Numerical Test 4

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
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 Q1 In which year was there the highest ratio of average sales price: average
production cost?

(A) 2006
(B) 2007
(C) 2008
(D) 2009
(E) 2010

Step 1 - Calculate the ratio for each of the 5 years shown:

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Average £62,709 £60,296 £63,188 £51,607 £51,602
sales price
Production £14,500 £15,800 £13,600 £11,400 £13,750
cost
Ratio 4.3:1 3.8:1 4.6:1 4.5:1 3.8:1

Thus the correct answer is (C) 2008

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 Q2 What were the total production costs for 2009 (to the nearest £100,000)?

(A) £199.6 million

(B) £199.8 million
(C) £216.2 million
(D) £216.3 million
(E) £242.2 million

Step 1 - Production costs = production cost per car x number of cars

= £15,800 x 12,636 = £199.648 million
= £199.6 million (to the nearest £100,000)

Thus the correct answer is (A) £199.6 million

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 Q3 If the dealer paid upfront for the annual service charge of each car sold, in
which year would this have cost the dealer the least amount?

(A) 2006
(B) 2007
(C) 2008
(D) 2009
(E) 2010

Step 1 - Calculate the cost to the dealer for each of the 5 years as shown:

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Car units 16,710 12,636 15,905 12,163 12,360
sold
Service £250 £300 £350 £275 £400
charge
Cost to car £4.18 £3.79 £5.57 £3.34 £4.94
manufacturer million million million million million

Thus the correct answer is (B) 2007

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 Q4 If the average sales price for 2010 was 5% higher, but the number of cars
sold that year was 9% lower, by what percent would the sales revenue have
decreased for 2010?

(A) No change
(B) 3.50%
(C) 3.55%
(D) 4.45%
(E) 4.60%

Step 1 – Calculate the new average sales price

£62,709 x 105% = £65,844.45

Step 2 – Calculate the new number of cars sold

16,710 x 91% = 15,206.1

Note: They can’t sell.1 of a car so we will use 15,206.0. In this question it doesn’t actually
make a difference to the final answer but it’s worth remembering things like this for other
questions.

Step 3 – Calculate the total sales increase

£65,844.45 x 15,206 = £1,001.230707 million

Step 4 – Calculate the total sales decrease as a %

1,001.230707 ÷ 1,047.9 = 0.95546, which is a 4.45% decrease.

Thus the correct answer is (D) 4.45%

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 Q5 In 2008, car sales were split across 3 equally-priced models in the ratio of
7:8:6 for models A, B and C respectively. What was the sales revenue for
model A?

(A) £287 million

(B) £335 million
(C) £382 million
(D) £383 million
(E) Can’t tell from data

Step 1 - Apply the ratio to the total sales for 2008

7 x £1,005.0 m / 21 = £335 million.

Note: we can answer this question because we are told that the three models were equally
priced. If we were not told this information we would have to answer “cannot tell”.

Thus the correct answer is (B) £335 million

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 Q6 For how many years has the combined cost of Property depreciation and
Staff costs exceeded that of Other expenses?

(A) 1 year
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 4 years
(E) 5 years

Step 1 – Calculate each year’s combined cost of Property depreciation and Staff costs

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Staff costs +
226 + 120 234 + 117 248 + 112 230 + 115 215 + 132
Property
= 346 = 351 = 360 = 345 = 347
depreciation

Step 2 > or < Other expenses?

> 336 < 459 > 357 < 413 < 502

Thus the correct answer is (B) 2 years

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 Q7 In which year, or years, was there a 2:1 ratio of Staff costs: Property
depreciation?

(A) 2010
(B) 2007 and 2008
(C) 2008 and 2009
(D) 2007 and 2009
(E) 2006, 2007 and 2009

Step 1 - This can probably be done in your head: go along the columns and double the
Property depreciation to see if it equals the Staff costs. You will see this is true for years 2007
and 2009.

In long-hand tabular form we have for each year:

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Staff costs/ 226/120 234/117 248/112 230/115 215/132
Property
depreciation
Ratio >2 2 >2 2 <2

Thus the correct answer is (D) 2007 and 2009

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 Q8 What percent of total costs did Property depreciation represent in 2007?

(A) 4.7%
(B) 3.7%
(C) 2.7%
(D) 1.9%
(E) 0.9%

Tip: Notice the top of the table tells us we are looking at “Total costs by year”. This enables
us to answer the question. If we were not told the costs given are the whole picture (i.e. Total
costs) we would be right to say “cannot say” since we would not know if there are other costs
we don’t know about. Watch out for this in other questions.

Step 1 – Calculate total costs

234 + 117 + 12,505 + 12 + 459 = 13,327

Step 2 - Calculate Property depreciation as a % of total costs

117 / 13,327 = 0.878%

Thus the correct answer is (E) 0.9%

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 Q9 Which cost changed by the second largest percent from 2008 to 2010?

(A) Other expenses

(B) Staff costs
(C) Loan impairment
(D) Inventories
(E) Property depreciation

Step 1 – Calculate the % change for each of the 6 costs between the years 2008 to 2010.

Staff costs 215 / 248 = 0.867 ; 13.3% decrease

Property depreciation 132 / 112 = 1.179 ; 17.9% increase
Inventories 16,420 / 11,842 = 1.387 ; 38.7% increase
Loan impairment 22 / 9 = 2.44 ; 144.4% increase
Other expenses 502 / 357 = 1.406 ; 40.6% increase

Note: be careful to note the question asks for “the second largest”. It is a common mistake to
overlook this and select the largest increase.

Thus the correct answer is (A) Other expenses

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 Q10 If the 2006 Inventories cost had increased by an eighth compared to the
previous year, what was the previous year’s Inventories cost (to the nearest
£10,000)?

(A) £10.41 million

(B) £10.14 million
(C) £1.04 million
(D) £1.01 million
(E) Can’t tell from data

Step 1 - To increase by an eighth (12.5%) we simply multiply by 1.125. So we can say

(previous year’s Inventory costs) x 1.125 = £11,410. Rearranging we have previous year’s
inventory costs = (£11,410 ÷ 1.125) = £10,142,222

Thus the correct answer is (B) £10.14 million

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 Q11 Between 2010 and 2011 what is the total cut in the marketing budget across
the 5 Brands combined (in €10,000s)?

(A) 135
(B) 400
(C) 500
(D) 1,135
(E) 1,535

Step 1 – Calculate the 2010 total marketing budget

300 + 410 + 260 + 300 + 365 = 1635

Step 2 – Calculate the 2011 total marketing budget

225 + 275 + 175 + 210 + 250 = 1135

Step 3 – Calculate cut

2010 marketing budget – 2011 marketing budget = 1635 – 1135 = 500 (in €10,000s)

Thus the correct answer is (C) 500

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 Q12 Which Brand has suffered the largest percentage cut in its Marketing Budget?

(A) Brand A
(B) Brand B
(C) Brand C
(D) Brand D
(E) Brand E

Step 1 - Calculate the % cut for each branch from 2010 to 2011:
Brand A = 75/300 x 100% = 25%
Brand B = 135/410 x100% = 32.9%
Brand C = 85/260 x 100% = 32.7%
Brand D = 90/300 x 100% = 30%
Brand E = 115/365 x 100% = 31.5%

Thus the correct answer is (B) Brand B

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 Q13 Between 2010 and 2011 what has been the mean percentage Budget
reduction for each of the 5 Brands (to 1 decimal place)?

(A) 30.4%
(B) 30.5%
(C) 31.4%
(D) 31.5%
(E) 32.4%

Step 1 - Calculate the % cut for each Brand. If you still have your notes from the previous
question you can re-use those to save time:
Brand A = 75/300 x 100 = 25%
Brand B = 135/410 x100 = 32.9%
Brand C = 85/260 x 100 = 32.7%
Brand D = 90/300 x 100 = 30%
Brand E = 115/365 x 100 = 31.5%

Step 2 – Calculate mean reduction.

(25 + 32.9 + 32.7 + 30 + 31.5)/5 = 30.42%

Step 3 – Calculate answer to 1 decimal place

30.4%

Thus the correct answer is (A) 30.4%

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 Q14 Brand A and Brand D are to have their number of staff reduced by the same
percentage reduction seen by their Marketing Budgets between 2010 and
2011. If the number of staff at Brand A was originally 120 and the number of
staff at Brand D triple this, what are the new reduced staff numbers for each
Brand?

(A) Can’t tell from the data

(B) 35 (Brand A); 142 (Brand D)
(C) 90 (Brand A); 252 (Brand D)
(D) 60 (Brand A); 240 (Brand D)
(E) 50 (Brand A); 360 (Brand D)

Step 1 – Calculate the percentage reduction in Marketing Budget for each Brand.
Brand A: 225 / 300 = 25% reduction
Brand D: 210 / 300 = 30% reduction

Step 2 – Calculate the new number of staff for Brand A

120 x 0.75% = 90

Step 3 – Calculate the new number of staff for Brand D

(120 x 3) x 0.7 = 252

Thus the correct answer is (C) 90 (Brand A); 252 (Brand D)

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 Q15 The total 2011 Marketing Budget for all five Brands is to be cut by a quarter in
2012. In £, what is the 2012 Marketing Budget? (to the nearest £100,000)?

(A) £3 million
(B) £3.1 million
(C) £5.2 million
(D) £6.2 million
(E) £7.1 million

Step 1 – Calculate the 2012 marketing budget

2011 marketing budget (from previous question) = 1135 (€10,000s)
2012 marketing budget = €11.35 million x 75% = €8.5125 million

Step 2 – Convert into £

8,512,500 / 1.2 = £7.094 million

Step 3 – Put answer into the nearest £100,000

£7.1 million

Thus the correct answer is (E) £7.1 million

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 Q16 Which terminal had the highest number of passengers per week in Year 2?

(A) Terminal A
(B) Terminal B
(C) Terminal C
(D) Terminal D
(E) Terminal E

The information that you need is shown in both the table and the graph.

Step 1 - Given Year 2’s 1.5-2.5% increases in passenger numbers, save time by considering
only which terminals have the highest number of passengers per week in Year 1. This is
Terminal D and E.

Step 2 - Calculate Year 1’s total passengers for Terminals D and E (by adding male and
female passenger numbers):
Terminal D = 77.1 + 76.9 = 154
Terminal E = 78.8 + 78.5 = 157.3

Step 3 - Calculate Year 2’s totals for these Terminals:

Terminal D = 154 x 102% = 157.08
Terminal E = 157.3 x 98% = 154.15

Thus the correct answer is (D) Terminal D

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 Q17 For Year 1 what was the average weekly difference between male and
female passengers per terminal?

(A) 2,200 more males

(B) 1,200 more males
(C) 220 more females
(D) 140 more females
(E) 120 more males

The information that you need is shown in the table.

Step 1 – Calculate the total difference between the weekly numbers of male and female
passengers
Total Male = 338.3
Total Female = 337.7
Difference (in 1,000s) = 0.6

Step 2 – Calculate the average difference per terminal

= 0.6 / 5 (1,000s)
= 0.12 (1,000s)
= 120 more male passengers

Thus the correct answer is (E) 120 more males

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 Q18 Terminals A and D serve domestic flights, whilst Terminals B, C and E serve
international flights. Each week on average how many more passengers in
Year 1 took international flights compared to domestic flights (to the nearest
10,000)?

(A) 14,000
(B) 15,000
(C) 140,000
(D) 150,000
(E) 160,000

The information that you need is shown in the table.

Step 1 – Calculate the total numbers of domestic flights and international flights
Domestic flight total = 52.9 + 52.7 + 77.1 + 76.9 = 259.6
International flight total = 66.6 + 66.5 + 62.9 + 63.1 + 78.8 + 78.5 = 416.4

Step 2 – Calculate the difference

416.4 - 259.6 = 156.8 (1,000’s)
= 156,800

Step 3 - To the nearest 10,000

160,000

Thus the correct answer is (E) 160,000

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 Q19 In Year 2 each passenger spends on average £4.25 in Terminal C’s shops.
How much is the average weekly revenue for Terminal C’s shops in Year 2 (to
the nearest £10,000)?

(A) £4,400,000
(B) £540,000
(C) £54,000
(D) £46,000
(E) £44,000

Step 1 – Calculate Year 2 passenger total for Terminal C

(62.9 + 63.1) x 101.5% = 127.89
In 1,000s this is = 127,890

Step 2 – Calculate the average weekly revenue generated

127,890 x £4.25 = £543,532.5 (£540,000 to the nearest £10,000)

Thus the correct answer is (B) £540,000

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 Q20 A competitor airport operator called Vefy Flights operates a different airport
with half the average Year 1 weekly number of passengers operating from 3
terminals. What is Vefy Flights’s average weekly number of passengers per
terminal (to the nearest 1,000)?

(A) 110,000
(B) 113,000
(C) 133,000
(D) 142,000
(E) 150,000

Step 1 – Calculate the total number of Terminal A-E passengers.

Total number of Terminal A-E passengers = 676.

Step 2 - Calculate Vefy Flights’s average weekly number of passengers

676 x 0.5 = 338

Step 3 – Calculate Vefy Flights’s average weekly number of passengers per terminal
338 / 3 = 112.667 (1,000’s)
= 112,667
= 113,000 (to the nearest 1,000)

Thus the correct answer is (B) 113,000

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 Q21 If the total 2010 costs represent a 5% increase on the total 2009 costs, what
were the total 2009 costs (to the nearest £million)?

(A) £3 million
(B) £4 million
(C) £36 million
(D) £37 million
(E) £38 million

The information for 2010 that you need is shown in the table.
Step 1 – Calculate the total costs for 2010
Q1 total = 914
Q2 total = 915
Q3 total = 1,014
Q4 total = 1,010
Total = 3,853

Step 2 – Calculate the total costs for 2009

3,853 = 105% x (2009 total costs)
2009 total costs = 3,853 / 1.05 = 3,669

Step 3 - To the nearest £million

3,669 (£10,000s) = £37 million

Thus the correct answer is (D) £37 million

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 Q22 Which cost or costs on their own represented more than 17% of the total
costs in 2010?

(A) Labour and Production

(B) Supply chain and I.T.
(C) Labour and Supply chain
(D) Supply chain, Labour and Production
(E) Supply chain, Labour, Production and I.T.

The information that you need is shown in the table.

Step 1 – Calculate the total cost across the 4 quarters for 2010
Q1 total = 914
Q2 total = 915
Q3 total = 1,014
Q4 total = 1,010
2010 Total costs = 3,853

Step 2 – Calculate the % that each individual cost represented

Overheads = (104 + 105 + 102 + 101) / 3,853 = 10.7%
Supply chain = (186 + 174 + 162 + 166) / 3,853 = 17.9%
Labour = (248 + 245 + 319 + 265) / 3,853 = 28.0%
I.T. = (149 + 138 + 140 + 191) / 3,853 = 16.0%
Production = (227 + 253 + 291 + 287) / 3,853 = 27.4%

Thus the correct answer is (D) Supply chain, Labour and Production

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 Q23 In which of the years shown was there a 3:2 ratio of IT to Overheads costs?

(A) Cannot Say

(B) 2006 and 2007
(C) 2006, 2008 & 2010
(D) 2007, 2008 & 2010
(E) 2008 and 2009

The information that you need is shown in the graph and table.

Step 1 - Calculate the ratio of IT: Overheads costs for each of the 5 years shown:
2006: 18%:12% = 3:2
2007: 20%:15% = 4:3
2008: 21%:14% = 3:2
2009: 17%:15% = 1.13
2010: 618: 412 = 3:2

Thus the correct answer is (C) 2006, 2008 & 2010

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 Q24 If 2009’s total costs were £250,000, what were the Production costs?

(A) £80,000
(B) £75,000
(C) £70,000
(D) £65,000
(E) £60,000

The information that you need is shown in the graph.

Step 1 - Production costs = 26% = £250,000 x 26% = £65,000

Thus the correct answer is (D) £65,000

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 Q25 If the costs are put into order of decreasing size, in which two years is the
order the same?

(A) 2006 and 2007

(B) 2006 and 2008
(C) 2006 and 2010
(D) 2007 and 2008
(E) 2007 and 2009

Step 1 - Put each year’s costs into size order:

2006 = Labour, Production, Supply Chain, IT, Overheads

2007 = Production, Labour, IT, Supply Chain, Overheads
2008 = Labour, Production, IT, Supply Chain, Overheads
2009 = Production, Labour, Supply Chain, IT, Overheads

Tip: at this stage you could see that none of the years match so given that there is no "none
of these" option you could gamble that 2010 will have the same order as one of the others,
and thus go for answer (C).

Step 2 - Carrying on for the remaining year:

2010 = Labour (1,077), Production (1,058), Supply Chain (688), IT (618), Overheads (412)

Thus the correct answer is (C) 2006 and 2010

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 Q26 On average, families from which country of origin spend the most during a
typical stay?

(A) Australia
(B) Spain
(C) Germany
(D) U.S.A.
(E) Italy

Step 1 - Multiply each country of origin’s Average Family Length of Stay by Average Family
Spend

Australia = 5.2 x 236 = 1,227.2

Spain = 2.8 x 116 = 324.8
Germany = 4.6 x 148 = 680.8
U.S.A = 6.2 x 244 = 1,512.8
Italy = 3.8 x 164 = 623.2

Thus the correct answer is (D) U.S.A.

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 Q27 On average, families from which of the countries shown spend the most and
the least per typical stay?

(A) Can’t tell from the data

(B) U.S.A. (most); Italy (least)
(C) U.S.A. (most); Spain (least)
(D) Australia (most); Italy (least)
(E) Australia (most); Spain (least)

Step 1 – For each country of origin, calculate the amount spent per family by multiplying the
Average Family Length of Stay by Average Family Spending. This question is very similar to
the previous question so you can use those workings if you still have them.

Australia = 5.2 x 236 = £1,227.20

Spain = 2.8 x 116 = £324.80
Germany = 4.6 x 148 = £680.80
U.S.A = 6.2 x 244 = £1,512.80
Italy = 3.8 x 164 = £623.20

Thus the correct answer is (C) U.S.A. (most); Spain (least)

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 Q28 Which of the following statements is True?

(A) The ratio of German:Spanish tourists is 1:2

(B) There are fewer Spanish tourists than German and Italian tourists combined
(C) German families have the longest average length of stay
(D) Total German tourist spending is more than 92% of Total Spanish tourist spending
(E) There are over 4 times as many Australian tourists as Italian tourists

Step 1 - Go through each answer option to determine if it is True, as follows

The ratio of German:Spanish tourists is 1:2:

660:1300 = 33:65
So False

There are less Spanish tourists than German and Italian tourists combined:
1,300 (Spanish tourists) > 660 + 550 (German and Italian tourists combined)
So False

German families have the longest average length of stay:

Longest average length of stay = 6.2 (U.S.A)
So False

Total German tourist spending is more than 92% of Total Spanish tourist spending:
92% of Spanish tourist spending = 92% x 410 = 377.2 (< 380)
So True

There are over 4 times as many Australian tourists as Italian tourists:

4 x 550 = 2200 (but not more than 2,200)
So False

Thus the correct answer is (D), Total German tourist spending is more than 92% of Total
Spanish tourist spending

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 Q29 On average which of the following tour parties would spend the most per day?

(A) 2 Australian families

(B) 2 Spanish families
(C) 3 German families
(D) 3 U.S.A. families
(E) 3 Italian families

Step 1 - Calculate the cost for each of the options:

2 Australian families = 2 x £236 = £472
2 Spanish families = 2 x £116 = £232
3 German families = 3 x £148 = £444
3 U.S.A. families = 3 x £244 = £732
3 Italian families = 3 x £164 = £492

Thus the correct answer is (D) 3 USA families

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 Q30 Approximately, what’s the average daily spend per family for the 5 countries
of origin shown?

(A) £170
(B) £180
(C) £190
(D) £200
(E) Cannot tell from data

Step 1 - Whilst it might be tempting to calculate (236 + 116 + 148 + 244 + 164) / 5 = £180,
this is not quite correct.

To be able to calculate the average spend per family, we would need to know how many
families from each country there are. For example there might be a lot more families from one
country which would distort the overall average.

Thus the correct answer is (E) Cannot tell from data

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