Question

You have been averaging 55 sales per day. With a new policy requiring a 10% increase in daily sales, rounded up, how many sales per day will you need to achieve?

A) 61
B) 60
C) 50
D) 51

Answer 1

To meet a 10% increase in daily sales from an average of 55 sales per day, and rounding up to the nearest whole number, you would need to achieve 60 sales per day.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves calculating a 10% increase in daily sales from an average of 55 sales per day. To find the increased number of sales, we first calculate 10% of 55, which is 0.10 × 55 = 5.5. Since we are instructed to round up, the 0.5 means we must go to the next whole number, making this an increase of 6 sales per day. Therefore, the increased target would be 55 (original sales) + 6 (increase) = 61 sales per day. However, looking at the options given, there isn't a 61 but instead a 60, which suggests that perhaps the increase should be interpreted as rounding to the nearest whole number, in which case 5.5 rounds up to 6, and the answer would be option B) 60 sales per day. This reflects a common requirement in business to meet new sales targets based on percentage increases.