EA Multi-Source Reasoning 3

Question 1

Tab 1: Product X costs $80 to produce. Tab 2: the selling price is 150% of cost. Tab 3: a retailer gets a 20% discount off the selling price. What does the retailer pay?

Accepted Answer

$96

Answer

Selling price = $80 × 1.5 = $120; retailer pays $120 × 0.8 = $96.

Question 2

Source A: a survey shows 60% of employees prefer remote work. Source B: the company has 250 employees. Source C: 30 employees are on temporary contracts and excluded from the policy. How many permanent employees prefer remote work?

Accepted Answer

132

Answer

Permanent employees = 250 − 30 = 220; 60% prefer remote = 132.

Question 3

Memo 1: total project budget = $1.2M. Memo 2: Phase 1 uses 35% of budget. Memo 3: Phase 2 uses $480K. How much remains for Phase 3?

Accepted Answer

$300K

Answer

Phase 1 = $420K; Phase 2 = $480K; remaining = $1,200K − $420K − $480K = $300K.

Question 4

Table A lists 4 sales regions with revenues: $500K, $750K, $400K, $350K. Table B shows Region 2 grew 20% YoY. What was Region 2's revenue last year?

Accepted Answer

$625K

Answer

Current revenue = $750K = last year × 1.20; last year = $750K / 1.20 = $625K.

Question 5

Source 1: Team A completes a task in 6 hours. Source 2: Team B completes the same task in 4 hours. If both teams work together, approximately how long will the task take?

Accepted Answer

2.4 hours

Answer

Combined rate = 1/6 + 1/4 = 5/12 tasks/hour; time = 12/5 = 2.4 hours.

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EA Multi-Source Reasoning 3