SHL Past Paper Q&As

Numerical
Contents
1) AKXE Fashion Productions (table) ................................................................................................................ 4
2) Anchor Global insurance (table) .................................................................................................................. 5
3) Annual Air Traffic 1 (bar) .............................................................................................................................. 5
4) Annual Number of non-fatal major injuries at work (table) ........................................................................ 6
5) Average speeds of 4 wheeled vehicles in the City (table) ........................................................................... 7
6) Barsbrung (table) ......................................................................................................................................... 8
7) Bentrim Outsourcing – figures last year (table)........................................................................................... 9
8) Commnet and Intercall (bar)......................................................................................................................10
9) Company Figures at the end of the current financial year (table) ............................................................11
10) Compoil Subsidiaries (bar) .....................................................................................................................13
11) Computer Superstore (table) .................................................................................................................14
12) Contract Sales across companies (line) .................................................................................................16
13) Current Value of Global Equity Fund (pie) .............................................................................................17
14) Darwin Enterprises Financial Information (table)..................................................................................17
15) Demographic and Infrastructure Information (SA, AU, AR) (table) .......................................................18
16) Demographic and Infrastructure Information (UK, Brazil, India) (table) ...............................................19
17) Departmental Time Usage (table)..........................................................................................................20
18) Economic Zones (table) ..........................................................................................................................21
19) Fast Food Outlets (line) ..........................................................................................................................22
20) Frequency of Driver Accidents (table) ...................................................................................................23
21) Granta Industries Ltd. Product Range (table) ........................................................................................24
22) Greenco Subsidiaries (chart) ..................................................................................................................25
23) House Price Index (table) .......................................................................................................................26
24) Income for Lazdech Industries (pie chat + table)...................................................................................27
25) Journey time Litden to Fellip (line) ........................................................................................................27
26) KQX Delivery Services (table) .................................................................................................................29
27) Lifestack Stores (table)...........................................................................................................................30
28) Newmellum Retail Outlets (table) (Practice) .........................................................................................31
29) Operating Performance for International Paper Goods (IPG) (table) ...................................................32
30) Orders Placed with A.H. Engineering (table) .........................................................................................34
31) Philippine Economic Summary (table) ...................................................................................................36
32) Projected Consumer Goods Exports (line) .............................................................................................38
33) Projected Consumer Goods Imports (line) ............................................................................................40
34) Red Pertroleum Inc-6 Month Target Review (table) .............................................................................41
35) Regional Drug Sales: Tequental & Parnol (bar) .....................................................................................42
36) Retail Sales by Product Category (table)................................................................................................44
37) Rexare GMBH – Environmentally Friendly Paper (table).......................................................................45
38) Sales Figures for the Top 5 Popular Cars (bar and table) ......................................................................46

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39) Stationery costs from five providers (table) ..........................................................................................46
40) Tazon Gross Revenue by Business Segment (line).................................................................................48
41) Tazon Insurance (table)..........................................................................................................................49
42) Today’s Exchange rate for the Bhutanese Ngultrum (table) .................................................................50
43) Today’s Exchange rate for the Indian Rupee (table) .............................................................................52
44) UK Census Report (bar & line) ...............................................................................................................54
45) Value of 1 sterling (table).......................................................................................................................54
46) World Fossil Fuel Regulation (table) (practice)......................................................................................55
47) Yearly Income (table) .............................................................................................................................56
48) Zone 5 Assembly Line – Report (table) ..................................................................................................57
49) BNP Paribas Numerical Reasoning (Taobao) .........................................................................................58
50) Nanyang Commercial Bank- Numerical (Bealtron Glazing) ...................................................................67
51) Rothschild Co. Numerical Questions .....................................................................................................70

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Past Paper Q&As
1) AKXE Fashion Productions (table)

1. What is the ratio of the total number of suits sold in the 5 years to the total number of shirts sold over the
5 years period?
A. 1:2 B. 2:3 C. 3:4 D. 3:2 E. 2:1

2. What is the approximately ratio of shirts sold in Year 1 and Year 2 to the total sales of all products in
Year 5?

A. 1:2 B. 1 :3 C. 2:1 D. 2:3 E. 3:2

3. Of the total sales over the 5 years period, approximately what percentage were trousers?
A. 16% B. 17% C. 22% D. 23% E. 30%

Solution: 36308/(36308+3100+33487+20431+42084)X100% = 22.227%

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2) Anchor Global insurance (table)

1. Last year, the Europe region had only four-fifths of the number of full time staff it has now and only
three-quarters of the number of part time staff it has now. What was the total number of staff, full time
and part time, employed in this region last year?
A. 200 B. 208 C. 212 D. 218 E. 224

2. If, next year, the costs for full time staff go up by 10%, but those for part time staff go up 8%, what
increase in the total employment cost would that represent over this year’s total?
A. 4,536,000 B. 8,536,000 C. 10,464,000 D. 12,736,000 E. 14,536,000

Solution: [(47+14.4+7.2+6.6+4.8+2.0)X0.1+(2.5+0.7+0.4+0.3+0.2+0.1)X0.08]X1,000,000 = 8,536,000

3) Annual Air Traffic 1 (bar)

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 1. The average distance flown per passenger departing within Europe 5 years ago was 1.000km. Today this
figure has decreased by 20%. By how many percent has the total distance traveled by flights departing
in Europe changed today?
A. 30% decrease B. 15% decrease C. No change D. 120% increase E. 140% increase

Solution: (0.9X(1000*(1-20%))-0.3X1000) / (0.3X1000)X100% =140%

2. Over the last 5 years by how many passengers did the increase in European traffic exceed the increase in
USA passengers?
A. 40,000,000 B. 60,000,000 C. 400,000,000 D. 600,000,000 E. Cannot say

Solution: [(0.9-0.3)-(1.2-1.0)] billions = 400,000,000

3. If the increase in global passenger air traffic continues at the current rate, approximately how many
annual air passengers (billions) will there be in 5 years time?
A. 0.583b B. 0.539b C. 5.83b D. 53.9b E. None of these

Solution: (0.4+0.9+1.0+1.2) X {1+ [(0.4+0.9+1.0+1.2) - (0.1+0.3+0.7+1.0) / (0.1+0.3+0.7+1.0)]} = 5.83b

4. What is the percentage increase in global passenger air traffic over the last 5 years?
A. 57% B. 67% C. 77% D. 87% E. None of these

Solution: [(0.4+0.9+1.0+1.2) - (0.1+0.3+0.7+1.0)] / (0.1+0.3+0.7+1.0) X100% = 67%

4) Annual Number of non-fatal major injuries at work (table)

1. Which sector has shown the greatest proportion improvement in safely over the last 5 years?
A. Agriculture B. Energy C. Manufacturing D. Construction E. Services

2. How many more major injuries are likely to occur now in a group of 1 million Construction employees
compared to a group of 1 million Manufacturing employees?
A. 994 B. 1006 C. 1060 D. 2120 E. 3499

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5) Average speeds of 4 wheeled vehicles in the City (table)

1. A motorist commutes in the Morning Peak Period, 6 km through the Inner Zone and 20 km through
the Outer Zone. How much did their average journey increase from 1987 to 1999 (to the increase
min)?
A. 4 mins B. 6 mins C. 8 mins D. 10 mins E. 12 mins

Solution: (6/24 - 6/27.6) X 60 min + (20/32.6 – 20/36.8) X 60 mins = 6.16 mins

2. In 1995 if a driver drove to work 40 km in the Morning Peak Period through Inner Zone, and then home
again in the Evening Peak Period, approximately what percentage of their day would be spent in the car?
A. 6% B. 8.5% C. 10% D. 12.5% E. 14.5%

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6) Barsbrung (table)

A. Product A

3. Which staff members made the highest number of sales this month?
A. Xiao B. Sarah C. Mike D. Abdul E. Nigel

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7) Bentrim Outsourcing – figures last year (table)

Europe: 279 X 4 / 6 = 186h

Africa: 148 X 7 / 6 = 172.7h
Australia: 298 X 3 / 2 = 447h

2. What is the average time spent per outsourced project, across all regions for all of the projects?
A. 112 hours B. 271 hours C. 956 hours D. 8,952 hours E. 9,348 hours

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8) Commnet and Intercall (bar)

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2. 儘管 Commnet 在德國的用戶預計保持不變，但其在意大利的用戶預計每年將會增長 10%。幾年後意大利

的 Commnet 用戶將會超過德國?

A. 1 年 B. 2 年 C. 3 年 D. 4 年 E. 5 年

Solution: 德國 Commnet 用戶 1000X20%＝200，意大利用戶每年增 10%，1000X17%X(1.1)^2=205.7, 因此，意大

利將在 2 年後超過德國

3. 德國 Commnet 用戶佔 Commnet 和 Intercall 手機用戶總數的百分比大約是多少?

A. 10% B. 11% C. 12% D. 13 % E. 以上都不是

Solution: 1000 X 20% / (1000 +500) X 100% = 13.33%

4. 意大利手機用戶佔 Commnet 和 Intercall 手機用戶總數的百分比大約是多少?

A. 12% B. 14% C. 16% D. 18 % E. 以上都不是

Solution: (1000 X 17% + 500 X 19%) / (1000 +500) X 100% = 17.67%

5. Intercall 用戶通話時間（以分鐘計）平均是 Commnet 用戶的兩倍。Intercall：的 Commnet 網絡交通的

比例是多少？
A. 1:3 B. 1:2 C. 2:1 D. 3:1 E. 以上都不是
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 Solution: Let y be the average communication time of Commnet’s clients, 1000y : 500(2y) = 1:1

9) Company Figures at the end of the current financial year (table)

2. Which company has the greatest Revenue per share?

A. Hardlow plc B. GRT plc C. Xiang D. IKO Inc E. Aurore

3. Which company has the highest Revenue/Assets ratio?

D. IKO Inc E. Aurore
A. Hardlow plc B. GRT plc C. Xiang

4. If Xiang’s Revenue is down 7% from the last financial year, what was the Revenue for that year?
A. £1.56m B. £2.45m C. £2.47m D. £2.74m E. Cannot say

Solution: 2.3/(1-7%) = 2.47

2. Which company has the greatest value of Assets per share?

A. Hardlow plc B. GRT plc C. Xiang D. IKO Inc E. Aurore
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 3. If someone were to sell 3,500 shares in Hardlow plc, how many shares of Aurora could they buy with the
proceeds from that sale?
A. 7,761 B. 15,782 C. 35,000 D. 77,618 E. 2,075,500
Solution: 108 X 3,500 / 48.7 = 7,761.8
4. Which company has the greatest Turnover per share?

A. Hardlow plc B. GRT plc C. Xiang D. IKO Inc E. Aurore

5. Which company has the highest Turnover/Assets ratio?

A. Hardlow plc B. GRT plc C. Xiang D. IKO Inc E. Aurore
Solution: 60.0/130.1=0.46

6. Which company has the lowest Turnover/Assets ratio?

A. Hardlow plc B. GRT plc C. Xiang D. IKO Inc E. Aurore
Solution: 2.3/25.2=0.091

7. If IKO Inc’s Turnover is down 7% from the last financial year, what was the Turnover for that year?
A. £7.5m B. £7.85m C. £8.15m D. £8.35m E. Cannot say

Solution: 7.3 / (1-7%) = 7.85

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10) Compoil Subsidiaries (bar)

1. What proportion of total Compoil Operating Profit for 1998 was generated by the Petrochemicals sector?
A. 1/6 B. 2/11 C. 1/5 D. 2/9 E. 1/4

Solution: 1 / (1.5+2.0+1.0) = 1/4.5 = 2/9

2. If revenue for the Natural Gas sector as a whole decreased by 15% between 1992 and 1998, by what
percentage has Compoil’s share of the Natural Gas market grown?
A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 33% E. Cannot say

3. Profit ratio is Operating Profit as a percentage of Revenue. What was the difference in profit ratio in the
Natural Gas sector between 1998 and 1992?
A. 10.0% B. 12.5% C. 15.0% D. 20.0% E. None of these

Solution: (2/6 – 0.9/4.5) X 100% = 13.33%

4. Which industry Sector in which year generated the greatest Operating Profit per company?
A. Exploration in 1992 D. Exploration in 1998
B. Natural gas in 1992 E. Natural gas in 1998
C. Petrochemicals in 1992 F. Petrochemicals in 1998

5. Approximately how much Revenue did Compoil generate per company on average in 1992?
A. $93,000,000 B. $93,250,000 C. $93,500,000 D. $93,750,000 E. $94,000,000

Solution: (2.3+4.5+6.7) / (32+62+50) X 1,000 X 1,000,000 = 93,750,000

6. How many more US Dollars Operating Profit did Compoil generate per Exploration company in 1998
than in 1992?
A. $625,000 B. $1,250,000 C. $2,500,000 D. $5,000,000 E. None of these
Solution: (1.5 / 50 - 0.8 / 32) X 1,000 X 1,000,000 = 5,000,000

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 7. The total growth in Revenue for the Petrochemical sector between 1992 and 1998 is equivalent to what
constant annual rate of growth?
A. 3.0% B. 3.3% C. 3.6% D. 3.9% E. Cannot say

1. Approximately what percentage of the customer base can be expected to be national customers who
purchase the Capricorn line and are based in the North East region ?
B. 2.9% C. 3% D. 3.8%
Solution: 6.7 X (1+ y%)6 = 8 y =3.0

11) Computer Superstore (table)

A. 0.6% E. 5.7%

Solution: [30 / (56+52+44+30+18)] X [40 / (42+40+30+42+46)] X 100% = 3%

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 2. What is the expected ratio of revenue from the Mars series for home versus international customers
(approximately) ?
A. 3:1 B. 4:1 C. 5:1 D. 10:1 E. 100:1

Solution: 56 X [54 / (54+48+44+38+16)] : 56 X [16 / (54+48+44+38+16)] = 15.12 : 4.48 = 3.375 : 1

3. How many home customers would Computer Superstore expect to have in the North?
A. 44,280 B. 80,000 C. 84,000 D. 108,000 E. 164,000

Solution: (42+40)/200 X 400,000 = 164,000

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12) Contract Sales across companies (line)

1. If there are twice as many contracts in 2003 as there were in 2002 but each is only worth 2/3rds of a
2002 contracts, what is the minimum percentage of contracts that Company C will need to win to
ensure that its income does not go down?
A. 12.75% B. 13.25% C. 15.5% D. 17.00% E. 23.25%

Solution: Increase in Industry total in 2003 = 2 X 2/3, Company C’s minimum % of contracts = 0.17 / (4/3)

2. If Companies A and C had joined together in 1998 and as a result had won only 75% of the contracts in
1999 that they actually won as separate companies, how much money would they have lost in 1999
from joining together if 350 contracts were awarded to the industry that year and each contract was
worth 14,300?
A. 190,400 B. 240,000 C. 300,300 D. 900,900 E. 916,000

Solution: 350 X (0.14+0.10) X 0.25 X 14,300 = 300,300

3. If each of the 200 contracts in year 2000 was worth 14400 and Company C made a 20% profit on each
contract, how much profit did Company C make in 2000?
A. 43,400 B. 54,500 C. 58,840 D. 64,600 E. 86,400

4. If Company B bid for 36 of the contracts available in 2001 and won ¾ of those it bid for, how many
contracts were available in 2001?
A. 100 B. 270 C. 340 D. 450 E. 900

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13) Current Value of Global Equity Fund (pie)

1. For the next years, the value of the holdings in the UK and Germany are expected to be increased by
20% per annum but the value of the other holdings is expected to be increased by 12% per annum.
What is the expected total value of the Fund in two years’ time?
A. 177m B. 190.3m C. 203.9m D. 210.7m E. 215.7m

2. Over the last 3 years, the average increase in the US holding has been 8%per annum. What was the value
of the US holdings 3 years ago?
A. 55.99m B. 62.68m C. 70.20m D. 71.45m E. None of these

3. By how much do the value of the holdings in the US and Latin America exceed that of the all the other
holdings combined?
A. 3.24m B. 3.36m C. 6.72m D. 19.2m E. 20.8m

Solution: (0.47+0.05) - [1-(0.47+0.05)] X 168 = 6.72

4. The Fund Manager plans to move 5% of the US holding into Latin America. What proportion of the total
Fund will the investment in Latin America then represent?
A. 7.35% B. 9.95% C. 11.63% D. 13.99% E. 15.00%
14) Darwin Enterprises Financial Information (table)

1. If Darwin Enterprise’s Share Price/Income ratio had remained constant from Year 1 onwards, what
would the Share Price have been in Year 3?
A. 1.4p B. 12.9p C. 25.7p D. 48.5p E. Cannot say Solution: Share price/income ratio in yr
1= 108/9.2=11.73, if the ratio had remained constant, the Share price in yr 3 would have been z/1.1=11.73, z
= 12.9
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 2. Which of the following formulae has been used to calculate Profit Margin?
A. Income/(Turnover X 100) C. (Income/Debt) X 100 E. None of these
B. Income/(Debt X 100) D. (Income/Turnover) X 100

Solution: Profit Margin = (NET Income/Revenue) X 100%

3. What was the smallest percentage drop in Share Price and when did it occur?
A. Year 1 to Year 2 -18% C. Year 1 to Year 2 -22% E. Year 2 to Year 3 -34%
B. Year 1 to Year 2 -21% D. Year 2 to Year 3 -21%

Solution: (85.6-108.0)/108.0 X 100% = 21%

4. Which would the Turnover be in Year 4 if it continued to decrease at the same rate as between Year 2
and Year 3?
A. £5.9m B. £6.1m C. £6.4m D. £6.8m E. £7.1m
Solution: 8.5 X [1-(8.5-10.6)/10.6 X 100%)] = 6.8m

5. If costs of sales, overheads, other income and earnings before income tax changed between Year 0 to
Year 1 at the same rates as from Year 1 to Year 2, and if there were no exceptional costs in Year 0,
what was the turnover in Year 0 in millions?
A. 41.5 B. 49.5 C. 49.9 D. 51.2 E. 63.1

6. Other income is expected to drop by 70% in Year 3 and exceptional costs are predicted to double. If
turnover changes as from Year 1 to Year 2, and cost of sales and overheads remain as for Year 2, what
will the percentage change be from Year 1 to Year 3 in earnings before income tax?
A. A decline of 55% B. A decline of 17% C. A decline of D. An increase of E. An increase of
7.2% 3.8% 11.3%

15) Demographic and Infrastructure Information (SA, AU, AR) (table)

1. How many people live in urban areas in South Africa?

A. 223,015 B. 597,381 C. 5,973,810 D. 22,301,500 E. 28,397,000
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 Solution: 36.5 X 61.1/(61.1+38.9) X 1,000,000 = 22,301,500
2. What percentage of the population in Australia own both cars and telephones?
A. 16.6% B. 21.7% C. 43.3% D. 86.5% E. Cannot say

3. What is the GNP per person in Argentina?

A. $386 B. $3,860 C. $6,390 D. $24,920 E. $6390
Solution: 227,500/35.6 = 6390

4. What is the approproximate ratio of the number of telephones in South Africa to the number of
telephones in Australia?
A. 2:5 B. 2:7 C. 1:3 D. 4:9 E. 2:3

5. 阿根廷每公里公路上的轎車數量是多少?
How many cars are there per kilometer of road in Argentina? E. 25.91
A. 0.04 B. 0.05 C. 7.27 D. 18.64

Solution: 4.1/0.22 = 18.64

6. 如果南非 45％的電話用戶都為商業用戶，那麼南非每部家庭電話的平均使用者有多少人?
If 45% of telephones in South Africa are owned by business, how many people are there in South
Africa per home telephone?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 10 D. 17 E. 21

Solution: 36.5/[(3.82 X (1-45%)] = 17

16) Demographic and Infrastructure Information (UK, Brazil, India) (table)

1. If 90% of cars in India are owned by urban dwellers, what percentage of urban dwellers own cars
(assuming a maximum of one car per person)?
A. 0.22% B. 0.84% C. 1.28% D. 22% E. 60%

Solution: (2.5 X 0.9) / [1023 X 26.1/(26.1+73.9)] X 100%= 0.84%

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 2. If 45% of telephones in the UK are owned by business, how many people are there in the UK per home
telephone?
A. 0.2 B. 0.3 C. 2.2 D. 3.7 E. 4.5

Solution: 59.4/ (29.2X (1-45%)) = 3.7

3. How many vehicles are there per kilometer of road in India

D. 1.90 E. 8.40
A. 0.53 B. 0.84 C. 1.19
Solution: (2.5+1.5)/2.1 = 1.9

4. What is the approproximate ratio of the number of telephones in India to the number of telephones in the
UK?
A. 1:5 B. 2:5 C. 2:7 D. 4:9 E. 1:2

5. What percentage of the population in Brazil own both cars and telephones?
A. 8.2% B. 13.8% C. 16.4% D. 27.6% E. Cannot say

6. How many people live in urban areas in the UK?

A. 538,164 B. 558,360 C. 53,816,400 D. 55,836,000 E. Cannot say

Solution: 59.4 X 90.6/(90.6 +9.4) X 1,000,000

7. What is the GNP per person in India?
A. $259 B. $386 C. $534 D. $3860 E. $2590400
Solution: 265,000/1023

17) Departmental Time Usage (table)

1. If available time resources in Engineering increase by 10% in the next year, how many new products
will be launched?
A. 600 B. 660 C. 6,000 D. 6,600 E. Cannot say

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 2. If available time resources in Marketing increase by 10% in the next year, how many new products will
be launched?
A. 200 B. 220 C. 2,000 D. 2,200 E. Cannot say

3. If four products were extended during this year, on average how many more hours were spent on each
extension in Technical Services compared to Specifications?
A. 161 B. 163 C. 165 D. 167 E. None of these

Solution: (673-33)/4 = 160

4. On average how many hours were worked per employee in Marketing than in Specifications?
A. 189 B. 200 C. 209 D. 219 E. 229

Solution: (3600+2000)/3 – (3000+2000+33)/3= 189

18) Economic Zones (table)

1. What is the ratio of per capita income in Zone A to Zone B?

A. 5:4 B. 3:2 C. 3:1 D. 2:3 E. 4:5
Solution: 20,634 : 13,680 = 20634/13680 = 1.508 (=3/2 = 3:2)

2. Across all three economic zones, what is the approximate ratio of the population to total vehicles?
A. 5 B. 7 C. 10 D. 11 E. 15

3. If the average cost of a privately owned vehicle is a third of per capita income, how much has the
population of Zone C spent on privately owned vehicles in total, in millions of Euros?
A. 5107m B. 14,444m C. 35,145m D. 98,670m E. 238,488m

Solution: 24,750/3 X 11.96 = 98,670

4. What is the approximate ratio of privately owned vehicles on Zone B to privately owned vehicles in
Zone C?
A. 1:4 B. 1:3 C. 1:2 D. 3:1
E. 4:1

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19) Fast Food Outlets (line)

2. If 380 outlets produced the November revenue, how many outlets were there in December?
A. 400 B. 410 C. 420 D. 430 E. Cannot say

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20) Frequency of Driver Accidents (table)

1. In terms of miles driven, for which age range is the proportional difference between the number of
accidents for men and women the smallest?
A. 30-39 B. 40-49 C. 50-59 D. 60-69 E. 70 & over

2. How many more accidents in a year will a group of a thousand 18-year-old men be likely to have
compared with a group of a thousand 18-year-old women?
A. 13 B. 52 C. 67 D. 126 E. 199

Solution: 1000 X (0.325-0.199) = 126

3. Approximately how many miles per year does the average 50-59 women driver drive?
A. 2526 B. 3443 C. 3958 D. 5700 E. 8208

Solution: 0.057/14.4 X 1,000,000 = 3958

4. In terms of accidents per year, to what extent do women aged 30-39 have fewer accidents than women
aged 23-29?
A. 15% less B. 17% less C. 19% less D. 21% less E. None of these

Solution: (0.073-0.092)/0.092 X 100% = 21% less

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21) Granta Industries Ltd. Product Range (table)

1. If the total cost of a batch of Zelec 32a units was £4106.40, what would be the total profits on the sale of
these units if they were each sold for £4.00 less than they normally are?
A. £6,271.30 B. £6,973.80 C. £7,133.40 D. £11,008.20 E. £11,080.20

Solution: 4106.40/(13.25 + 1.15 + 3) X (50.95-4) – 4106.4 = 6973.8

2. If you sell seventeen units of Midras 14 for every Midras 120 you sell, what would be the total profit on
Midras profits if you sold 312 Midras 120s?
A. 22,234.4 B. 266,635.2 C. 286,400.4 D. 288,414.2 E. None of these

Solution: 17 X 312 X 45.3 + 312 X 84.5 = 266,635.2

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22) Greenco Subsidiaries (chart)

1. Which industry Sector in which year generated the greatest Operating Profit per company?
A. Tidal in 1994 D. Tidal in 2000
B. Wind in 1994 E. Wind in 2000
C. Solar in 1994 F. Solar in 2000

2. What proportion of total Greenco Operating Profit for 2000 was generated by the Solar sector?
A. 1/3 B. 4/9 C. 5/9 D. 2/9 E. 7/9

Solution: 4.0/(2.0 + 3.0 + 4.0) = 4/9

3. Profit ratio is Operating Profit as a percentage of Revenue. What was the difference in profit ratio in the
Wind sector between 2000 and 1994?
A. 5.0% B. 8.0% C. 10.0% D. 15.0% E. None of these

Solution: 3/7.2 – 1.6/4.6 = 6.9%

4. If revenue for the Wind sector as a whole decreased by 15% between 1994 and 2000, by what percentage
has Greenco’s share of the Wind market grown?
A. 10% B. 15% C. 25% D. 50% E. Cannot say

5. 1994 年 Greenco 每家潮汐能公司的平均收入大約是多少?

A. 350,000 歐元 B. 375,000 歐元 C. 400,000 歐元 D. 425,000 歐元 E. 450,000 歐元
Solution: 13.4/25 X 1,000,000 = 536,000

6. 2000 年 Greenco 每家潮汐能公司實現的營業利潤比 1994 年高多少歐元?

A. 54,000 歐元 B. 108,000 歐元 C. 216,000 歐元 D. 432,000 歐元 E. 以上都不是
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 Solution: 2/20 – (-0.2)/25 X 1,000,000 = 108,000

7. 1994 年至 2000 年潮汐能部門的收入增長總量相應的年平均增長率是多少?

A. 3.0% B. 3.3% C. 3.6% D. 3.9% E. 無法判斷

Solution: 13.4 X (1+y%)6 =16 y=3.0

23) House Price Index (table)

1. At the start of which year did the House Price Index Outside the Capital show the greatest percentage
increase relative to the previous year?
A. 1997 B. 1998 C. 1999 D. 2000 E. 2001

2. If real terms (i.e. taking into account the effect of inflation) by what percentage did the House Price
Index for houses in the Capital rise in the year 1999-2000?
A. 14.1% B. 15.7% C. 17.1% D. 18.3% E. 18.7%

Solution: 175/146 – (1+0.016) = 0.1826

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24) Income for Lazdech Industries (pie chat + table)

1. If 25% of ’Other’ income is profit and 45% of Consulting income is profit, how much profit does
London make from ‘Other’ and Consulting?
A. £94,000 B. £153,000 C. £204,000 D. £240,800 E. £264,000

Solution: 3,400,000 X 0.06 X 0.25 + 3,400,000 X 0.1 X 0.45 = 204,000

2. If all of the Bradford income is transferred to London, what percentage of total income would come from
Repairs?
A. 13.3% B. 20.6% C. 22.2% D. 28.0% E. 49.6%

Solution: [3,400,000 X 12% + 540,000]/(3,400,000 + 1,200,000) X 100% = 20.6%

3. If 23% of Bradford’s Consulting income had come to London in year8, what would that have made
London’s Consulting income?
A. 186,000 B. 219,000 C. 304,300 D. 367,600 E. 134,000

25) Journey time Litden to Fellip (line)

1. The car was delayed due to a traffic jam 241,350 metres from Litden at 4pm, which cleared at

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 4.30pm. If the car left Litden at 3pm with the same speed and avoided this delay, what time would the
car reach Fellip?

A. 5pm B. 5.30pm C. 6 pm D. 6.30pm E. 7pm

2. If the speed limit was 31.29m/s, how many times did the car break the speed limit during the journey
from Litden to Fellip?
E. 4
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
Solution: 2pm - 2.30pm (40X1609 / 30X60) = 35.75 m/s
3pm - 3.30pm (50X1609/ 30X60) = 44.69 m/s

3. Which mode of transport covered its first 193,080 metres the quickest?
A. Car B. Train C. Coach D. Motorbike E. Plane

Solution: Plane used around 100 minutes to cover the first 120miles (193080/1609), which is the quickest
mode of transport.

4. What is the approximate difference in average speed (metres per second) between the method of
transport that had the greatest average speed and that which had the lowest average speed over the
whole journey?
A. 35.76 m/s B. 37.10 m/s C. 38.44 m/s D. 39.78 m/s E. 41.42 m/s

Solution: Plane average speed - Coach average speed = (200X1609)/(90X60) - (200X1609)/(240X60) =

37.24m/s.

5. At 4pm, which method of transport was closest to Fellip?

A. Car B. Train C. Coach D. Motorbike E. Plane

Solution: Car is the closest to Fellip (200-150 miles) = 50 miles; Train (200-140 miles) = 60 miles; Coach =
(200-80 miles) = 120 miles; Motorbike = (200-70 miles) =130 miles; Plane (200-0 miles) = 200 miles

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 26) KQX Delivery Services (table)

1. Between which two months did the lowest percentage change occur in total delivery distance?
B. 2 to 3 C. 3 to 4 D. 4 to 5 A. 1
to 2
E. 5 to 6
2. If the maintenance cost per kilometer is Euro 0.70, what was the difference in maintenance costs
between Asquith Crescent and Turly Gardens in Month 5 (to the nearest whole Euro)?
A. Euro 71 B. Euro 252 C. Euro 265 D. Euro 318 E. Euro 468

3. If Asquith Crescent’s maintenance costs per km is EURO 0.10 less than Turly Gardens, and if Turly
Gardens’ maintenance costs were EURO 450.80 in Month 2, what were the maintenance costs for
Asquith Crescent in Month 2?
A. Euro 368 B. Euro 584 C. Euro 588 D. Euro 602 E. Euro 902

Solution: (450.8/644 - 0.1) X 1004 = 602.4

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27) Lifestack Stores (table)

1. If plans show that stores can yield 15% more turnover than they did last year, which store is predicted to

E. Eastern
A. Southern B. Northern C. Central D. Western

Solution: 140/0.96 X 1.15 = 167.71

2. Which store has the highest ratio of turnover to operating costs? Solution:
E. Eastern 90/0.7 =
A. Southern B. Northern C. Central D. Western
128.57
produce the highest turnover next year?

3. Which store produced the highest turnover last year, per metre squared of floor space?
A. Southern B. Northern C. Central D. Western E. Eastern

4. If operating costs remain constant from last year to this, which store had the highest turnover per unit
operating cost last year?
A. Southern B. Northern C. Central D. Western E. Eastern

Solution: 90/1.2/0.7 = 107.14

5. Which of the following statements best describes the change in turnover between last year and next year
if turnover is predicted to increase by 10% from this year to next year in all stores?
A. Turnover increases in all C. Total turnover unchanged E. Total turnover increases less
stores than 10%
B. Turnover declines in all D. Total turnover increases less F. Total turnover increases
more stores than 10% than 10%

Solution: (440*1.1-454.16)/454.16 X 100% = 6.57%

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28) Newmellum Retail Outlets (table) (Practice)

1. If all staff, both operations and admin, were required to wear trousers, shirts and shoes, how much would
this cost the company?
A. £ 4,698 B. £ 12,843 C. £ 18,648 D. £ 27,364 E. £ 33,615

Solution: 437×(£7.49+£3.26+£18.64) = 437×£29.39 = £12,843.43

2. What percentage discount is offered on admin uniforms for purchase quantities greater than 100,
compared to the price for the smallest purchase quantity?
A. 42.4% B. 44.2% C. 49.9% D. 55.8% E. 57.6%

Solution: (137.65+32.35)-(76.15+18.64)/ (137.65+32.35) X 100% = 44.2%

3. Which type of staff will cost the company the least in providing uniforms?
A. Office B. Sales C. Senior D. Delivery E. Warehouse

4. How much money would the company save if delivery staff and warehouse staff wore the same uniforms
and their purchases could therefore be combined?
A. £ 136.95 B. £ 223.41 C. £ 346.50 D. £ 432.96 E. £516.85

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29) Operating Performance for International Paper Goods (IPG) (table)

1. The average annual growth in Net Sales for the industry from 1995 onwards was 20%. By how many
EUR did the Net Sales of IPG exceed the industry average by 1997?
A. 320m B. 324m C. 328m D. 332m E. None of these

Solution: 2568- (1600X1.2X1.2) = 264m

2. For which year did the Cost of Goods Sold constitute the largest percentage of Net Sales?
A. 1995 B. 1996 C. 1997 D. 1998 E. 1999 F. 2000

Solution: (1487/2158) X 100% = 69%

3. Between which years did the largest percentage growth in Operating Cash Flow occur?
A. 1995-1996 B. 1996-1997 C. 1997-1998 D. 1998-1999 E. 1999-2000

4. Between which years did the largest percentage growth in Sales Margin occur?
A. 1995-1996 B. 1996-1997 C. 1997-1998 D. 1998-1999 E. 1999-2000

Solution: (886-671)/671 X 100% = 32.04%

5. If Net Sales increased from 1994 to 1995 by the same percentage as from 195 to 1996, what was the
Sales Margin (in EUR m) in 1994?
A. 359m B. 369m C. 379m D. 389m E. Cannot say

6. Efficiency is the operating cash flow as a percentage of total cost (Goods Sold & Fixed Costs). What
was the efficiency of IPG in 1995?
A. 16.1% B. 16.3% C. 16.5% D. 16.7% E. None

7. If the percentagge decrease in Operating Cash Flow for 1997 to 1998 continued at the same rate, how
many more years would elapse before it fell below 1996 levels?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7 E. Cannot say

Solution: % decrease for 1997 to 1998: (289-304)/304X100%=5%

Years to elapse for below 1996 levels: 289 X (1-5%)^5 = 223.62 (5 Years to elapse)
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 8. What was the average annual percentage growth in Net Sales for 1999 and 2000?
A. 3.2% B. 4.4% C. 5.6% D. 6.8% E. 7.9%

Solution: Annual growth in Net Sales for 1999: (2508-2375)/2375 X 100% = 5.6%
Annual growth in Net Sales for 2000: (2709-2508)/2508 X 100% = 8.01% Average
annual % growth = (5.6%+8.01%) /2 = 6.8%

9. Expressing Sales Margin as a percentage of Net Sales, what was the change in the percentage from 1997
to 1998?
A. 2% drop B. 1% drop C. No change D. 1% rise E. 2% rise

Solution: % in 1997: 886/2568 X 100% = 34% in 1998: 867/2375 X 100% =

36% % in 1998 - % in 1997 = 2% rise

10. The average annual growth in Net Sales for the industry from 1995 onwards was 10%. By how many
EUR did the Net Sales of IPG exceed the industry average by 1997?
A. 640m B. 648m C. 656m D. 664m E. None of these

Solution: 2568 – 1600 X (1+10%)^2= 632m

11. Efficiency is the Operating Cash Flow as a percentage of total costs (Goods Sold & Fixed Costs). What
was the efficiency of IPG in 1996?
A. 13.1% B. 13.3% C. 13.5% D. 13.7% E. None of these

Solution: D 260/(1487+411)X100% = 13.7%

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30) Orders Placed with A.H. Engineering (table)

1. If the price of Turbine Blades increases to £420, what will the percentage increase be on the cost of the
Russair Turbine Blade order?
A. 0.01% B. 1.19% C. 1.20% D. 12.18% E. 19.04%

Solution: (2450X420 - 2450 X 415)/ (2450X 415) X 100%

2. How many Euros would you get to the US Dollar on 1 January?

A. 0.85 B. 1.18 C. 1.44 D. 1.70 E. Cannot say
Solution: 1.44/1.7 = 0.85
3. If Nippon Air agreed the price of their Gyroscope order in £ Sterling on 1 January and paid on 1 April,
what would be the cost difference, in Japanese Yen, if paid on 1 April rather than 1 January?
A. 58,877,025¥ Less C. 9,897,500¥ Less D. 58,877,025¥ More
B. 12,496,800¥ Less D. 12,496,800¥ More

Solution: 20500X15 X (191.47-232.11) = 12,496,800 LESS

4. If Frontier increased their Unit Order of Turbine Blades by 7%, approximately how much would they
need to pay for Turbine Blades?
A. £3,580,000 B. £5,102,000 C. £8,215,000 D. £13,226,000 E. £15,335,000

Solution: (18500X(1+7%))X415 = 8,214,925 (~ 8,215,000)

5. What percentage of the total price of the Eastlands order can be attributed to Undercarriage Pistons ?
A. 0.08% B. 0.11% C. 0.75% D. 1.10% E. 7.54%

Solution: 145 X 287/ (13200X415)+(145 X 287) X100%= 0.75%

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 6. If the exchange rate for the US Dollars had increased by the same proportion as the Euro did between I
January and 1 April, how many US Dollars would you have got to the Pound on 1 April?
A. $1.73 B. $1.76 C. $1.77 D. $1.97 E. Cannot say

Solution: 1.70 X [1+(1.50-1.44)/1.44)] = 1.77

7. 如果 Frontier 有三種貨幣的資金可以用來支付，那麼在 1 月 1 日用哪種貨幣付款最划算？

A. 英鎊 B. 歐元 C. 日元 D. 美元 E. 無法判斷日元

1. If Luftgut increased their Unit Order of Turbine Blades by 7%, approximately how much would they
need to pay for Turbine Blades?
A. £3,580,000 B. £5,102,000 C. £7,348,000 D. £8,413,000 E. £13,226,000

Solution: 18500X(1+7%) X 425 = 8,412,875 (~8,413,000)

2. If the exchange rate for the US Dollar had increased by the same proportion as the Euro did between 1
January and 1 April, how many US Dollars would you have got to the Pound on 1 April?
A. $1.67 B. $1.69 C. $1.73 D. $1.76 E. Cannot say

Solution: 1.65 X (1+ (1.52-1.50)/1.50) = 1.67

3. What percentage of the total price of the Frontier order can be attributed to Undercarriage Pistons?
A. 0.08% B. 0.11% C. 0.76% D. 1.10% E. 7.56%

Solution: 145 X 295/ (13200 X 425) + (145 X 295) X100%= 0.76%

4. 如果渦輪葉片的價格上漲到 435 英鎊, Russair 的渦輪葉片訂單價格上漲的百分率是多少?

A. 0.01% B. 0.02% C. 1.20% D. 2.35% E. 12.18%

Solution: (435-425) X 8700/425X8700 X 100% = 2.35%

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 5. If Nippon Air agreed the price of their Gyroscope order in £ Sterling on 1 January and paid on 1 April,
what would be the cost difference, in Japanese Yen, if paid on 1 April rather than 1 January?
A. 22,676,490¥Less C. 1,120,080¥Less E. 22,676,490¥More
B. 2,020,140¥Less D. 22,020,140¥More

Solution: 21500 X 6 X (175.81-191.47) = -2020140

6. 在 1 月 1 日 1 美元可兌換多少歐元?
A. 0.85 B. 0.91 C. 1.10 D. 1.18 E. 無法判斷
Solution: (1.50 / 1.65) = 0.91

31) Philippine Economic Summary (table)

1. What would the GDP per working person have been in 1997, given that the workforce was 55% of the
A. $500 B. $1,000 C. $2,000 D. $4,000
E. Cannot say
Solution: 66X1,000,000,000 / (66X1,000,000,000/1,100 X 55%) = 2,000

2. What was the GDP per Head of Population in 1996?

A. $1,000 B. $1,010 C. $1,100 D. $1,110 E. Cannot say

Solution: 1100 / (1+0.1) = 1000

3. In which year was the greatest number of people unemployed in Philippines?

A. 1997 B. 1998 C. 1999 D. 2000 E. Cannot say

Solution: Because number of workforce is unknown

4. What was the percentage increase in population from 1997 to 1999?

A. 12.5% B. 15% C. 17.5% D. 20.0% E. Cannot say
population?
Solution: (80,190,000,000/1188 - 66,000,000,000/1100)/ (66,000,000,000/1100) X 100% =12.5%

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32) Projected Consumer Goods Exports (line)

Solution: 350 X (1 + 0.2)2 = 504

2. What percentage of projected consumer goods exports from both countries in Y+1 is attributable to
Singapore?
A. 15% B. 17.5% C. 20% D. 22.5% E. 25%

Solution: 70/ (70+330) X 100% = 17.5%

3. What multiple of Singapore exports are Hong Kong exports worth when calculated in $US rather than
$HKD in year Y?

A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7 E. None of these

Solution: 300/60 = 5

4. What is the projected ratio of Hong Kong to Singapore consumer goods exports in Y+4?
A. 2:1 B. 3:1 C. 4:1 D. 5:1 E. Cannot say

Solution: 450:90 = 5:1

5. What is the projected percentage increase in the combined consumer goods exports for both HK and
Singapore between Y and Y+4?
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A. 10% B. 20% C. 30% D. 40% E. 50%
Solution: (450+90) - (300+60) / (300+60) X 100% = 50%

6. Assuming a constant exchange rate, what is the projected approximate value of combined consumer
goods exports from both Hong Kong and Singapore in Y+2 ( in $m USD)?
A. $60m B. $65m C. $70m D. $75m E. Cannot say

Solution: (350+80) / 4.5 / 1.6 = 59.72

7. Assuming a constant exchange rate, what is the projected approximate value of consumer goods exports
from Singapore in Y+4 ( in $m SGD)?
A. $5m B. $10m C. $15m D. $20m E. Cannot say

Solution: 90 / 4.5 = 20

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33) Projected Consumer Goods Imports (line)

1. Assuming a constant exchange rate, what is the projected value of consumer goods imports for the UK in
Y+1 ( in £ Sterling)?
A. £45m B. £48.5m C. £52m D. £55.5m E. Cannot say

Solution: 80 / 1.65 = 48.484

2. Assuming a constant exchange rate, what is the projected value of combined consumer goods imports for
both countries in Y+2 ( in EUR m)?
A. EUR400m B. EUR404m C. EUR408m D. EUR412m E. Cannot say

Solution: (350+80) / 1.65 X 1.55 = EUR403.94m

3. At one time USA’s consumer goods imports were projected to decrease at 20% per year from Y+2
onwards. According to this projection, what would be the value (in $m USD) of USA’s imports in
Y+4?
A. $220m B. $221m C. $222m D. $223m E. $224m

Solution: 350 X (1-20%)2 = 224 USD

4. What is the projected percentage decrease in the combined consumer goods imports for both countries
between Y and Y+4?
A. 25% B. 33% C. 40% D. 48% E. 55%

Solution: (300+60) – (450+90) / (450+90) X 100% = 33.33%

5. What percentage of the projected consumer goods imports for both countries in Y +1 is attributable to
the UK?
A. 10% B. 12% C. 14% D. 16% E. 18%

6. What multiple of UK imports are USA imports worth when calculated in EUR rather than $USD in year
Y?
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A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7 E. None of these

34) Red Pertroleum Inc-6 Month Target Review (table)

2 million
Solution: (256+127+32+115+78) X 30 X 6 X 1000 X 3.785 / 1,000,000 = 414.23m

2. What was the approximate cost of total oil production in Month 1?

A. 2.25 million B. 4.23 million C. 7.12 million D. 8.26 million E. 9.41 million

3. If a gallon of oil is sold at $0.89, how much profit would Oil Rig D64 have made in the 6-month period
(based on the targets, and taking production costs into account)?
A. 0.26 million B. 7.68 million C. 14.65 million D. 22.12 million E. 29.50 million

4. If a litre of oil is sold at $0.89, which oil rig made the most profit in the 6 month period?
A. D64 B. S23 C. L09 D. H42 E. A56

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35) Regional Drug Sales: Tequental & Parnol (bar)

Solution: [(4 X 15% + 2 X 37%) / (4+2)] X 100% =22.33%

2. Approximately what percentage of all Tequental and Parnol Sales (in $) are Tequental sales in Hong
Kong?

A. 21% B. 22% C. 23% D. 24% E. None of these

3. By volume Tequental sells at twice the price of Parnol. What is the Tequental: Parnol ratio in terms of
global volume sold?
A. 1:3 B. 1:2 C. 2:1 D. 3:1 E. None of these

Solution: Let p be the selling price of Parnol, 4/2p: 2/p = 1:1

4. In which region do Parnol sales exceed (in $) Tequental sales?

A. Rest of World B. Rest of Asia C. Korea D. Japan E. Hong Kong

5. The amount of Tequental sales in the Rest of the World is forecast to rise at 20% per year, while the
amount of Tequental sales in Korea is expected to remain constant. How long will it take for Tequental
sales in the Rest of the World to exceed those in Korea?
A. 1 year B. 2 years C. 3 years D. 4 years E. 5 years

Solution: Tequental sales in Korea = 4000 million X 15% = 600 million

Tequental sales in rest of the world exceeds 600 million< 4000 million X 10% X (1+20%)X

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 6. lf production costs for Tequental are 1.5 times those for Parnol, what is the global sales margin (sales
minus production costs) of Parnol?
A. $250 m B. $500 m C. $750 m D. $1000 m E. Cannot say Solution: Cannot say
(Productions costs for Tequental and Parnol are unknown)

7. By how many dollars do Tequental sales exceed Parnol sales in the whole of Asia?
A. $1,500 m B. $1,600 m C. $1,700 m D. $1,800 m E. Cannot say

Solution: Tequental Sales in Asia = 4 billion X 90%= 3.6 billion

Parnol Sales in Asia = 2 billion X 95% = 1.9 billion
Tequental Sales Exceeds: 3.6 - 1.9 billion = 1.7 billion (1,700 m)

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36) Retail Sales by Product Category (table)

1. In 2005, overall sales are expected to increase by €20million. What will the overall retail sales figure for
2005 be?
A. m B. €143m C. €147.6m D. €173m E. €418m

2. What is the ratio of Womenswear to Menswear in 2002?

A. 1:2 B. 10:7 C. 7:5 D. 3:2 E. 2:1

Solution: 42:30 = 7:5

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37) Rexare GMBH – Environmentally Friendly Paper (table)

1. Approximately how much profit is due to Exmur woodland, once all trees required have been cut,
replanting has taken place, and paper from these has been sold?
A. 9000 B. 125000 C. 1.32m D. 2.67m E. 3.74m

Solution: (3523 - 4.26 - 2.18) X 762 = 2679618.72

2. Approximately how many trees would Saythel have after the cutting down and replacing of trees has
taken place?
A. 40,000 B. 50,000 C. 60,000 D. 70,000 E. 80,000

Solution: (16245 - 5326 + 500 X 5 + 500 X6 + 4326 X10) = 60,000

3. How many trees would be replaced for the Leymir woodland after the required trees have been cut
down?
A. 11,820 B. 14,184 C. 19,140 D. 23,640 E. 64,520

Solution: (500X5 + 500 X 6 + 1364 X10) = 19,140

4. Approximately how many money did Rexare GMBH spend on replacing trees for all the trees they cut
down in the Exmur woodland?
A. €1,737 B. €2,500 C. €4,282 D. €8,687 E. €8,877

Solution: (500 X 5 + 262 X 6) X 2.18 = 8877

5. If all woodlands were taken on as a single project, then how many trees (approximately) would have to
be replanted if ALL of the existing trees in the woodlands were cut down?
A. 181,000 B. 349,000 C. 421,000 D. 572,000 E. 675,000 Solution: 500 X 5 + 500 X 6 +
(797+7564+6452+4261+16245-1000) X 10 = 349000

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 38) Sales Figures for the Top 5 Popular Cars (bar and table)

1. If engine size refers to the litres to the fuel it holds at any one time, approximately how many times does
the engine of the least fuel-economic model need to be refilled to cover a journey of 200 miles?
A. 11 B. 14 C. 16 D. 20 E. 23

Solution: 200 / 27 X 4.55 / 2 = 16.85 times

2. A customer drives 10000 miles a year on average. Considering the retail price and fuel economy only,
how many years would the customer have to drive the model GO2F for it to be more economical than
the F326?
A. 1 Year B. 2 Years C. 3 Years D. 4 Years E. 5 Years

3. If a journey of 200 miles was to be made, which model would prove the most cost effective in terms of fuel
economy?

A. G02F B.F326 C.E323 D.S365 E.G636

4. Considering the number of vehicles bought as business cars, how much profit did the model that benefitted the
most by target this market make?

A. 20,513m. B.35,126m. C.50,684m. D.65,236m. E.80,457m.

5. If a gallon is 4.55 liters, how many liters would the most fuel economic model use for a journey of 200 miles?

A.24L B.25L C.26L D.27L E.28L

39) Stationery costs from five providers (table)

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 1. If Gaeff put their prices up 15%, how much would this change the cost of an order for 300 ink pens, 500
pencils and 100 coloured pens?
A. 15.00 B. 18.10 C. 23.50 D. 27.15 E. 29.15

2. Rettel provide erasers, 150 rulers and pencils. How much will this cost?
A. 67.5 B. 158.10 C. 163.35 D. 181.50 E. 199.65

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40) Tazon Gross Revenue by Business Segment (line)

1. In 2001, what percentage of overall revenue equates to a value of €22.5billion?

A. B. 20% C. 25% D. 30% E. 35%
10%

2. What is the percentage increase in total gross revenue from 2001 to 2002?
A. 0% B. 18.1% C. 20.0% D. 22.2% E. 27.4%

Solution: (110-90)/90 X 100% = 22.2%

3. What is the difference in the value of the revenues between Life and Savings and Property and Casualty
in 2002?
A. 12.5 billion B. 16.5 billion C. 17.5 billion D. 18.9 billion E. 22.5 billion

4. What were the overall gross revenues over the three years (2000 to 2002) for Property and Casualty?
A. 50 billion B. 56 billion C. 57.5 billion D. 60 billion E. 70 billion

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41) Tazon Insurance (table)

2. What was the change in Net Cash Earnings between Property and Casualty in 1999 and 2011?
A. €103 million B. €63 million C. €37 million D. €37 million E. €63 million
decrease decrease decrease Increase increase

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42) Today’s Exchange rate for the Bhutanese Ngultrum (table)

1. Using the World Bank Index, how many US Dollars would buy the same amount of Ngultrums as
1,078,500 Yen?
A. 5,900 B. 15,900 C. 59,000 D. 95,000 E. None of these

Solution: 1078500/43.14 = 25000

2. What was the World Bank Index for Yen yesterday?

A. 0.40 B. 0.41 C. 0.42 D. 0.43 E. Cannot say

3. If the exchange rates for Sterling and Euro continue to increase every day by the same amount of
Ngultrums as today, in how many more days would a Euro buy more Ngultrums than one pound
Sterling?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 E. 50

Solution: (70.72 – 46.61) / (1.68 -0.42) = 19.135

4. If the Closing Point/World Bank Index ratio is constant, what would the World Bank Index have been
for Sterling yesterday?
A. 67.60 B. 68.10 C. 68.60 D. 69.10 E. Cannot say

Solution: (70.72-0.42)/ (70.72/68) = 67.596

5. How many more Ngultrums could 20,000 Euros buy at peak exchange rate than at Closing Point?
A. 29,300 B. 37,300 C. 39,200 D. 72,800 E. 85,800

6. A company changes $220,000 to Ngultrums at the ‘Day's High’ rate to pay a debt of 10 million
Ngultrums. Approximately what amount of Ngultrums is left over, or still owing, following this
transaction?
A. 65,000 still B. 6,500 still owing C. No more D. 6,500 left over E. 65,000 left owing
owing or over over

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many Ngultrums would 30,000 Yen buy?
A. 10,700 B. 10,800 C. 10,900 D. 11,000 E. 11,100

8. A trader buys Ngultrums with £15,000 Sterling at the Day's High rate. What is the maximum amount of
Yen the trader could buy with these Ngultrums on this trading day?
A. 2,795,000 B. 2,800,000 C. 2,805,000 D. 2,810,000 E. None of these

Solution: 15000 X 71.06 / 0.40 = 2664750

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43) Today’s Exchange rate for the Indian Rupee (table)

1. Which currency loses the greatest proportional value against the Rupee when using the World Bank

A. Sterling B. US Dollar C. Euro D. Yen E. Cannot say

2. What was the World Bank Index for Yen yesterday?

A. 0.32 B. 0.33 C. 0.34 D. 0.35 E. Cannot say
Index instead of today’s closing exchange rate?

3. A company changes $220,000 to Rupees at the “Day’s High” rate to pay a debt of 8 million Rupees.
Approximately what amount of Rupees is left over, or still owing, following this transaction?
A. 51,000 still B. 5,100 still owing C. No more D. 5,100 left over E. 51,000 left

owing owing or over over

Solution: 220000 X 36.13 - 8000000 = -51400

4. If the exchange rate for Sterling and Euro continue to increase every day by the same amount of Rupee
as today, in how many more days would a Euro buy more Rupees than one pound Sterling?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40 E. 50

Solution: (56.58-37.29)/ (1.34-0.34) = 19.29

5. If the exchange rate for Yen decreases by the same amount of Rupees to tomorrow as it did today, how
many Rupee would 30,000 Yen buy?
A. 8,800 B. 8,900 C. 9,000 D. 9,100 E. 9,200

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A. 0.26 B. 0.28 C. 0.30 D. 0.32 E. Cannot say Solution: (0.32+0.02)/ (0.32/0.3) =
0.319

7. How many more Rupees could 20,000 Euros buy at peak exchange rate than at Closing Point?
A. 23,400 B. 29,800 C. 31,400 D. 58,200 E. 68,600

Solution: 20,000 X (38.86 - 37.29) = 31400

8. Using the World Bank Index, how many US Dollars would buy the same amount of Rupees as 862,800
Yen?
A. 5,700 B. 15,700 C. 57,000 D. 75,000 E. None of these

Solution: 862800 X 0.3 /34.51 = 7500

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44) UK Census Report (bar & line)

1. Which region has the greatest concentration of individuals per house (state owned and private)?
A. Northern B. Midland C. Southern D. Eastern E. Western

Solution: Northern 15.3 / (7.2 + 3.8) = 1.39

2. 哪个 region 的 annual income 最多?

D. Eastern E. Western
A. Northern B. Midland C. Southern
Solution: Southern 22036 X (6.3+11.4) = 390037

3. 房價是 160000，從南部開始每個增加 10％，問哪個地區 house 的總價值最高。

A. Northern B. Midland C. Southern D. Eastern E. Western

45) Value of 1 sterling (table)

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 2. If GBP 100 were used to purchase Euros in Year 1. What would be their approximate value of they were
kept for a year (assume no interest earned) and then exchanged for HKD?
A. HKD 937 B. HKD 1038 C. HKD 1667 D. HKD 1847 E. HKD 2626

Solution: 100 X 1.52 / 1.64 X 11.2 = 1038

3. How many more Australian Dollars could have been purchased with USD2000 in Year 2 compared to
Year 1?
A. AUD272 B. AUD308 C. AUD340 D. AUD447 E. AUD550

4. How many fewer Swiss Francs would JPY10000 purchase in Year 2 compared to Year 1?
A. CHF38.24 B. CHF43.43 C. CHF48.00 D. CHF52.63 E. CHF63.29

46) World Fossil Fuel Regulation (table) (practice)

1. At the continued rate of extraction, in how many years is the coal from the Folen Mine likely to run out?
A. 1.5 yrs B. 3 yrs C. 4.5 yrs D. 6 yrs E. 7.5 yrs

Solution: (68270000 / 46324000) = 1.474

2. If there are 22.36 million homes in the UK, approximately how much money in total do UK households
pay for their electricity per year? Assume 365 days in a year.
A. £850,000 B. £2.94million C. £ 8 million D. £652 million E. £2,938 million

Solution: 4.5 X 0.08 X 365 X 22.36 = 2938.104

3. What is the total number of units (in millions) of electricity produced each year based on the current
extraction rates of coal from all mines combined?
A. 1.05 million B. 4.29million C. 7.87 million D. 8.2 million E. 11.9 million
Solution: (46324000 X 17+34953000 X 12.3+74036000 X 14.2+13684000 X 21+385306000 X 14.7) X 1000
/ 1000000 / 1000000 = 8.22

4. Which mine can produce the greatest amount of units of electricity before it runs out of coal?
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Solution: Ryken (61.02X 1000000 X 1000 X 21) = 1,281,420,000,000

47) Yearly Income (table)

1. Other income is expected to drop by 70% in Year 3 and exceptional costs are predicted to double. If
turnover changes as from Year 1 to Year 2, and cost of sales and overheads remain as for Year 2, what
will the percentage change be from Year 1 to Year 3 in earnings before income tax?
A. A decline of 55% B. A decline of 17% C. A decline of D. An increase of E. An increase of

7.2% 3.8% 11.3%

Solution: An increase of 3.8% [52500X1.0294%+600X30%-(38X2)-35310-8128) -10320]/10320 X 100%

2. If the tax bill is 35% and the trends for Year 1 to Year 2 continue into Year 3, what will the tax bill be in
Year 3 in millions?
A. 3.42 B. 3.43 C. 3.61 D. 3.76 E. 3.94

3. If cost of sales, overheads, other income and earnings before income tax changed between Year 0 to
Year 1 at the same rates as from Year 1 to Year 2, and if there were no exceptional costs in Year 0,
what was the turnover in Year 0 in millions?
A. 41.5 B. 49.5 C. 49.9 D. 51.2 E. 63.1

4. If overheads and earnings before income tax change by the same percentage as between Year 1 and Year
2, while all of the other costs and income remained the same as in Year 2, what will the approximate
turnover be in Year 3 (in 000s)?
A. 51,240 B. 52,180 C. 53,380 D. 54,270 E. 55,210

Solution: 9624 X {1-[(9624-10320)/10320]}-600+38+8128 X [1+(8128-7815)/7815] + 35310 = 52180

5. If overheads continue at the same percentage as from Year 1 to Year 2, what will they be in Year 5 in
millions?
A. 8.1 B. 8.5 C. 8.8 D. 9.1 E. 9.5

Solution: 8128 X 1000 X [1+(8128-7815)/7815]3 / 1000000 = 9.144

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48) Zone 5 Assembly Line – Report (table)

1. If all staff were required to work on assembly line A for cars, approximately how many cars would be
produced a day if staff from other lines are only required to work their normal daily hours?
A. 150 B. 220 C. 290 D. 360 E. 430

Solution: [(7.5 X 117) + (9 X 76) + (15 X 198) + (6 X 56) + (6 X 45)] / 12 = 428.125

2. Considering the hours required in producing a vehicle, and assuming that overall production cost per
hour is £240, which vehicle type proves the most profitable for the company?
A. Cars B. Vans C. LGV D. Agricultural E. Off-Road

3. How many more workers does the assembly line which failed to produce its target amount of vehicles
require to meet its target?
A. 11 B. 15 C. 19 D. 23 E. 27

4. If the target for cars produced per day were increased to 100 without increasing the number of staff,
approximately what time will the daily shift end (assuming a normal start at 08:00) to meet this target?
A. 16:45 B. 17:30 C. 18:15 D. 19:00 E. 19:45

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 51) Rothschild Co. Numerical Questions

PLS REFER TO THE SHL(2019-2020-Updated) FOR MORE QUESTIONS

Some answers might be wrong so do not follow 100% but practice yourself first!

Q1:

What was the difference between the number of male survey respondents compared to the number of
female respondents?
A: 198 less females B: 198 more females C: 208 less females D: 208 more females
E: Cannot Say

Ans: B
Exp: Female (510+770) – Male (462+620) = 198

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Q2:

In which 3-month period was there the same average hydro-electricity production in Year 1 as in Year 2?
A: Sep to Nov B: Oct to Dec C: Nov to Jan D: Dec to Feb E: Jan to Mar

Ans: B
Exp: Both sums equal to 74.5

Q3:

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How much has Supplier C’s performance worsened between the first and fourth Quarters (in terms of the
percentage change in the rate of customer complaints received)?
A: 2.4% B: 3.8% C: 5.0% D: 6.7% E: 17.1%

Ans: 6.7%
Exp: [Fourth (0.48) – First (0.45)]/First (0.45) = 6.7%

Q4:

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complaints for the year?
A: 7 B: 7.2 C: 9.2 D: 22 D: 92

Ans: 92
Exp: [Supplier C per 1,000 customers (0.45+0.42+0.41+0.48) – Supplier A per 1,000 customers
(0.24+0.26+0.19+0.15)] * 100 = 92

Q5 (a):

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What is the difference between Twinkies plus Trifics consumption and choffeechews consumption across
both age groups?
A: 13,400 B: 496,900 C:503,100 D: 510,000 E: 4,969,000

Ans: E
Exp: Twinkies (1.34m*12% + 1.89m*27%) + Trifics (1.34m*11% + 1.89m * 18%) – Choffeechews (1.34*24% +
1.89m*18%) = 0.4969 million

Q5 (b):
If the overall spend on Dinochocs is $160,100 and the overall spend on Chocochomp bars is $171,550, what
is the ratio of the Dincchocs unit price to the Chocochomp bar unit price?
A: 3:2 B: 2:1 C: 7:3 D: 5:2 E: 4:1

Ans: A
Exp: Dino. [160,100/(1.34m*16%+1.89m*13%)] / Choc. [171,550/(1.34m*24%+1.89m*18%)]

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Q6 (a):

In 2008 the average price of a South East house was $250,000 while a South Weat house was on average
$50,000 cheaper. What was the average difference in 2007? (to nearest hundred pounds)
A: $49,000 B: $49,600 C: $50,000 D: $50,400 E: $51,000

Ans: A
Exp:
• South East growth rate in 2008 (-1.2%) with price $250,000
• South West growth rate in 2008 (-2.0%) with price $200,000
• South East price in 2007 = 250,000 / (1-1.2%) = 253,036
• South West price in 2007 = 200,000 / (1-2.0%) = 204,081
• Difference = $48,954 ≈ $49,000

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Q6 (b):

Which region showed the highest average house price increase between 1st January 2009 and 31st
December 2010?
A: North East B: North West C: South East D: South West E: West Midlands

Ans: D
Exp:
• North East: [(1-0.2%)*(1-2%)]-1
• North West: [(1-0.4%)*(1+0.6%)]-1
• South East: [(1-0.8%)*(1+4.4%)]-1=3.56%
• South West: [1*(1+3.8%)]-1=3.8%
• West Midlands: [(1-0.6%)*(1+3.8%)]-1

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Q7 (a):

Between 2011 and 2012, mobile subscriptions in Nigeria increased by 3%, and high speed subscriptions
increased by 10%. What was the percentage of 3G/4G subscriptions for Nigeria in 2011?
A: 9.2% B: 9.3% C: 9.4% D: 9.5% E: 9.6%

Ans: A
Exp: In Nigeria in 2011,
• Mobile subscriptions = 106.9/(1+3%) = 103.79
• 3G/4G subscriptions = 9.8%*106.9/(1+10%) = 9.52
• Percentage of 3G/4G subscriptions = 9.52/103.79 = 9.18% ≈9.2%

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A: 3:5 B: 1:2 C: 3:2 D: 2:1 E: 5:3

Ans: D
Exp:
• Brazil: 259.3*24%/196.7=31.64%
• China: 1091.9*19.4%/1344.1=15.76%
• Ratio: 31.64%/15.76% ≈ 2:1

Q8:

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A: 446 B: 546 C: 554 D: 6420 E: 770

Ans: B
Exp: 620*88%

Q9 (a):

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month period. In which month and for which type of incident has a fine been incurred?
A: Microbiological (Months 1-3) B: Microbiological (Months 2-4) C: Microbiological (Months 3-5) D:
Extraneous(Month 2-4) E: Extraneous(Months 3-5)

Ans: C
Exp: C average = (390+359+399)/3=382.67>380

Q9 (b):

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incidents would there be in a year?
A: 1,168 B: 1,552 C: 3,924 D: 6,656 E: 9,620

Ans: C
Exp: (376+269+363+344+283)/5*12=3924

Q10 (a):

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In week 2, 20% of the unique visitors donate an average of $2.50 on the charity’s site, whilst 11% donate
an average of $5.40. What is the total value of online donations in Week2?
A: $727 B: $984 C: $1272 D: $1339 E: $1393

Ans: D
Exp: 1224*(20%*2.50+11%*5.40)=1339

Q10 (b):

Which week had the lowest number of non-unique visitors?

A: Week 2 B: Week 3 C: Week4 D: Week 5 E: Week 6

Ans: E
Exp: Non-unique vistors = Number of visits – Unique visitors

Q11 (a):

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What is the average consumption of wine in litres per person in the South East Asia region each year?
A: 0.011 B: 0.031 C: 0.050 D: 0.053 E: 0.055

Ans: E
Exp: 2.20*2.5%=0.055

Q11 (b):

What is the difference in the amount of Spirits consumed in the Americas compared to the Africas, in
million litres?
A: 1015.8 B: 1320.2 C: 1657.5 D: 2032.2 E: 2052.0
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Exp:
• Americas: 8.67*32.9%*929=2649.91
• Africas: 6.15*12%*837=617.71
• Difference: 2649.91-617.71=2032.2

Q12:

How much higher approximately would Year 1’s production have needed to be between November to
February to average 30,000 MWh per month during these winter months?
A: 3,900 MWh B: 12,500MWh C: 18,900 MWh D: 25,000 MWh E: 30,000MWh

Ans: C
Exp:
• Required total = 30,000*4 = 120,000 MWh = 120 (000) MWh
• Current total = 14.9 + 33.7 + 26.8 + 25.7 = 101.1 (000) MWh
• Difference = 120 – 101.1 = 18.9 (000) MWh = 18,900 MWh

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