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. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. What was the approximate percentage fall (to the nearest 5%) in the price of coffee from the beginning of 1978?

A. None
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 15%
E. 20%
AB. 25%
AC. 30%
AD. 35%
AE. 40%
BC. Cannot Say

5. How many ferries from the two French ports re due to arrive at Dover between 1.45pm and 4pm (Dover time)?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
AB. 5
AC. 6
AD. 7
AE. 8
BC. None of these

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