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FRSales Volume Index

SShunmas15y ago
Hi ! Can an expert please tell me how the sales volume index has been calculated in the table below ? (sorry for spacing)

Paper Masking Tapes

£’000 £’000 £’000
Sales 2,500 2,400 2,300
Cost of sales 1,625 1,680 1,725
Gross profit 875 720 575
Transport costs 150 192 230
R & D moderate moderate moderate
Market share 20% 20% 20%
Sales volume index 100 106 112
Product range narrow medium medium

Thanks
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor15y ago#1
Hi Shunmas

Where's your example from?
SShunmas15y ago#2
Dec 2002 Paper 3.5 (Business Analysis now P3)...

couldn't find the answer in p3 forum...so put it here

Thanks
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor15y ago#3
It's not my topic - sorry. Why not ask Gromit during the next P3 chat session?
SShunmas15y ago#4
yeah couldn't find answer...however i think its not worth finding....thanks anyway....
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor15y ago#5
Not totally honest and transparent! Just checked P3 and see that Gromit has already been helping ( or not ) with your question!
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