Medium question 3
Read the following paragraph on product data analysis and answer questions Q97
through Q100.
The planning and development department at Company P, a Japanese confectionary
manufacturer, decides to analyze sales performance by division. Mr. S from the planning
and development department prepares the table below showing the sales performance of
each division.
Table: Sales performance by Division
Unit: 1,000 yen
Budget
Kawasaki office
451
Yokohama office
Compared to
previous year
432
96%
103%
772
605
78%
92%
1,223
1,037
85%
96%
Hamamatsu office
377
365
97%
107%
Mishima office
590
523
89%
96%
967
888
92%
98%
Kanagawa branch
Shizuoka branch
Q97.
Compared to
budget
Actual
Which of the following is appropriate as an analysis of the sales performance by division?
Strategy
a) Sales grew the most compared to the previous year at the Yokohama office.
b) Comparing the sales offices, the Yokohama office has the highest sales volume, but
the Hamamatsu office posted results closest to the budget.
c) Sales have declined at all the sales offices compared to the previous year.
d) Comparing the Kanagawa and Shizuoka branches, the Kanagawa branch posted results closest to the previous year’s performance.
The graph below was created based on the table showing the sales performance by division. Which of the following sales offices is represented by B in the graph?
120%
Compared to budget
Compared to previous year
100%
Practice exam 3
Q98.
Strategy
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
a)
b)
c)
d)
A
B
C
D
Mishima office
Yokohama office
Kawasaki office
Hamamatsu office
398