In 2017, sunny caravans sold 25 caravans in april and 35 caravans in may. in 2018, they sold 40 caravans in april. in may, they changed the design and the marketing team claimed this would increase sales by 30%. In may 2018, sunny caravans sold 63 caravans. were the marketing team correct in their claim?
To determine if the marketing team's claim was correct, we need to compare the actual sales in May 2018 (63 caravans) with the expected sales if there was a 30% increase from May 2017.
In May 2017, Sunny Caravans sold 35 caravans.
To calculate a 30% increase, we multiply 35 by 0.30:
35 * 0.30 = 10.5
Adding the increase to the original sales, we get:
35 + 10.5 = 45.5
So, if there was a 30% increase, we would expect Sunny Caravans to sell 45.5 caravans in May 2018.
Since they actually sold 63 caravans, the marketing team's claim was correct.
To determine if the marketing team's claim was correct, let's break down the sales figures step-by-step:
1. In 2017, Sunny Caravans sold 25 caravans in April and 35 caravans in May.
2. In 2018, Sunny Caravans sold 40 caravans in April.
3. The marketing team claimed that the new design would increase sales by 30%.
4. In May 2018, Sunny Caravans sold 63 caravans.
Now, let's calculate the expected sales for May 2018 based on the marketing team's claim:
5. To increase sales by 30%, we need to calculate 30% of the sales in May 2018: 30/100 * 40 = 12.
6. Add the increase of 12 to the sales in April 2018: 40 (April 2018) + 12 (30% increase) = 52.
Therefore, according to the marketing team's claim, Sunny Caravans should have sold 52 caravans in May 2018. Since they actually sold 63 caravans, it can be concluded that the marketing team's claim was correct, as the sales indeed increased by 30% compared to the previous year's sales in May.