Workforce Numerical Past Questions and Answers


Use the table above to answer the following questions.


61)

Put the regions in increasing order of total combined sales for the current year and next year?s projection

Answer : A

Explanation:

Step 1 - Calculate the totals for each region, as follows:

Thus the correct answer is (A) Central, Southern, Western, Eastern,
Northern
62)

What were the ratios for the Central: Eastern regional sales for the Previous Year compared to the Current Year?

Answer : D

Explanation:

Step 1 – Put the Previous Year’s sales for these regions into a ratio 110:290
Step 2 – Put the Current Year’s sales for these regions into a ratio 90:300
Step 3 – Simplify these ratios by dividing by the highest common denominator 11:29 for Previous Year (after division by 10) 3:10 for Current Year (after division by 30)

Thus the correct answer is (D) 11:29 (Previous Year); 3:10 (Current Year)
63)

If next year?s forecasts are scaled back by a quarter for the Northern and Western region, and by a fifth for the Southern and Eastern regions, what will be the total projected sales for all 5 regions?

Step 1 - Calculate the new regional sales for the 4 regions affected and sum these, as shown in the table below:

Thus the correct Answer is (C) £919.50 million
64)

What is the absolute difference between the lowest and the highest performing region (to the nearest £million) in the current year?

Answer : E

Explanation:

Step 1 - Calculate the difference between the highest regional sales (Northern) and the lowest regional sales (Central)
310 – 90 = £220 million

Thus the correct Answer is (E) £220 million
65)

If the sales projections for next year prove accurate, which region will have maintained or increased sales levels each year from the previous year to next year?

Answer : A

Explanation:

Step 1 – Calculate the regional sales for the current year using the table.
Step 2 – Compare the numbers from Step 1 to the figures for the previous year and for next year, as follows;

Only the Northern region has maintained sales at 310 for the previous and current year, as well as projecting an increase in sales to 320 for next year.

Thus the correct Answer is (A) Northern region

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