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. Approximately how many miles did Brown cover during the five week period?

A. 2100
B. 2300
C. 2500
D. 2700
E. 2900
AB. 3100
AC. 3300
AD. 3500
AE. 3700
BC. 3900

2. What was the appropriate turnover of Barlow Chemicals in 1989?

A. £274,200
B. £324,600
C. £494,300
D. £605,280
E. £804,300
AB. £1,100,000
AC. £1,316,000
AD. £1,576,000
AE. £1,836,000
BC. Cannot Say

3. 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

4. Between which years did Barlow Chemicals’ pre-tax profit as a percentage of capital increase the most?

A. 1986-87
B. 1987-88
C. 1988-99
D. 1989-90
E. 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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