Numerical Reasoning

Practice Test 10

Question Booklet

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.

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Q1 If worldwide sales comprise US sales, EU sales and Far Eastern sales, which products
had the highest annual Far Eastern Sales?

Product A Product B Product C Product D Product E

Q2 For the 5 products combined, what was the absolute difference between the annual US
and the annual EU sales against their respective targets?

£27.1 million (US); £25.8 million (EU)

£638.3 million (US); £908.2 million (EU)
£4.7 million (US); £10.4 million (EU)
£271.7 million (US); £258.2 million (EU)
Can’t tell

Q3 If the annual EU sales for Products B and C comprise of online: offline sales in a ratio of
2:3 then what are the online sales for Products B and C?

£198,120,000
£19,812,000
£13,208,000
£132,080,000
None of These

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Q4 US annual sales tax was 24% on the first £130 million of sales, 0% thereafter. EU annual
sales tax was 22% on all sales. How much annual tax is due for Products B, C and D
combined (to the nearest £million)?

£244 million £211 million £206 million £243 million £20 million

Q5 Which of the following represents the smallest amount?

Product B’s change in EU sales between Jan-June and July-Dec

7% of Product D’s US sales (Jan-June)
Product E’s change in US sales between Jan-June and July-Dec
Average US Product A sales per month (July-Dec)
Average US Product C sales per month (Jan-June)

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Q6 A rights issue brings an additional 10% of Studt Systems shares to the market. If the
current price drops by 8%, what is Studt Systems’s new company value (to the nearest
£million)?

£166 million £167 million £16.6 million £1,670,000 £169 million

Q7 If you sold 150,000 Studt Systems shares and collected the dividend, how many Tombe
shares could you buy with the proceeds (to the nearest £10,000)?

290,000 280,000 270,000 260,000 250,000

Q8 Which share has changed in price by the largest amount since the previous day?

Relf plc Studt Systems Xan Inc IWE Ltd Cannot Say

Q9 A day trader bought 50,000 Tombe shares at last month’s low, received the Tombe
dividend and then sold all these shares at last month’s high. What was the approximate
% profit, or loss?

25.3%profit 19.4%profit 25.3% loss 20.5%loss 20.5% profit

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Q10 A trader has £185,000 to invest and decides to invest this equally across the 5 shares.
How many Tombe and IWE Ltd shares does the trader purchase?

2,000 Tombe shares; 2,250 IWE Ltd shares

200 Tombe shares; 225 IWE Ltd shares
20,000 Tombe shares; 25,000 IWE Ltd shares
200,000 Tombe shares; 225,000 IWE Ltd shares
None of these

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Q11 Which regional store sold the second highest number of new mobile phone contracts for
the Platinum and Gold packages combined (over the previous 12 months)?

Central Northern Southern Eastern Western

Q12 What is the difference in value of the package sales of IK-Connections Ltd’s highest and
lowest number of new mobile phone contracts sold (over the previous 12 months)?

£152,000 £10 £15 £2,747 Cannot Say

Q13 What is the difference in average monthly sale values between the most and the least
expensive packages?

Can’t Tell £2,745 £23,550 £27,450 £180

Q14 Assuming the only costs are those of the monthly package, what is the annual cost
saving for a customer who switches from the Gold to the Bronze package?

£10 £50 £75 £120 £150

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Q15 Over the next twelve months the number of Bronze package sales increase by 12.5%
and by 25% for the Eastern and Southern regional stores respectively, whilst annual
sales for the other regional stores remain the same. What are the total Bronze package
sales for the next twelve months for all IK-Connections stores?

28,091 28,951 30,091 31,951 30,020

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Q16 What is the average turnover for Syballe Sons compared to the Competitor Consultancy
Firm across Quarters 1-4?

£90,000 Syballe Sons; £197,500 Competitor Consultancy Firm

£72,500 Syballe Sons; £200,000 Competitor Consultancy Firm
£90,000 Syballe Sons; £25,750 Competitor Consultancy Firm
£9,000 Syballe Sons; £19,500 Competitor Consultancy Firm
£72,500 Syballe & Sons; £20,000 Competitor Consultancy Firm

Q17 Between which two quarters was there the same % change in turnover for both Syballe
Sons and the Competitor Consultancy Firm?

Quarter 1 – Quarter 2
Quarter 2 – Quarter 3
Quarter 3 – Quarter 4
Quarter 4 – Next Quarter
Cannot Say

Q18 If Syballe Sons’s costs and turnover increase by the same absolute amounts as between
Quarter 4 – Next Quarter then what will the difference be between turnover and costs
three months after the Next Quarter?

No difference £1,500 £1,000 £500 £2,000

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Q19 In the Next Quarter a new competitor enters the market and takes 1/10th of Syballe Sons
turnover, as well as 1/8th of the Competitor Consultancy’s turnover. What is the average
monthly turnover for this new competitor in the Next Quarter?

£14,000 £16,000 £42,000 £168,000 Cannot Say

Q20 If Gross Profit = Turnover minus Costs, what was the absolute difference in the Gross
Profit between Syballe Sons and the Competitor Consultancy Firm for Quarters 1-4
inclusive?

Can’t Tell £110,000 £150,000 £47,000 £43,000

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Q21 What was Brand 2’s gross revenue in 2008?

£10,000,000
£4,440,000
£44,400,000
£9,100,000
£100,000,000

Q22 Which Brand’s gross revenue has increased in value by the largest amount between
2006 and 2008?

Brand 1 Brand 2 Brand 3 Brand 4 Cannot Say

Q23 If Earnings per share = Pre-tax profit / Number of shares issued, how many shares were
issued in 2008 compared to 2006?

2,500,000 less
2,250,000 less
25,000 more
2,500,000 more
250,000 less

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Q24 For the average annual pre-tax profit (for the years 2007-2009) to equal the average
annual pre-tax profit (for the years 2007-2010), what must be the new 2010 Projection?

£895,000 £910,000 £1,150,000 £8,950,000 £9,100,000

Q25 In which year was pre-tax profit less than 20% of total gross revenue?

2007 2007 2008 2009 None of these

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Q26 What are the total earnings for the working population in Spain?

54 million Euros
540 billion Euros
540 million Euros
54 billion Euros
Cannot Say

Q27 If the annual birth rates for Germany and Spain are 5.4 births (per 500 population) and
6.4 births (per 500 population) respectively, what is the difference between the number of
Spanish and German babies born each year?

24,960 more Spanish babies

100,000 more German babies
249,600 more German babies
1,233,000 more Spanish babies
123,300 less Spanish babies

Q28 Which of the following countries has a non-working population that is closest in number to
the UK’s non-working population?

Netherlands Germany France Spain Cannot Say

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Q29 If the ratio of French unemployed in urban to rural areas is 7:8 and the French
unemployment rate is 12% of the working population, how many French unemployed are
there in urban areas?

1,050,000 1,332,000 1,680,000 2,500,000 373,200

Q30 If the ratio of France:Belgium average earnings per head of working population is 2:5,
then what is Belgium’s average earnings in £, at an exchange rate of 1.15 Euros to the £
(to the nearest £100)?

£124,000 £86,000 £86,300 £124,800 £65,200

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