CCAT Data Interpretation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A company's monthly sales are: January $12,400, February $9,800, March $15,600, April $11,200. What is the average monthly sales?
- $12,250 (Correct answer)
- $12,500
- $11,750
- $13,000
Correct answer: $12,250
Total sales = $49,000; dividing by 4 months gives $12,250.
Question 2: Weekly employee absences recorded over 5 weeks are: 3, 5, 2, 8, 2. What is the median number of absences?
- 3 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 2
- 4
Correct answer: 3
Sorted in order: 2, 2, 3, 5, 8 — the middle (third) value is 3.
Question 3: A company's revenue grew from $250,000 to $325,000 in one year. What is the percentage increase?
- 30% (Correct answer)
- 25%
- 35%
- 28%
Correct answer: 30%
Increase = $75,000; $75,000 ÷ $250,000 × 100 = 30%.
Question 4: A survey of 200 employees shows: 40% prefer remote work, 35% prefer hybrid, 25% prefer office. How many employees prefer hybrid work?
- 70 (Correct answer)
- 80
- 50
- 90
Correct answer: 70
200 × 0.35 = 70 employees prefer hybrid work.
Question 5: Four salespeople's monthly units sold: Alex: 48, Beth: 62, Carlos: 55, Dana: 35. Who sold the number of units closest to the group average?
- Carlos (Correct answer)
- Alex
- Beth
- Dana
Correct answer: Carlos
Group average = (48+62+55+35)/4 = 50; Carlos at 55 is only 5 units away, the closest.
Question 6: A budget is allocated as: Marketing 30%, Operations 40%, R&D 20%, Admin 10%. If the total budget is $500,000, how much goes to Marketing and R&D combined?
- $250,000 (Correct answer)
- $200,000
- $225,000
- $175,000
Correct answer: $250,000
Marketing + R&D = 30% + 20% = 50% of $500,000 = $250,000.
Question 7: Daily production output for a week: Mon: 120, Tue: 135, Wed: 95, Thu: 150, Fri: 110. What is the range of daily production?
- 55 (Correct answer)
- 40
- 50
- 45
Correct answer: 55
Range = highest − lowest = 150 − 95 = 55.
CCAT Data Interpretation 1
A company's monthly sales are: January $12,400, February $9,800, March $15,600, April $11,200.
What is the average monthly sales?