Question 1: Report Writing - Mid Year 2009

REPORT WRITING

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MID YEAR 2009

Study the following charts. Using only the information given, write about Southern Book Store’s annual sales of reading materials. In your writing, you are to link the data presented in both charts. You should write 150 to 200 words.

Southern Book Store’s annual sales of reading materials

                The graphs show annual sales of Southern Book Store (2005-2007) and sales of reading materials in 2007. Generally, the trend depicts the increase in annual sales in 2007 corresponds with the growth in sales.

In 2005, sales remained constant at 2000 copies per month but in 2006 sales fluctuated between 3500 and 5500 copies. In 2007, the number of copies dipped 1000 copies from January (3000) to March (2000) because of the lowest sales of reading materials (best sellers, textbooks, workbooks, magazines) at about 7500. Best seller shot up to the highest sales at 14000 copies between 3^rd and 4^th quarter of 2007 respectively. Therefore, it had contributed largely to the total annual sales for Southern Book Store as the sales rocketed to 8000 in August and then plateaued at 8000 copies until December. In the 3^rd and 4^th quarter of 2007, the second largest of sales in reading materials was textbook (5000 and 7000 copies respectively) and thus it would be the second largest contributor of the annual sales from August to December.

In conclusion, best seller contributed significantly to the annual sales of Southern Book Store in 2007.

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