NYS PCO NYS Civil Service PCO 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A program's budget is $240,000. If 35% is allocated to personnel and 25% to equipment, how much remains for all other costs?
- $96,000 (Correct answer)
- $84,000
- $60,000
- $144,000
Correct answer: $96,000
Personnel and equipment take 60% ($144,000), leaving 40% of $240,000, which is $96,000.
Question 2: An office processed 1,250 applications in January and 1,450 in February. What was the approximate percent increase?
- 16% (Correct answer)
- 12%
- 20%
- 8%
Correct answer: 16%
The increase of 200 divided by the January base of 1,250 equals 0.16, or 16%.
Question 3: Four analysts can review 60 case files in 3 days. At the same rate, how many days will it take six analysts to review 90 case files?
- 3 days (Correct answer)
- 2 days
- 4.5 days
- 6 days
Correct answer: 3 days
Each analyst reviews 5 files per day, so six analysts complete 90 files in 90 ÷ 30 = 3 days.
Question 4: A report shows unit A completed 320 inspections, unit B completed 25% more than unit A, and unit C completed half as many as unit B. How many inspections did unit C complete?
- 200 (Correct answer)
- 160
- 240
- 400
Correct answer: 200
Unit B completed 400 inspections (320 × 1.25), so unit C completed 200 (400 ÷ 2).
Question 5: An employee earns $52,000 per year and receives a 4% raise, then a $1,000 retention bonus is added to the new salary. What is the resulting annual pay?
- $55,080 (Correct answer)
- $54,080
- $53,080
- $56,080
Correct answer: $55,080
A 4% raise brings the salary to $54,080, and adding the $1,000 bonus gives $55,080.
Question 6: A grant must be split among three programs in the ratio 5:3:2. If the grant totals $180,000, how much does the smallest share receive?
- $36,000 (Correct answer)
- $54,000
- $90,000
- $45,000
Correct answer: $36,000
The ratio has 10 parts, each worth $18,000, so the 2-part share is $36,000.
Question 7: Average daily phone calls for Monday through Thursday was 84. If Friday's calls bring the five-day average to 90, how many calls came in on Friday?
- 114 (Correct answer)
- 96
- 104
- 120
Correct answer: 114
Five days at an average of 90 totals 450, minus the 336 calls from the first four days leaves 114 on Friday.
NYS PCO NYS Civil Service PCO 4
A program's budget is $240,000.
If 35% is allocated to personnel and 25% to equipment, how much remains for all other costs?