RMS Test Question Paper
The Nielsen Company (Hong Kong) Limited
Client Service Assessment
Question Paper
Time Allowed: 2 hours
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TASK 1 – NUMERIC TEST
Instructions: Solve each problem using the workspace provided. Record your answers on the answer sheet provided. You are welcome to use a calculator for your analyses.
1.
International Juice Inc. plans to introduce a new line of fruit juices with three different flavors: cherry, grape and apple. 50% of buyers will buy cherry, 20% will buy grape, and 30% will buy apple. Cherry buyers will buy an average of
1.2 cans at a time, grape purchasers 1.4, and apple purchasers 1.6. Given this information, what percent of the total sales of the new line will cherry be?
2.
Both Company A and Company B sell paper dolls, but company B sells twice as many dolls as Company A. Company A sells their dolls at a price that is
10% more than Company B. Company A sells 10,000 dolls per quarter, for a total of £120,000 in sales. How many more dolls would Company A have to sell during the given quarter to have the same total sales, in British pounds, as
Company B?
3.
The results of surveying 100 residents of a city reported that 40 read the daily morning paper, 70 read the daily evening paper, and 20 read neither daily paper. How many residents:
a. Read at least one daily paper?
b. Read both papers?
c. Read exactly one daily paper?
4.
Upon conducting a survey of their customers, Crunchy Pretzel Company (CPC) has learned that buyers would prefer CPC pretzels much more if CPC increased the salt content by 50%. Currently, one bag of pretzels is being sold at €1.09 with a €0.11 profit on each bag sold. The additional salt content will increase the production cost by €0.04 per bag. Last quarter, CPC sold 2.4 million bags of pretzels. Assuming the price of the product remains the same, if CPC increases the salt content by 50%, how many additional bags of pretzels will they
Client Service Assessment
Question Paper
Time Allowed: 2 hours
Please do not take away the question paper.
Candidate Name:
Date:
Start Time:
Stop Time:
TASK 1 – NUMERIC TEST
Instructions: Solve each problem using the workspace provided. Record your answers on the answer sheet provided. You are welcome to use a calculator for your analyses.
1.
International Juice Inc. plans to introduce a new line of fruit juices with three different flavors: cherry, grape and apple. 50% of buyers will buy cherry, 20% will buy grape, and 30% will buy apple. Cherry buyers will buy an average of
1.2 cans at a time, grape purchasers 1.4, and apple purchasers 1.6. Given this information, what percent of the total sales of the new line will cherry be?
2.
Both Company A and Company B sell paper dolls, but company B sells twice as many dolls as Company A. Company A sells their dolls at a price that is
10% more than Company B. Company A sells 10,000 dolls per quarter, for a total of £120,000 in sales. How many more dolls would Company A have to sell during the given quarter to have the same total sales, in British pounds, as
Company B?
3.
The results of surveying 100 residents of a city reported that 40 read the daily morning paper, 70 read the daily evening paper, and 20 read neither daily paper. How many residents:
a. Read at least one daily paper?
b. Read both papers?
c. Read exactly one daily paper?
4.
Upon conducting a survey of their customers, Crunchy Pretzel Company (CPC) has learned that buyers would prefer CPC pretzels much more if CPC increased the salt content by 50%. Currently, one bag of pretzels is being sold at €1.09 with a €0.11 profit on each bag sold. The additional salt content will increase the production cost by €0.04 per bag. Last quarter, CPC sold 2.4 million bags of pretzels. Assuming the price of the product remains the same, if CPC increases the salt content by 50%, how many additional bags of pretzels will they