Shell Past Questions And Solutions


Study the chart and answer the questions below it.


36)

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

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37)

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)

38)

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

39)

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

40)

In which year (or years) was there more than a 3.3% difference in the GDP per person for France
compared to the UK?
 

 


Correct answer: D

Explanation
2005 uk=22000 France =23500 difference = 1500, % Difference 6.82
2006 uk=23250 France =23250 difference = 0 %, Difference= 0.00
2007 uk=23750 France =23000 difference = -750, % Difference = -3.16
2008 uk=23000 France =24000 difference = 1000, % Difference = 4.35
2009 uk=24000 France =24500 difference = 500, % Difference = 2.08
Thus the correct answer is 2008, 2005