Direction Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions: -
1.

The government of an island nation is in the process of deciding how to spend its limited income. It has $7 million left in its budget and eight programs to choose among. There is no provision in the constitution to have a surplus, and each program has requested the minimum amount they need; in other words, no program may be partially funded. The programs and their funding requests are:


* Hurricane preparedness: $2.5 million

* Harbor improvements: $1 million

* School music program: $0.5 million

* Senate office building remodeling: $1.5 million

* Agricultural subsidy program: $2 million

* National radio: $0.5 million

* Small business loan program: $3 million

* International airport: $4 million

Senators from urban areas are very concerned about assuring that there will be funding for a new international airport. Senators from rural areas refuse to fund anything until money for agricultural subsidies is appropriated. If the legislature funds these two programs, on which of the following could they spend the rest of the money?

A. the school music program and national radio
B. hurricane preparedness
C. harbor improvements and the school music program
D. small business loan program
Answer: A

Explanation:

The total cost of the school music program and national radio is $1 million, the amount left after the international airport and agricultural subsidies are funded. International airport + Agricultural subsidy program $4 million + $2 million = $6 million school music program and national radio is $1 million. Hence, Total $7 million.


2.

If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, what two other programs could they fund?


A. harbor improvements and international airport
B. harbor improvements and school music program
C. hurricane preparedness and school music program
D. hurricane preparedness and international airport
Answer: B

Explanation:

The only two programs that total 1.5 million dollars are the harbor improvements and school music program.


3.

If the legislature decides to fund the agricultural subsidy program, national radio, and the small business loan program, the only other single program that can be funded is


A. hurricane preparedness.
B. harbor improvements.
C. school music program.
D. senate office building remodeling.
Answer: D

Explanation:

The total of the three programs (2 million + 0.5 million + 3 million) is 5.5 million. That leaves 1.5 million (7 million - 5.5 million), and the only single program needing that amount is the senate office building remodeling.


4.

Read the below passage carefully and answer the questions:

 

At a small company, parking spaces are reserved for the top executives: CEO, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer with the spaces lined up in that order. The parking lot guard can tell at a glance if the cars are parked correctly by looking at the color of the cars. The cars are yellow, green, purple, red, and blue, and the executives names are Alice, Bert, Cheryl, David, and Enid.

 

* The car in the first space is red.

* A blue car is parked between the red car and the green car.

* The car in the last space is purple.

* The secretary drives a yellow car.

* Alice's car is parked next to David's.

* Enid drives a green car.

* Bert's car is parked between Cheryl's and Enid's.

* David's car is parked in the last space.


Who is the secretary?

A. Enid
B. David
C. Cheryl
D. Bert
Answer: E

Explanation:

Cheryl cannot be the secretary, since she's the CEO, nor can Enid, because she drives a green car, and the secretary drives a yellow car. David's, the purple car, is in the last space. Alice is the secretary, because her car is parked next to David's, which is where the secretary's car is parked.


5.

Who is the CEO ?


A. Alice
B. Bert
C. Cheryl
D. David
Answer: C

Explanation:

The CEO drives a red car and parks in the first space. Enid drives a green car; Bert's car is not in the first space; David's is not in the first space, but the last. Alice's car is parked next to David's, so Cheryl is the CEO.