Numerical Reasoning Test 4

Question Booklet

This numerical reasoning test comprises 20 questions, and you will have
17 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 four possible answers, one of which is correct.
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Q1 For the five products combined there was a difference between total annual Sales and the
total annual Sales Target. How did this difference compare for the US and the EU?

£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

Q2 If the annual EU sales for Products B and C both comprise online: offline sales in a ratio of
2:3 then what are the online EU sales for Products B and C combined?

£198,120,000
£19,812,000
£13,208,000
£132,080,000
None of these
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Q3 How much US and EU annual sales tax is due for Products B, C and D combined (to
the nearest £million)?

£244 million £211 million £149 million £243 million £120 million

Q4 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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Q5 A rights issue brings an additional 10% of Studt Systems shares to the market. If the
current price per share drops by 8%, what is Studt Systems’ new company value (to the nearest
£million)?

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

Q6 At current prices, if the owner of 150,000 Studt Systems shares collected the dividend then
sold the shares, how many Tombe shares could they buy with the proceeds (to the
nearest 10,000)?

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

Q7 Which share has changed in price by the largest amount since the previous day?

Relf plc Studt Systems Xan Inc IWE Ltd Cannot Say

Q8 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 percentage gain or loss?

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

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Q9 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

Q10 What is the difference in revenue between the package with the lowest number of sales and
the package with the highest number of sales over the 12 month period, across all
regions combined?

£151,740 £101,750 £15,400 £5,747 Cannot Say

Q11 What is the difference in average monthly sale values between the most and the least
expensive packages?

£1,850 £2,745 £23,550 £27,450 £180,150

Q12 Assuming the only costs are those of the monthly package, what was the annual
cost saving for a customer who switched from the Gold to the Bronze package?

£10 £50 £75 £120 £180

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Q13 What is the average quarterly turnover for Syballe Sons compared to the
Competitor Consultancy Firm across Quarters 1-4?

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

£96,000 Syballe Sons; £200,000 Competitor Consultancy Firm
£90,000 Syballe Sons; £25,750 Competitor Consultancy Firm
£90,000 Syballe Sons; £19,750 Competitor Consultancy Firm
£96,000 Syballe & Sons; £20,000 Competitor Consultancy Firm

Q14 Between which two quarters was there the same percentage 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

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Q15 The quarter immediately following the period shown will see Syballe Sons’ cost and turnover
both increase by the same absolute amounts as between Quarter 4 and Next Quarter.
What will be the difference between their turnover and costs in that following
quarter?

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

Q16 If Gross Profit is 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 £147,000 £47,000 £11,000

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Q17 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

Q18 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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Q19 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

Q20 In which year was pre-tax profit less than 20% of total gross revenue?

2006 2007 2008 2009 None of these

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