Workforce Numerical Past Questions and Answers



81)

All sales in the three week period were based on an average £9.50 reduction in the sales price of the units sold. What was the total saving made by customers who bought units over the 3 week period (to the nearest £100)?

Step 1 – Calculate the total sales
We could use the working from Q6 to obtain
Week 1 and Week 3 sales totals. Week 2 sales = 20 + 40 + 18 + 14 + 6 = 98
Total sales = Week 1 + Week 2 + Week 3 = 95 + 98 + 120 = 313
Step 2 – Calculate the amount saved 313 x £9.50 = £2,973.50
Step 3 - (to the nearest £100) £2,973.50 = £3,000
Thus the correct answer is (A) £3,000

Tip: when summing numbers from a column or row, be careful not to take numbers from an adjacent category. It is also a good idea to enter the numbers as you go straight into your calculator, instead of writing out the sum on your rough paper then performing the calculation. This will reduce the number of stages in your working and save time and reduce the potential for input errors.
82)

The Western Region?s overall sales (£120,000) were in a ratio of 3:2 to the Eastern Region?s sales which itself had half the sales of the Northern and Southern Regions combined. What were the total sales of all 4 Regions?

Answer : E

Explanation

Step 1 – Calculate each Region’s sales
Eastern Region’s sales = 2 x 120,000 / 3 = 80,000
Northern + Southern Regions’ sales = 80,000 x 2 = 160,000

Step 2 – Calculate the total sales 120,000 + 80,000 + 160,000 = 360,000
Thus the correct answer is (E) £360,000
83)

Next year staff numbers are to be reduced by 1 at stores with 6 or less staff, and by 2 staff at all other stores. What will be the average monthly target per staff member across all 5 stores if the regional target (across the 5 stores) is £168,000?

Step 1 – Calculate the new staff numbers

Redcliff  8 – 2 = 6 staff
Ather  9 – 2 = 7 staff
Wilkington  5 – 1 = 4 staff
Trew  8 – 2 = 6 staff
Tunston  6 – 1 = 5 staff

Step 2 – Calculate the average target per staff member
Average = target / total number of staff = 168,000 / 28 = £6,000

Thus the correct answer is (B) £6,000
84)

Over the three week period, which Store achieved the highest sales per sales staff member?

Step 1 – Calculate each Store’s total sales
Use the Actual sales figures for each of the 3 weeks, as follows:

Redcliff  20 + 20 + 35 = 75
Ather  30 + 40 + 40 = 110
Wilkington 25 + 18 + 24 = 67
Trew 15 + 14 + 12 = 41
Tunston 5 + 6 + 9 = 20

Step 2 – Calculate each Store’s average sales per sales staff member, as follows:

Redcliff  75 / 8 = 9.4
Ather  110 / 9 = 12.2
Wilkington 67 / 5 = 13.4
Trew 41 / 8= 5.1
Tunston 20 / 6 = 3.3

Thus the correct answer is (C) Wilkington
85)

For Weeks 1 and 3, across all 5 stores combined, what was the difference (in units) between Actual and Target sales volumes?

Answer : E

Explanation

Step 1 – Calculate the total Week 1 and Week 3 sales across the 5 Stores
Week 1: 20 + 30 + 25 + 15 + 5 = 95
Week 3: 35 + 40 + 24 + 12 + 9 = 120

Step 2 - Calculate the total Week 1 and Week 3 targets across the 5 Stores
Week 1: 15 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 10 = 75
Week 3: 35 + 35 + 30 + 15 + 15 = 130

Step 3 – Calculate the difference for Weeks 1 and 3 Week 1: 95 – 75 = 20 over target
Week 3: 120 – 130 = 10 under target
Thus the correct answer is (E) 20 over target (Week 1); 10 under target (Week 3)

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