Question

The bar chart below shows the sales (in Rs crores) of the top pain killer brands in India during 2005 and 2006.Percentage of increase in sales from 2005 to 2006 is the highest for which brand of a pain killer?

• A. Voveran
• B. Volini
• C. Dolonex
• D. Sumo

Hint:

Percentage increase depends on growth relative to the 2005 base, not the absolute rupee jump.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Method: rank the brands by how many times their 2005 base got multiplied, rather than computing exact percentages first.

1. Dolonex grew from 6 crore to 10 crore, a multiple of about $10/6 \approx 1.67$ times the original figure.
2. Volini grew from 6.5 to 9.5 crore, a multiple of about $9.5/6.5 \approx 1.46$ times.
3. Voveran grew from 16 to 23 crore, a multiple of about $23/16 \approx 1.44$ times.
4. Sumo grew from 5 to 7 crore, a multiple of exactly $7/5 = 1.4$ times.
5. The larger the multiple, the larger the percentage increase, since a multiple of 1.67 means a 67% increase, and so on. Ranking the multiples places Dolonex clearly first among the four options.

This multiple-based ranking confirms Dolonex has the steepest relative growth, so the answer is option 3.

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