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If no maintenance contract is in place, the 􀀌rm charges £432 for an on-site visit. How many call-outs per year would make the maintenance contract worthwhile ?  \nA B C D E  \n2 3 4 5 6  \n2 .  \nA boy takes 15 minutes to walk to school at a speed of 5 km/h. How many minutes would he take if he cycled at 15 km/h.  \nA B C D E  \n12 3 4 5 8  \n3 .  \nThe table below shows the pro􀀌t in millions of pounds made by three branches of a pharmacy, over a three year period.  \nBranch Year 1 Year 2 Year 3  \nLeicester Loughborough Derby  \n4.14 2.52  \n5.49  \n4.32 2.61  \n5.76  \n4.23 2.25  \n5.94  \nBy what percentage did the total pro􀀌t made by all the branches together increase from Year 1 to Year 3 ?  \nA B C D E  \n2% 2.2% 20% 22% 102%  \n4 .  \nThe pro􀀌ts of a business are to be divided in the ratio 5 : 7 . The smaller share amounts to £2000 . What is the larger share ?  \nA B C D E  \n£833 £11666 £2500 £2750 £2800  \n5 .  \nOn returning from a business trip an executive has remaining 250 German Marks and 478 French Francs. If the exchange rates are 3 .24 marks =£1, and 9 .9 francs=£1, how much British money will she receive for this currency ?  \nA B C D E  \n£125.44 £77.16 £48.28 £111.26 £135.16  \n6 .  \nCasual nursing sta􀀋 are paid at a rate of £5 .98 per hour. If 4 nurses each worked 39 hours, and three other nurses each worked 16 hours, what was the wage bill ?  \nA B C D E  \n£1200 £1356.24 £1244.56 £1219.92 £1018.94  \n7 .  \nIn a survey carried out on 2400 people, 34% said that they preferred a new blend of co􀀋ee to their current blend. 35% were indi􀀋erent. The remainder disliked the new blend. How many people were in this category ?  \nA B C D E  \n310 744 1020 556 675  \n8 .  \nIn a sale the price of TV set is discounted because the retailer says that he will pay the VAT of 17.5% . If the customer pays £225 what would the price have been including the VAT ?  \nA B C D E  \n£264.38 £270 £263.25 £311.10 £239.15  \n9 .  \nIn a large retail store employing 556 personnel, approximately 56% are female. Of the female employees, approximately 62% are aged between 48 and 60 . How many employees are female and aged between 48 and 60 ?  \nA B C D E  \n225 219 345 193 312  \nnrpt1/98 A.Croft  \nSolutions.  \n1. B  \n2. D  \n3. B  \n4. E  \n5. A  \n6. D  \n7. B  \n8. A  \n9. 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