Civil Service Numerical Reasoning Test Budget and Resource Allocation 2

Question 1

A department's budget is cut by 12% from £350,000. What is the new budget?

Accepted Answer

£308,000

Answer

£298,000

Answer

£304,000

Answer

£315,000

Question 2

Resources worth £90,000 are allocated to 4 regions in the ratio 1:2:3:4. How much does the third region receive?

Accepted Answer

£27,000

Answer

£18,000

Answer

£22,500

Answer

£36,000

Question 3

A project overruns its £200,000 budget by 15%. What is the total actual cost?

Accepted Answer

£230,000

Answer

£215,000

Answer

£225,000

Answer

£235,000

Question 4

A local authority spends £2.4 million across 6 departments equally. Two departments merge and combine their budgets. How much does the merged department have?

Accepted Answer

£800,000

Answer

£480,000

Answer

£600,000

Answer

£1,200,000

Question 5

A project receives £75,000 for Year 1. Each subsequent year the budget increases by 8%. What is the budget for Year 3?

Accepted Answer

£87,480

Answer

£85,500

Answer

£87,000

Answer

£89,100

Question 6

A budget of £160,000 must cover 4 equal quarterly payments plus a one-off payment of £25,000. What is each quarterly payment?

Accepted Answer

£33,750

Answer

£31,250

Answer

£35,000

Answer

£36,500

Question 7

A department underspends by £18,500, which represents 7.4% of its budget. What was the original budget?

Accepted Answer

£250,000

Answer

£240,000

Answer

£245,000

Answer

£255,000