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. 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

2. What proportion of the UK population in 1981 was equivalent to the number of UK tourist visiting France in that year?

A. 0.2%
B. 04%
C. 0.8%
D. 1%
E. 2%
AB. 4%
AC. 6%
AD. 8%
AE. 10%
BC. Cannot Say

3. How much higher was the coffee index at the beginning of 1977 than if it had risen with the general inflation rate in 1975 and 1976?

A. 7.4
B. 8.6
C. 9.4
D. 10.6
E. 12.6
AB. 14.4
AC. 16.6
AD. 18.4
AE. 20.6
BC. Cannot Say

4. Which category of professional associates had the greatest ratio of non-graduate to graduate new admissions in 1984?

A. Accountancy & Law
B. Engineering
C. Science & Technology
D. Others (Commercial)
E. Others (Technical)

5. 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

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