Study the chart and answer the questions below it.
How many more Euros operating profit did Greenco generate per Water Company in 2000 than in 1994?
Correct answer: B
Explanation Operating profit generated per water company in 1994 = - 0.2/25 = - 0.008m
In 2000, 2.0m/20 = 0.1m = 0.1 + 0.008 = 0.108m = 108,000
If the increase in global passenger air traffic continues at the curren rate, approximately how many annual air passengers (billions) will there be in 5 years time?
Correct answer: C
Explanation Current rate = 67% (from previous question) Number of passengers = 3.5b In 5 years time, we have 1.67 x 3.5b = 5.83b
What is the percentage increase in global passenger air traffic over the past five years?
Correct answer: D
Explanation (Total passenger today -total passenger 5 yrs ago)/total passengers 5 yrs ago = (3.5 -2.1)/2.1 = 67%
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 travelled by flights depart in Europe changed today?
Correct answer: E
Explanation Total distance flown by all passengers within Europe 5 years ago = 0.3 x 1000 = 300 Total distance flown today = 0.9 x 0.8 = 720 % increase = (72 -300/300) x 100 = 140% increase
Study the graph and answer the questions below it.
If the percentage increase in production of vehicles by Ford between 2007 and 2008 were repeated annually how many years would it be before Ford produced at least 5,800,000 vehicles in the UK?
Explanation % increase of vehicles produced by ford btw 2007 and 2008 = (35,000 -30,000)/30,000 x 100 = 16.7 % If this is repeated annually, then a year later , we have (1 + 0.167)(35,000) = 40,950 2 yrs later = 47,911.5 3 years later = 56,056.5 4 years later = 65,586.1 Ans is 4 years.
