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

A 12% cut on £350,000 = £42,000 reduction; new budget = £350,000 - £42,000 = £308,000.

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

Ratio 1:2:3:4 totals 10 parts; the third region (3 parts) receives 3/10 × £90,000 = £27,000.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

£230,000

Answer

A 15% overrun on £200,000 = £30,000; total cost = £200,000 + £30,000 = £230,000.

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

Each of the 6 departments receives £2,400,000 ÷ 6 = £400,000; the merged department combines 2 shares = £800,000.

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

Year 2 = £75,000 × 1.08 = £81,000; Year 3 = £81,000 × 1.08 = £87,480.

Civil Service Numerical Reasoning Practice Test

Civil Service Numerical Reasoning Practice Test

Civil Service Numerical Reasoning Test Budget and Resource Allocation 2