Meeting a sales target — Caselets Aptitude Question
Meeting a sales target: A salesperson must sell 600 units in a quarter. In the first two months she sold 170 and… Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Caselets
- Section: Data Interpretation
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 90 seconds
Question
A salesperson must sell 600 units in a quarter. In the first two months she sold 170 and 190 units.
How many must she sell in the third month to exceed the target by 10%?
Options
- 240
- 260
- 280
- 300
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: D. 300
Worked solution
- Target plus 10% = 600 × 1.10 = 660 units.
- Sold so far = 170 + 190 = 360.
- Required in the third month = 660 − 360 = 300.
Answer: 300.
The idea
Work out the adjusted target first, then subtract what has already been achieved.
Shortcut. She needs 240 more to reach 600, plus the extra 10% of 600 (60): 300.
Common trap. 240 — meeting the target exactly (600 − 360) and forgetting the extra 10% of 600.