CAT 2018 Slot 1 — DILR Question 15
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
The multi-layered pie-chart below shows the sales of LED television sets for a big retail electronics outlet during 2016 and 2017. The outer layer shows the monthly sales during this period, with each label showing the month followed by sales figure of that month. For some months, the sales figures are not given in the chart. The middle-layer shows quarter wise aggregate sales figures (in some cases, aggregate quarter-wise sales numbers are not given next to the quarter). The innermost layer shows annual sales. It is known that the sales figures during the three months of the second quarter (April, May, June) of 2016 form an arithmetic progression, as do the three monthly sales figures in the fourth quarter (October, November, December) of that year.
During which quarter was the percentage decrease in sales from the previous quarter’s sales the highest?
Answer & solution
- A
Q2 of 2016
- B
Q1 of 2017
Q2 of 2017
- D
Q4 of 2017
Sales increases in case of options [3] and [4].
Percentage decrease in Q2 of 2016 = × 100
Percentage decrease in Q2 of 2017 = × 100
× 100
Clearly, Percentage decrease in Q2 of 2016 < Percentage decrease in Q2 of 2017
Hence, option (c).