IPMAT Indore 2025 · Quantitative Ability · Question 44

IPMAT Indore 2025 previous year question on Tables, with the answer and a step-by-step solution.

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The table given below provides the details of monthly sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned by the customers (as a percentage of sales) of an e-commerce company for three product categories for the year 2024. Net sales (in lakhs of rupees) is defined as the difference between sales (in lakhs of rupees) and the value of products returned (in lakhs of rupees).

Month	Sales: Apparel	Sales: Footwear	Sales: Electronics	Returned %: Apparel	Returned %: Footwear	Returned %: Electronics
January	262	104	289	13%	7%	2%
February	279	113	387	16%	9%	3%
March	236	121	283	20%	7%	2%
April	258	58	325	16%	8%	1%
May	249	69	359	12%	6%	4%
June	230	111	321	19%	5%	3%
July	244	119	341	17%	9%	4%
August	252	60	336	16%	6%	2%
September	288	118	355	10%	9%	5%
October	222	108	383	15%	8%	2%
November	228	93	282	14%	9%	4%
December	221	86	268	18%	10%	1%

Among the following four months, for which month the contribution of the Apparel category in the total monthly sales was the highest?

A
January
B
April
C
December
D
August

Pick an option, then check.

Answer & solution

Answer: Option B

Step 1 — contribution means Apparel’s share of that month’s three-category total.

\text{share}=\frac{\text{Apparel}}{\text{Apparel}+\text{Footwear}+\text{Electronics}}

Step 2 — compute for the four months offered.

Month	Apparel	Footwear	Electronics	Total	Share
January	262	104	289	655	40.00\%
April	258	58	325	641	40.25\%
December	221	86	268	575	38.43\%
August	252	60	336	648	38.89\%

Step 3 — note why April wins. Its Apparel figure is not the highest of the four, but April has the year’s lowest Footwear number (58), which shrinks the denominator and lifts Apparel’s share just past January’s.

Answer: Option 2 — April

IPMAT Indore 2025 · Quantitative Ability · Question 44

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