Question

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

• A. Voveran
• B. Volini
• C. Moov
• D. Nise

Hint:

Compute the percentage increase for each option; the smallest jump relative to its own base wins.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Method: compare each brand's growth as a simple fraction of its 2005 base before converting to percentages.

1. Nise: extra sales of 3 crore over a base of 15 crore, a fraction of $3/15 = 1/5 = 20\%$.
2. Moov: extra sales of 1 crore over a base of 4 crore, a fraction of $1/4 = 25\%$.
3. Voveran: extra sales of 7 crore over a base of 16 crore, a fraction of roughly $7/16$, close to 44%.
4. Volini: extra sales of 3 crore over a base of 6.5 crore, a fraction of roughly $3/6.5$, close to 46%.
5. Comparing the four fractions, $1/5$ (Nise) is the smallest, smaller than $1/4$ (Moov) and far smaller than the other two.

Nise has the smallest growth fraction, so it has the lowest percentage increase, confirming option 4.

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