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Q 1 W h at w as the diff e re nce in the val ue of FLA C p rod uct sa le s co mp are d to B EC
pro du c t s al es ?
(A ) 14 ,65 0
(B ) 17 ,10 5
(C ) 27 ,54 5
(D ) 47 ,54 5
(E ) 64 ,65 0
(F ) 64 ,65 5
St ep 1 Ca lcul ate FL AC pro duc t sa le s
(3,5 00 x 4.8 0) + (5,5 00 x 4.6 5) + ( 4,50 0 x 4 .95 )
= 1 6, 800 + 25 ,57 5 + 22, 275 = 64 ,6 50
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St ep 2 Ca lcu late BE C pro duc t sa les (6 ,50 0 x
4.2 5) + (4,8 00 x 4.1 5)
= 2 7,6 25 + 19 ,92 0
= 47 ,54 5
St ep 3 Ca lcu late th e d iff eren ce 64 ,65 0 47, 54 5 = 1 7,1 05
T hu s th e c or rec t an s we r is (B ) 17,1 05
Q 2 W hich pr od uct co de has the h igh est pro fit m ar gin ? ( Ass um e P rofi t m arg in =
Sale s p ric e Pro duc tion c o s t s ).
(A ) B EC 1A
(B ) B EC 5C
(C) FL AC 3 X
(D) FL AC 9 Y
(E) FL AC 4 T
(F ) No ne of t hes e
St ep 1 Su m the 3 Pr od uct ion co sts for ea ch pro duc t co de
BE C 1A: 180 + 84 + 62 = 326
BE C 5C: 172 + 92 + 74 = 338
FL AC 3X : 16 0 + 7 4 + 94 = 328
FL AC 9Y: 150 + 10 1+ 10 8 = 35 9
F L AC 4 T: 1 64 + 1 05 + 9 4 = 363
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Ste p 2 C alc ul ate the pro fi t pe r u nit f or e ach p rod uc t co de
Pr ofi t pe r un it = S ale s v alu e pro du c ti on c os t
BE C 1A : 4.2 5 3. 26 = 0 .9 9
BE C 5C : 4.1 5 3. 38 = 0 .7 7
FL AC 3X: 4.8 0 3 .28 = 1 .52
FL A C 9 Y: 4 .65 3.5 9 = 1. 06
FL A C 4 T: 4 .95 3.6 3 = 1. 32
T hu s th e c or rec t an s we r is (C ) F L AC 3X
Q 3 Wh at wo uld ha ve bee n t he ad diti ona l pr ofit on BE C 5 C u nits if all tho se tha t ha d b ee n
pro du c e d in Jan ua ry w ere s o ld?
(A ) 27 ,62 5
(B ) 25 ,42 8
(C ) 15 ,65 5
(D ) 11 ,70 0
(E ) 7,0 55
(F ) 6,5 00
St ep 1 Cal cul ate th e d iffer enc e b et we en num be r of un its pro duc ed an d s old .
6,5 00 4 ,80 0 = 1 ,70 0 u nits
S tep 2 C alc ula te t he a dd iti ona l pr ofi t for 1, 70 0 u nits
1, 70 0 x 4. 15 = 7,0 55
Thu s th e c or rec t an s w er is (E ) 7,0 55
Ti p: t his is actu al ly q uit e a n e asy qu es tion . D on t fal l in to the tra p o f wo rk ing ou t th e p rofi t
bas ed on (s a le pri c e pr odu c ti on c o s ts ) be c au s e th es e ex tra 1,7 00 ha ve alre ady be en pr odu c ed . It is
a s un k c os t an d t her efo re a ny s al es are pr ofi t.
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Q 4 If t he lab ou r, de sig n a nd Mis c cos ts f or p rod uc ing th e FL AC 9Y de cre as e by 5% , 7 .5%
an d 12. 5% re s p ec tive ly , wh at w ill be the pro fi t wh en s el ling 2 5,0 00 F L AC 9Y un its ?
(A ) 1 16 ,25 0.50
(B ) 85, 442 .00
(C ) 48, 296 .25
(D ) 33, 642 .50
(E ) 19, 450 .50
(F ) 18, 650 .00
S tep 1 C alcu lat e th e n ew c osts
L a bo ur: 95% x 15 0 = 142 .50 pe r 10 0 u ni ts
De s ig n: 9 2.5 % x 1 01 = 93 .43 pe r 1 00 u nit s M is c
c os ts : 87 .5% x 108 = 9 4.5 0 p er 100 un its
Ste p 2 Sum th e new co sts
1 42 .50 + 93 .43 + 9 4.5 0 = 3 30 .43 pe r 10 0 u nits
St ep 3 Cal cul ate th e sa les va lue
25 ,00 0 x 4.6 5 = 116 ,25 0
Ste p 4 Calc ul ate the pr ofi t
11 6,2 50 ( 33 0.4 3 x 25 ,00 0 / 10 0) = 1 16 ,25 0 - 8 2,60 7.5 0
= 33, 64 2.5 0 Th us the c o rre c t ans wer is (D) 3 3,6 42.5 0
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Q 5 Wh ich co un try has the la rge st num be r of m ale s in em plo ym en t?
(A ) B elg ium
(B) Den ma rk
(C ) Ire lan d
(D ) H un gar y
(E ) Gre ec e
( F) B elg iu m a nd Gre e c e
St ep 1 Cal cul ate th e nu mb er of m a les tha t ar e e mp loy ed in B elg ium , H u nga ry a nd Gre ec e.
Not e th at Den m ark and Ire lan d h av e a ppr oxi ma tely h alf the tota l p opu la tion of the oth er
th ree c oun trie s a nd s o c a n be ru led out im m edia tel y to s a ve tim e.
B elg ium = 10 .4 x 35 .6% = 3 .7 m illi on (De nm ark =
5 .4 x 5 8.2 % = 3. 14 mil lio n) ( Irela nd = 4.1 x 38. 8%
= 1 .6 mil lion ) H ung ary = 10 .1 x 3 8.4% = 3. 9
mi llio n G reec e = 10.8 x 34. 4% = 3.7 mi llio n T hus
th e c o rre c t a ns we r is (D) Hun gar y
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Q 6 W h at p erc ent age do th e fi ve cou ntri es sh ow n re pre sen t o f t he tota l EU po pu lat ion ?
(A ) 7 .5%
(B ) 8 .5%
(C ) 9 .5%
(D ) 10 .5%
(E ) 11 .5%
(F ) 12 .5%
Ste p 1 Tota l th e p opu lat ion of the fi ve c ou ntri es
10 .4 + 5 .4 + 4 .1 + 1 0.1 + 10. 8 = 4 0.8 mi llio n
St ep 2 Cal c ul ate th e % of the tot al EU
pop ula tio n 4 0.8 / 4 80 = 8 .5%
T hus th e c orre c t ans we r is (B ) 8.5 %
Q 7 A ss um ing tha t th ere a re n o o the r po pu lat ion fac tors tha n tho se sho wn in the ta ble ,
w ha t wi ll b e t he a nn ual po pu lati on c ha nge of th e fi ve c o unt ries c om bine d?
(A ) 1 43 ,90 0
(B ) 1 67 ,55 0
(C ) 2 25 ,34 0
(D ) 3 68 ,20 0
(E) 4 4.7 m illi on
(F ) 4 5 m ill ion
Ste p 1 C alc ul ate eac h c ou ntry s cha ng e in po pu lat ion due to the po pu lati on fact ors Po pu lati on
c h an ge = i nc r eas e f rom b irths dec rea s e fro m d ea ths + ne t m igra tion Be lgi um = 11. 1 - 9.8 + 3.4 = 4.7
De nma rk = 1 2. 0 10 .3 + 0. 9 = 2 .6
Ir ela nd = 15.2 6.9 + 11 .8 = 20 .1
H ung ar y = 13 .1 10 .4 + 1.8 = 4 .5
Gr eec e = 9. 6 9. 5 + 3. 1 = 3.2
Ste p 2 C alc ul ate the ch ang e p er 1, 000 me mb ers of po pul atio n
B elg ium = 4. 7 x 10 ,400 = 4 8,88 0
D enm a rk = 2. 6 x 5,4 00 = 14 ,040
Ire lan d = 20 .1 x 4 ,10 0 = 82 ,41 0
H ung ar y = 4. 5 x 10 ,100 = 4 5,45 0
Gr eec e = 3.2 x 10 ,80 0 = 34 ,56 0
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S tep 3 S um the fi g ure s for eac h c oun try to ca lcu late the po pu la tion ch ang e 4 8,8 80
+ 14 ,0 40 + 8 2,1 40 + 4 5, 450 + 34, 560 = 22 5,3 40
T hu s th e c or rec t an s we r is (C ) 2 25,3 40
Q 8 If the pop ul ati on o f B elg ium in cre ase s a t th e s am e %ag e r ate as sh ow n fo r 2 012 , in
w hat ye ar will the po pul ati on re ac h 1 0.6 mi llio n?
(A ) 2 015
(B ) 2 016
(C ) 2 017
(D ) 2 018
(E ) 2 019
(F ) 2 020
S tep 1 C alc ula te c han ge in po pul atio n d ue to the po pula tio n f act ors Po pula tio n c ha nge = inc rea se
fro m bir ths d ec r eas e from d eath s + n et mig rat ion.
F or Bel giu m this is : 11 .1 - 9. 8 + 3.4 = 4.7 (p er tho us a nd of t he po pul atio n) S o 4 .7 x 1 0,4 00 =
48 ,8 80 ext ra p eo ple in 20 12.
T he ne xt s te p is to wor k th is ou t as a p erc en tag e i nc r eas e, n ot jus t ta ke the nu mb er
48,8 80 an d a dd it t o ea c h ye ar.
48 ,88 0 10 ,40 0, 000 x 100 = 0.4 7% in c re as e .
S tep 2 C alc ula te t he pop ul atio n fo r s ubs eq ue nt y ear s u sin g th is pe rcen tag e
gro wth . 20 13 : 1 0,4 00,0 00 + 48, 88 0 = 10 ,44 8,8 80
2 014 : 1 0,4 48 ,880 x 1.0 04 7 = 10 ,49 7,9 90
2 015 : 1 0,4 97 ,990 x 1.0 04 7 = 10 ,54 7,3 30
2 016 : 1 0,5 47 ,330 x 1.0 04 7 = 10 ,59 6,9 03
2 017 : 1 0,5 96 ,903 x 1.0 04 7 = 10 ,69 6,7 48
S o o n d ay on e o f 20 17 the p opu lat ion is 1 0,6 96 ,74 8, whic h m ea ns th e 1 0.6m b arri er
m us t ha ve bee n a c h iev ed dur ing 20 16.
Th us t he c or rec t a ns w er i s (B ) 2 01 6.
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