Korn Ferry Assessment Korn Ferry Numerical Reasoning 5 โ Questions and Answers
Question 1: A line graph shows that a company's monthly active users grew from 50,000 in January to 80,000 in August (7 months). Assuming linear growth, what was the approximate monthly increase?
- 3,500
- 4,000
- 4,285 (Correct answer)
- 5,000
Correct answer: 4,285
Monthly increase = (80,000 โ 50,000) รท 7 โ 4,285 users per month.
Question 2: An index value stands at 148 in Year 2, using Year 1 as the base (=100). If Year 1 revenue was $5 million, what is Year 2 revenue?
- $6.8M
- $7.0M
- $7.4M (Correct answer)
- $7.2M
Correct answer: $7.4M
Year 2 revenue = $5M ร 1.48 = $7.4M.
Question 3: A manager must allocate a $60,000 training budget across three departments in a 3:4:5 ratio. What amount does the department with the largest allocation receive?
- $18,000
- $24,000
- $25,000 (Correct answer)
- $20,000
Correct answer: $25,000
Total parts = 12; largest share = 5/12 ร $60,000 = $25,000.
Question 4: Over five years, a division's annual costs (in $M) were: 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.4, 2.7. By how much did costs change from Year 1 to Year 5?
- $0.5M increase
- $0.6M increase (Correct answer)
- $0.4M increase
- $0.7M increase
Correct answer: $0.6M increase
Change = $2.7M โ $2.1M = $0.6M increase.
Question 5: A product's price dropped from $250 to $190. What is the percentage decrease, rounded to the nearest whole number?
- 22%
- 24% (Correct answer)
- 26%
- 28%
Correct answer: 24%
Decrease = $60; percentage = 60/250 ร 100 = 24%.
Question 6: Company revenues by region (in $M): North 12.4, South 9.8, East 11.2, West 8.6. What is the combined revenue of the two lowest-performing regions?
- $18.4M (Correct answer)
- $20.4M
- $21.0M
- $19.8M
Correct answer: $18.4M
Two lowest: South ($9.8M) + West ($8.6M) = $18.4M.
Question 7: A candidate's assessment score is derived from three equally weighted components: Verbal 72, Numerical 85, Abstract 79. What is the composite score?
- 77
- 78 (Correct answer)
- 79
- 80
Correct answer: 78
Composite = (72 + 85 + 79) รท 3 = 236 รท 3 โ 78.7, rounds to 79โฆ (72+85+79=236; 236/3=78.67 โ 79).
A line graph shows that a company's monthly active users grew from 50,000 in January to 80,000 in August (7 months).
Assuming linear growth, what was the approximate monthly increase?