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Numerical Test
In this test, you have to use facts and figures presented in the statistical tables to answer the questions below. In each question, you are given either five or ten options from which to choose. One, and only one, of the options is correct in each case.
For some numerical tests of this nature you may be provided with a calculator
- for some you may be required to work without one. You may try the following
quesitons with or without the use of a calculator - as you wish. In addition,
you may be provided with rough paper for your working out.
Statistical Tables
Population Structure 1998
Production of 15mm Buttons, July-December
Production in thousands
Total (standard and sub-standard) button production Standard quality button production
Sales price: Standard quality buttons €5.70 per 100 Sub-standard quality buttons €2.85 per 100
Numerical Test - Questions
- Which country had the highest number of people aged 60 or over at
the start of 1998?
UK France Italy W.Germany Spain
- What percentage of the total 15mm button production was classed as
sub-standard in September?
10.5% 13% 15% 17.5% 20% 
23.5% 25% 27.5% 28% 30.5%
- How many live births occurred in 1998 in Spain and Italy together
(to the nearest 1000)?
104,000 840,000 1,044,000 8,400,000 10,440,000
- What was the net effect on the UK population of the live birth and
death rates in 1998?
Decrease of 66,700 Increase of 84,900 Increase of 85,270 Increase of 752,780 Cannot say
- By how much did the total sales value of November's button production
vary from October's?
€28.50 (Decrease) €142.50 (Decrease) €285.00 (Increase) €427.50 (Decrease) No change
- What was the loss in potential sales revenue attributable to the production
to sub-standard (as opposed to standard) buttons over the 6 month period?
€213.75 €427.50 €2,137.50 €2,280.00 €4,275.00
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