PWC Past Questions And Answers


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36)

If North Region sold €390,000 worth of Magazines, what was the value of South Region’s magazine sales?


Correct answer: A

Explanation
Sales of magazines = 390,000
% of magazine sales by Northern region = 28% 28% of the total sale of mag = 390,000
Total mag sale by all region = 390,000/0.28 = 1,392,857.1
% of mag sale by Southern region = 35% South region mag sale = 0.35 x 1,392,857.1 = 487,500
Alternatively, because of time South region mag sale
= (% of mag. sales by South region / % of mag sales by North region) x value of North region mag. 
sale
= 35/28 x 390,000
= 487,500

37)

If total food sales for the four Regions are €2,400,000, what is the value of food sales for the
North Region?
 

 


Correct answer: C

Explanation
Total food sales = 2,400,000
Total percentage of food sale for Northern region = 17%
= 17% x 2,400,000
= 408,000

38)

What was the average GDP per person for France and the UK across the 5 years shown?

 


Correct answer: E

Explanation
Total GDP per person of UK = 11,6000

Average = 23,200
Total GDP per person of France = 118,250 Average = 23,650
So the correct answer is £23,650 (France); £23,200 (UK).

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39)

Between which years were the GDPs per person increasing in both France and the UK?


Correct answer: A

Explanation
Look at the direction of the lines representing the UK and France (on the line graph). For both the 
France and the UK to be increasing the lines need to both be pointing upwards.
This is only true for 2008-2009.
So the correct answer is 2008 - 2009

40)

Which two countries had the smallest difference in GDP per person in 2009?

 


Correct answer: A

Explanation
From looking at the table Country Gross Domestic Product there is only a 0.4 difference in GDP per 
person between the UK (24.0) and Italy (23.6)
So the correct answer is UK, Italy