NUMERICAL REASONING TEST

In this test you will be using facts and figures present in various statistical tables to answer questions designed to assess your ability to evaluate numerical data.

In each question you are given either five or ten options to choose from. One, and only one, of the options is correct in each case.

Please refer to the statistics tables below in order to correctly answer each question.

1. Between which years did Barlow Chemical’ pre-tax profit as a percentage of capital decrease?

A. 1986-87 & 1987-88
B. 1986-87 & 1988,89
C. 1987-88 & 1989-90
D. 1987-88 & 1988-89
E. 1988-89 & 1989-90

2. If Brown received 5p per mile less than Jennings and Jennings was due

A. £147.00
B. £171.50
C. £196.00
D. £252.00
E. £275.00
AB. £275.80
AC. £292.00
AD. £303.50
AE. £3233.50
BC. None of these

3. If pears sold for £385 per tonne what was the value of Devondale Orchards’ crop of pears for 1987?

A. £7475
B. £8475
C. £9475
D. £10,475
E. £11,475
AB. £12,475
AC. £13,475
AD. £14,475
AE. £15,475
BC. Cannot Say

4. What was the approximate percentage fall (to the nearest 5%) in the price of coffee from the beginning of 1978?

A. None
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 15%
E. 20%
AB. 25%
AC. 30%
AD. 35%
AE. 40%
BC. Cannot Say

5. If I catch the latest ferry from either French port which is due to arrive in Dover by noon, how long before noon (Dover time) would I arrive?

A. 15 minutues
B. 30 minutues
C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes
E. 75 minutes
AB. 90 minutues
AC. 105 minutes
AD. 120 mintues
AE. 135 minutes
BC. Cannot Say

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