Numerical Test 10: Assessmentday
Numerical Test 10: Assessmentday
Solutions Booklet
Instructions
This numerical reasoning test comprises 30 questions, and you will have 30 minutes in
which to correctly answer as many as you can. Calculators are permitted for this test, and it is
recommended you have some rough paper to work on.
You will have to work quickly and accurately to perform well in this test. If you don't know the
answer to a question, leave it and come back to it if you have time. Each question will have
five possible answers, one of which is correct. You may click Back and Next during the test to
review or skip questions.
You can submit your test at any time. If the time limit is up before you click submit the test will
automatically be submitted with the answers you have selected. It is recommended to keep
working until the time limit is up.
Try to find a time and place where you will not be interrupted during the test. The test will
begin on the next page.
AssessmentDay
Practice Aptitude Tests
Q1 If worldwide sales comprise US sales, EU sales and Far Eastern sales,
which products had the highest annual Far Eastern Sales?
(A) Product A
(B) Product B
(C) Product C
(D) Product D
(E) Product E
Step 1 - Sum the half-yearly US and the EU sales to get the annual sales for each product:
Step 2 – Calculate Far Eastern sales for each product (= worldwide sales - US annual sales +
EU annual sales)
Product A 320 - 286.9 = 33.1
Product B 300 - 270.3 = 29.7
Product C 330 - 298.7 = 31.3
Product D 380 - 354.1 = 25.9
Product E 350 - 334.9 = 15.1
Step 1 – Sum the Jan-June sales (US) and the July-Dec sales (US)
325.3 + 320 = £645.3 million
Step 3 – Sum the Jan-June (European) and the July-Dec sales (EU)
445.2 + 454.4 = £899.6 million
Step 4 – Calculate the difference compared to the European target (£910 million)
910 – 899.6 = £10.4 million
Tip - In this question, it would have been possible to answer the question after working out
just the US difference, but this is often not the case.
Thus the correct answer is (C) £4.7 million (US); £10.4 million (EU)
(A) £198,120,000
(B) £19,812,000
(C) £13,208,000
(D) £132,080,000
(E) None of These
Tip - In practice it’s quicker to just multiply 330.2 by (2/5) to obtain the ratio.
Tip - Notice as long as you check the US sales are over £130 million, you don’t actually have
to calculate the total because there is no tax on sales over £130 million.
Tip: Remember to quickly re-scan the question because some people will put down the
LARGEST value (E) not the SMALLEST (B).
(A) 290,000
(B) 280,000
(C) 270,000
(D) 260,000
(E) 250,000
Step 1 – Calculate the Previous Day’s Price for each share listed as an answer option.
Previous Day’s Price = Previous Day’s Company Value / Total number of Company Shares.
Step 2 – Calculate the difference with the Current price for each share, as follows;
Relf plc = 3.00 - 2.75 = 0.25
Studt Systems = 3.11 – 3.00 = 0.11
Xan Inc. = 2.33 - 2.28 = 0.05
IWE Ltd = 1.75 - 1.48 = 0.27
(A) 25.3%profit
(B) 19.4%profit
(C) 25.3% loss
(D) 20.5%loss
(E) 20.5% profit
Tip: notice that one of the multiple choice options is the answer if you forgot to add the
dividend (19.4% profit). This is called a distractor.
Thus the correct answer is (C) 20,000 Tombe shares; 25,000 IWE Ltd shares
(A) Central
(B) Northern
(C) Southern
(D) Eastern
(E) Western
Step 1 - Calculate the combined Platinum and Gold packages for each of IK-Connections
Ltd’s regional stores:
(A) £151,740
(B) £101,750
(C) £15,400
(D) £5,747
(E) Cannot Say
Step 1 – Find the highest selling and the lowest selling number of new mobile phone
contracts by totaling sales across all 5 regional stores for each package
Step 2 – Calculate the difference in sale values between the Silver and Platinum packages
Silver package = 26,162 x £30 = £784,860
Platinum package = 23,415 x £40 = £936,600
Difference = £936,600 - £784,860 = £151,740
(A) £1,850
(B) £2,745
(C) £23,550
(D) £27,450
(E) Cannot Say
Step 1 – The table shows the most (£40 per month) and least expensive packages (£25 per
month)
(A) £10
(B) £50
(C) £75
(D) £120
(E) £180
(A) 28,091
(B) 28,951
(C) 30,091
(D) 31,951
(E) 30,020
Step 1 – Calculate the increase for the Eastern and Southern regional stores, then add the
number of packages sold for the other 3 regional stores, as shown below;
Step 1 – Calculate the average turnover for the Competitor Consultancy Firm
(22 + 18 + 19 + 20)/4 = £197,500
Thus the correct answer is (A) £90,000 Syballe Sons; £197,500 Competitor Consultancy Firm
Tip: be careful not to include data for Next Quarter, as the question asked for just Q1-4.
Step 1 - Calculate the % change for each quarter for Syballe Sons and the Competitor
Consultancy Firm
Step 2 - Calculate the % increase for each quarter for the Competitor Consultancy Firm
(A) No difference
(B) £1,500
(C) £1,000
(D) £500
(E) £2,000
In £10,000s we have:
Step 2 – Add these to the last data shown in the graph and we have turnover of 2 + 12 = 14
and costs of 3 + 11 = 14.
(A) £14,000
(B) £16,000
(C) £42,000
(D) £168,000
(E) £179,000
th th
Step 1 – Add 1/10 of Syballe Sons turnover to 1/8 of their Competitor Consultancy’s
turnover
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(12 x 1/10 ) + (24 x 1/8 ) = 1.2 + 3 = 4.2
Step 1 – Calculate the Gross Profit for Syballe Sons for Quarters 1-4
(11 + 8 + 7 + 10) – (9 + 6 + 6 + 8) = 7 = £70,000
Step 2 – Calculate the Gross Profit for the Competitor Consultancy Firm
(22 + 18 + 19 + 20) – (13 + 15 + 17 + 16) = 18 = £180,000
(A) £10,000,000
(B) £4,440,000
(C) £44,400,000
(D) £9,100,000
(E) £100,000,000
Step 1 – Refer to the table to obtain the Total Gross Revenue for 2008 (£44.4 million). Then
refer to the graph to obtain the % of this figure that relates to Brand 2
(A) Brand 1
(B) Brand 2
(C) Brand 3
(D) Brand 4
(E) Cannot Say
Step 1 - Calculate the Gross Revenue for each Brand in 2006 and 2008. In millions we have:
Step 2 - Calculate the change in Gross Revenue for each Brand in 2007-2009
(A) £895,000
(B) £910,000
(C) £1,150,000
(D) £8,950,000
(E) £9,100,000
Step 2 – Create an equation where X = 2010 Projection and the average annual pre-tax profit
(2007-2010) = 9.1
(A) 2006
(B) 2007
(C) 2008
(D) 2009
(E) None of these
Step 1 – Calculate the total Spanish population by adding the male and female population
24.2 + 23.8 = 48 million
Step 3 – Calculate the total earnings for the working population in Spain
Average Earnings (Euros per head of the population) = 25,000
25,000 x 21.6 million = 540 billion Euros
(A) Netherlands
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Spain
(E) Cannot Say
Step 1 - Calculate the populations for each country by adding the male and female
population. Then calculate the non-working population for each country, including the UK, as
shown below;
(A) 1,050,000
(B) 1,332,000
(C) 1,680,000
(D) 2,500,000
(E) 373,200
(A) £124,000
(B) £86,000
(C) £86,300
(D) £124,800
(E) £65,200
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