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Product          Unit Sales          Dollar Sales          Price         Brand    Type    Fragrance    Units    % Change    Dollars    % Change    Average
Price    $ Change       Clean It!  Spray  Orange  4,768,920  7.1%  14163690  3.6%  2.97  $-0.10      Clean It!  Aerosol  Orange  6,695,560  3.9%  21693610  14.8%  $3.24  $0.31      Deluxe  Powder  Lemon  525,040  -16.7%  1627620  -23.8%  $3.10  $-0.29      Deluxe  Aerosol  Orange  4,934,600  2.9%  12879300  21.5%  $2.61  $0.40      Deluxe  Spray  Orange  4,432,700  0.9%  16223680  16.4%  $3.66  $0.49      Dirt Blaster  Aerosol  Orange  2,440,870  6.9%  7151740  -7.3%  $2.93  $ -0.45      Dirt Blaster  Spray  Orange  2,179,130  6.0%  6101560  14.1%  $2.80  $0.20      Incredible  Spray  Lemon  147,470  -18.3%  427660  -24.7%  $2.90  $ -0.25      Incredible  Aerosol  Unscented  3,654,370  -11.1%  11547800  -1.4%  3.16  $0.31      Magic Clean  Aerosol  Lemon  1,569,200  -4.0%  4613440  9.3%  2.94  $0.36      Magic Clean  Spray  Unscented  6,673,490  -1.3%  27494770  8.4%  4.12  $0.37      Mrs. Grime  Aerosol  Lemon  5,208,300  -4.1%  22395690  4.6%  $4.30  $0.36      Mrs. Grime  Spray  Unscented  4,242,520  -2.5%  13109380  3.8%  $3.09  $0.19      Super Clean  Spray  Fresh  8,674,230  10.8%  33482520  23.2%  $3.86  $0.39      Super Clean  Aerosol  Fresh  1,248,640  8.2%  5406610  6.9%  $4.33  $-0.05      Tornado  Spray  Fresh  1,694,650  4.4%  6575240  15.0%  $3.88  $0.36      Tornado  Aerosol  Unscented  1,537,820  -7.9%  5274720  -1.5%  $3.43  $0.22      Ultra Shine  Aerosol  Fresh  5,010,090  3.1%  15431070  12.2%  $3.08  $0.25      Ultra Shine  Spray  Fresh  2,235,370  2.1%  7019060  1.7%  3.14  $ -0.01      Ultra Shine  Powder  Lemon  8,661,260  3.3%  34558420  12.0%  3.99  $0.31     ( Sort ↕  the table by clicking on the headers)

The table above gives sale information for the 20 bathroom cleaners in the United States in 2010. For each product, the table describes the brand of the product, the product type, fragrance, unit sales, percent change in unit sales since 2009, total dollar sales, percent change in dollar sales since 2009, average price of each unit sold, and the dollar change in price since 2009.

Consider each of the following statements about these sales figures. For each statement, indicated whether the statement is true or false, based on the information provided in the table.

Question #1 based on the same table is available here

gvij2017 · Answer

My answer are as below.

1. Highest unit sales 8674230, highest dollar increase 23.2%......True
2. The % growth of units sales of all orange scented product is positive. True 
3. No products having growth in dollar sales declines in growth in unit sales. But few products with positive growth dollar sales have negative growth in unit sales. False
4. Go to highest average price of product ($4.33) in 2010 then price in 2009 4.33-0.05= 4.28. For other products no value in 2009 is greater than 4.28. True.

Please evaluate my answers and post the correct answers with explanation. 
It is very good IR problem.

gvij2017 · Answer

Please post explanation!

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Official Explanation

1. False.   Super Clean's Fresh Spray had the highest unit sales, but Deluxe's Orange Spray had the highest dollar price increase. On a problem such as this, in which the question asks whether the leader in one category is also the leader in another, it is best to start by sorting by one of the categories. Then, either scan the other column for a higher value, or sort by the second category to see whether the same item stays at the top of the list (when doing that, however, be careful for a "tie").

2. True.   Of the six Orange sprays, all experienced unit sales increases. One can best solve for this by sorting by the Fragrance category to align all the Orange items together, then by scanning those together along the "% change" column to see whether any of those products experienced negative or neutral unit sales.

3. False.   Four fragrances experienced dollar sales growth but also a decline in unit sales. In a case like this, when the statement says "no fragrance..." you need only find one exception to that universal statement to consider the statement false.

4. True.   Super Clean's Fresh Aerosol is the highest-priced item at $4.33, and this price reflects a $0.05 decrease from 2009, signifying that it was the highest-priced item in 2009 as well. Note here that the "current price" column reflects the 2010 price, and that the $ change column shows the difference from 2009. Accordingly, to determine 2009 price, one needs to add the decreases to the 2010 prices or subtract the increases to the 2010 prices; this counterintuitive logic is likely to confuse examinees, making this a tricky question.

Hope it helps

Apt0810 · Answer

1) False,Since super Clean Fresh Spray had the highest unit sales in 2010, but Deluxe Orange Spray had the highest dollar price increase from 2009.

2)True,All 6 have +ve increments, which implies statement 2 is True.

3)False, Magic Clean and Mr Grime are the exceptions

4)True, Super clean aerosol was the highest in 2009 and is the highest in 2010 as well with a value of 4.33

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Brand	Type	Fragrance	Units	% Change	Dollars	% Change	Average Price	$ Change
Product			Unit Sales		Dollar Sales		Price
Clean It!	Spray	Orange	4,768,920	7.1%	14163690	3.6%	2.97	$-0.10
Clean It!	Aerosol	Orange	6,695,560	3.9%	21693610	14.8%	$3.24	$0.31
Deluxe	Powder	Lemon	525,040	-16.7%	1627620	-23.8%	$3.10	$-0.29
Deluxe	Aerosol	Orange	4,934,600	2.9%	12879300	21.5%	$2.61	$0.40
Deluxe	Spray	Orange	4,432,700	0.9%	16223680	16.4%	$3.66	$0.49
Dirt Blaster	Aerosol	Orange	2,440,870	6.9%	7151740	-7.3%	$2.93	$ -0.45
Dirt Blaster	Spray	Orange	2,179,130	6.0%	6101560	14.1%	$2.80	$0.20
Incredible	Spray	Lemon	147,470	-18.3%	427660	-24.7%	$2.90	$ -0.25
Incredible	Aerosol	Unscented	3,654,370	-11.1%	11547800	-1.4%	3.16	$0.31
Magic Clean	Aerosol	Lemon	1,569,200	-4.0%	4613440	9.3%	2.94	$0.36
Magic Clean	Spray	Unscented	6,673,490	-1.3%	27494770	8.4%	4.12	$0.37
Mrs. Grime	Aerosol	Lemon	5,208,300	-4.1%	22395690	4.6%	$4.30	$0.36
Mrs. Grime	Spray	Unscented	4,242,520	-2.5%	13109380	3.8%	$3.09	$0.19
Super Clean	Spray	Fresh	8,674,230	10.8%	33482520	23.2%	$3.86	$0.39
Super Clean	Aerosol	Fresh	1,248,640	8.2%	5406610	6.9%	$4.33	$-0.05
Tornado	Spray	Fresh	1,694,650	4.4%	6575240	15.0%	$3.88	$0.36
Tornado	Aerosol	Unscented	1,537,820	-7.9%	5274720	-1.5%	$3.43	$0.22
Ultra Shine	Aerosol	Fresh	5,010,090	3.1%	15431070	12.2%	$3.08	$0.25
Ultra Shine	Spray	Fresh	2,235,370	2.1%	7019060	1.7%	3.14	$ -0.01
Ultra Shine	Powder	Lemon	8,661,260	3.3%	34558420	12.0%	3.99	$0.31

True	False
		No product experienced growth in dollar sales but a decline in unit sales from 2009 to 2010.
		The highest-priced product in 2010 was also the highest-priced product in 2009.

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