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. 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

2. 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

3. If the price of coffee rose by the rate of inflation during 1979, approximately how much higher would the index have been at the start of 1980 than at the start of 1975?

A. 15
B. 21
C. 27
D. 32
E. 38
AB. 43
AC. 49
AD. 54
AE. 61
BC. Cannot say

4. What was the appropriate ratio of W German to French tourist visiting Austria in 1981?

A. 3:1
B. 6:1
C. 10:1
D. 15:1
E. 20:1
AB. 25:1
AC. 30:1
AD. 35:1
AE. 40:1
BC. Cannot Say

5. What will the time be in Dover when the last ferry arrives from either French port?

A. 8.00pm
B. 9.00pm
C. 9.45pm
D. 10.15pm
E. 11.30pm
AB. 12.30am
AC. 1.00am
AD. 1.30am
AE. 2.00am
BC. 2.30am

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