 : 5 ii. The ratio of the numbers of happy first-time male shoppers, happy returning male shoppers, unhappy female shoppers, neutral male shoppers, neutral female shoppers and happy female shoppers is 1 : 1 : 4 : 4 : 6 : 6 iii. Among the first-time shoppers, the ratio of the numbers of happy male, neutral male, unhappy female and the remaining female shoppers is 1 : 1 : 1 : 2, while the number of happy first-time female shoppers is equal to the number of unhappy first-time male shoppers

Question 1 of 3

What is the number of happy male shoppers?

  1. A.

    10

  2. B.

    15

  3. C.

    5

  4. D.

    20

  5. E.

    40

Answer

D

Explanation

Total shoppers = 240. Males = 80, Females = 160. Unhappy = 60, Happy = 80, Neutral = 100. From ratio in (ii): x = 10. Happy first-time male = 10, Happy returning male = 10. Total happy male shoppers = 10 + 10 = 20.

Question 2 of 3

Which among the following is the lowest?

  1. A.

    Number of neutral first-time female shoppers

  2. B.

    Number of unhappy first-time female shoppers

  3. C.

    Number of unhappy first-time male shoppers

  4. D.

    Number of neutral first-time male shoppers

  5. E.

    Number of happy returning male shoppers

Answer

A

Explanation

Evaluating all choices:

  • Neutral first-time female = 5
  • Unhappy first-time female = 10
  • Unhappy first-time male = 15
  • Neutral first-time male = 10
  • Happy returning male = 10 The lowest is 5 (Number of neutral first-time female shoppers).

Question 3 of 3

Which among the following cannot be determined uniquely?

  1. A.

    The number of first-time happy male shoppers

  2. B.

    The number of returning male shoppers

  3. C.

    All the numbers can be determined uniquely

  4. D.

    The number of returning unhappy female shoppers

  5. E.

    The number of first-time neutral male shoppers

Answer

C

Explanation

Solving the system of linear equations from the statements allows every single sub-category count to be uniquely determined. Thus, all numbers can be determined uniquely.

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