Saville Assessment [Executive, Analysis] – Full Guide and Free Practice

The correct answer is 3.

Operator X changes the middle shape and maintains its color. Therefore, the original middle shape should be a white circle, and both shapes on the sides remain unchanged.

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The correct answer is 4.

Operator Y changes the shading of the last shape from a white circle to a black circle.

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The correct answer is 3.

Going from left to right:

Step 1 – Operator Y changes the shading of the last shape from a black square to a white square.

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Step 2 – Operator Z swaps the two last shapes.

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The correct answer is 4.

Going from left to right:

Step 1 – Operator Z swaps the two last shapes (black and white squares).

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Step 2 – Operator X changes the middle shape (white square) to circle.

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The correct answer is 1.

Operator Y changes the coloring of the last shape (circle) from black to white.

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The correct answer is 2.

Going from left to right:

Step 1 – Operator Z swaps the last two shapes (white square and black circle).

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Step 2 – Operator X changes the middle shape from a black circle to a black square.

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The correct answer is 3.

Going from left to right:

Step 1 – Operator X changes the middle shape (black circle) to a black square.

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Step 2 – Operator Y changes the coloring of the last shape from a white square to a black square.

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The correct answer is 1.

Going from left to right:

Step 1 – Operator Z swaps the black and white squares.

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Step 2 – Operator X changes the middle shape from a black square to a black circle.

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Step 3 – Operator Z swaps the black circle and white square.

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The correct answer is C.

To find the average selling price, we should divide the total sales revenue made by the total number of products sold, so:

[22 x 135 + 14 x 80 + 36 x 95 + 28 x 100] / [22 + 14 + 36 + 28] = 10,310 / 100 = 103.1.

Since the number of units sold is given in 1000s for all products, we can disregard the 1000s and calculate with the original numbers given in the table.

Note that simply finding the average of all 4 product prices, i.e., (135 + 80 + 95 + 100) / 4 = $102.5 is WRONG. That is because not all products have the same “weight” in the total revenue.

The correct answer is False.

The following table shows the total revenue and profit for all 4 products:

So, while Product A has generated more revenue than Product D, it is less profitable, due to its greater expenses.

The correct answer is B.

158 + 622 + 235 + 110 = 1,125

The correct answer is B.

You may want to solve it differently, but for convenience we’ll show the solution in a table.

For example, the increase in revenue for Product A between Y1 and Y2 was:

(166 – 158) x $15 = 8 x $15 = $120.

The total increase in revenue is the sum of all revenue increase (all 4 products):

120 + 931 – 220 + 816 = 1,647.

The correct answer is D.

The following table presents the expected revenue for all products in Y2:

Product B is the company’s most revenue-generating product in Y2, with a $5,285 revenue. Therefore, for product D to become the most revenue-generating product in Y3, it should yield at least that amount.

Assuming that Product D sells the same number of units in Y3 as in Y2, the new price for it to be the company’s most revenue is:

212 x New Price = $5,285

New Price = $24.92

Therefore, of the given options, $25 is the lowest price that will put product D as the most revenue-generating product in Y3.

The correct answer is A.

The total coal imported by Japan is (20 + 21 + 33 + 46) = 120 million tons.

The percentage of coal imported from Australia is, therefore, (20/120) = 16.7%

The correct answer is B.

The following table shows the total coal production of the 4 top coal producing countries and the total coal imports by the top 3 coal importing countries.

Therefore, India exports the lowest percentage of its coal to UK, Germany, and Japan.

The correct answer is C.

Again, let’s summarize the data in a table:

Therefore, the total production of all 4 top coal producing countries in 2023 will be approximately 2,066 million tons.

The correct answer is B.

The text details a specific combination of conditions/circumstances that need to apply simultaneously for a lake to go through limnic eruption.

The correct answer is D.

The text states that “While technological solutions have been implemented…in these relatively small lakes local authorities have thus far failed in providing a solution for the enormous Lake Kivu on the Rwanda-DRC border.”

Therefore, since the text compares the enormous Lake Kivu to the relatively small Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun, it is most probable that this is the reason that no technology was implemented in that lake. While options B (corrupt authorities) and C (lies on a border) are factually true, the text does not suggest them as a reason for the failure in providing a solution for Lake Kivu.

The correct answer is True.

According to the text, limnic eruptions occur only in deep volcanic crater lakes. As we know that a limnic eruption is possible in Lake Kivu, it necessarily means that it is indeed a deep volcanic crater lake (and is located near the equator).

The correct answer is C.

The second paragraph discusses the possibility of a limnic eruption in Lake Kivu, and its possible consequences – “the worst natural disaster in modern history”.

Answers A and D are wrong as these topics are discussed in the first paragraph either fully (A) or partly (D).

Answer B is wrong since such a title indicates that a limnic eruption has already occurred in Lake Kivu.

The correct answer is B.

Paragraph 1 is purely informative and provides information about the history and causes of limnic eruptions. Paragraph 2, however, points out that “authorities have failed” to provide a solution for a possible limnic eruption in Lake Kivu.

While the text does not explicitly blame local authorities for anything, it does suggest that it is their responsibility that no action was taken thus far. The text also details the possible and dire consequences of such a failure.

The correct answer is C.

“Metric” means a method of quantitatively describing or measuring something. GDP per capita is an example of a metric used to quantify a country’s wealth.

Other examples: life expectancy (health), Gini coefficient (inequality of wealth), etc.

The correct answer is Cannot Say.

While we know that international financial institutions are still using GDP per capita as a major metric, in spite of criticism, we have no information to conclude the reason. The fact that these institutions still use GDP per capita does not necessarily suggest that they think it is the best possible metric.

An alternative explanation may be, for instance, that the data gathered thus far is measured in GDP per capita and changing that metric may be a laborious and slow process.

The correct answer is B.

Von Lambach is very critical of the use of GDP per capita as the major metric to measure a country’s wealth: “GDP per capita [is] in the list of top-ten ideas that seriously need this [mindset] shift.” ; “bluntly ignores the actual people whose condition it supposedly measures.”

The first text mentions that criticism of the GDP per capita metric exists, but does not express an explicit opinion in favor or against it, and maintains a much more neutral and informative style.

The correct answer is B.

In this simple question, the pattern is that the larger shape (square, circle, triangle) shrinks three steps later. Therefore, the missing shape is a large triangle.

The correct answer is D.

The circles in the star move in two different directions:

• The grey circle moves clockwise.
• The black circle moves counterclockwise.

In step 4, the black circle hides the grey circle.

The correct answer is D.

In this question, there are actually two different patterns:

• White diamond – rotates 45 degrees counterclockwise every second step.
• Black diamond – rotates 45 degrees clockwise every second step.

Therefore, the missing shape is a black diamond that is rotated 45 degrees clockwise relative to step 4.

The correct answer is E.

This question is more challenging, since it combines several unrelated patterns:

• The shape pattern is (left to right) – circle, star, rectangle, square.
• The size of each shape remains constant throughout the steps.
• The color of the shape, however, follows a pattern of 3 – black, white, white. This type of pattern is rather unique to Saville questions and is named “Frequency”.

Combining these three patterns, the missing shape should be a small, white square.

The correct answer is A.

Again, we have several patterns working together:

• The middle shape interchanges between circle and square.
• The squares are always white, while the circles interchange between white and black.
• The line follows a pattern of 3 – top, top, left ; down, down, right.

Therefore, the missing shape should contain a white circle and a line on the left-hand side.

The correct answer is B.

There are three separate patterns here:

• The middle shapes follow a pattern of diamond, circle, square in a changing order.
• This pattern repeats itself with two small shapes and one large.
• The dot moves counterclockwise until it makes a whole round around the square, then turns back and starts moving clockwise.

Therefore, the missing shape should have a small diamond and a dot in the upper left corner.

The correct answer is C.

With every step, the black circle sector goes through two consecutive changes:

1. A 45-degree sector (slice) is taken off.
2. The resulting sector rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise.

The correct answer is A.

This question combines two patterns:

• The main shape follows the sequence of square, circle, star.
• Every step, one square is added to the top left corner, unless the main shape is a star.

Therefore, the missing shape should have a star as a main shape, and three squares in the top left corner.

The correct answer is C.

To find the average selling price, we should divide the total sales revenue made by the total number of products sold, so:

[22 x 135 + 14 x 80 + 36 x 95 + 28 x 100] / [22 + 14 + 36 + 28] = 10,310 / 100 = 103.1.

Since the number of units sold is given in 1000s for all products, we can disregard the 1000s and calculate with the original numbers given in the table.

Note that simply finding the average of all 4 product prices, i.e., (135 + 80 + 95 + 100) / 4 = $102.5 is WRONG. That is because not all products have the same “weight” in the total revenue.

The correct answer is False.

The following table shows the total revenue and profit for all 4 products:

So, while Product A has generated more revenue than Product D, it is less profitable, due to its greater expenses.

The correct answer is B.

158 + 622 + 235 + 110 = 1,125

The correct answer is B.

You may want to solve it differently, but for convenience we’ll show the solution in a table.

For example, the increase in revenue for Product A between Y1 and Y2 was:

(166 – 158) x $15 = 8 x $15 = $120.

The total increase in revenue is the sum of all revenue increase (all 4 products):

120 + 931 – 220 + 816 = 1,647.

The correct answer is D.

The following table presents the expected revenue for all products in Y2:

Product B is the company’s most revenue-generating product in Y2, with a $5,285 revenue. Therefore, for product D to become the most revenue-generating product in Y3, it should yield at least that amount.

Assuming that Product D sells the same number of units in Y3 as in Y2, the new price for it to be the company’s most revenue is:

212 x New Price = $5,285

New Price = $24.92

Therefore, of the given options, $25 is the lowest price that will put product D as the most revenue-generating product in Y3.

The correct answer is A.

The total coal imported by Japan is (20 + 21 + 33 + 46) = 120 million tons.

The percentage of coal imported from Australia is, therefore, (20/120) = 16.7%

The correct answer is B.

The following table shows the total coal production of the 4 top coal producing countries and the total coal imports by the top 3 coal importing countries.

Therefore, India exports the lowest percentage of its coal to UK, Germany, and Japan.

The correct answer is C.

Again, let’s summarize the data in a table:

Therefore, the total production of all 4 top coal producing countries in 2023 will be approximately 2,066 million tons.

The correct answer is B.

The text details a specific combination of conditions/circumstances that need to apply simultaneously for a lake to go through limnic eruption.

The correct answer is D.

The text states that “While technological solutions have been implemented…in these relatively small lakes local authorities have thus far failed in providing a solution for the enormous Lake Kivu on the Rwanda-DRC border.”

Therefore, since the text compares the enormous Lake Kivu to the relatively small Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun, it is most probable that this is the reason that no technology was implemented in that lake. While options B (corrupt authorities) and C (lies on a border) are factually true, the text does not suggest them as a reason for the failure in providing a solution for Lake Kivu.

The correct answer is True.

According to the text, limnic eruptions occur only in deep volcanic crater lakes. As we know that a limnic eruption is possible in Lake Kivu, it necessarily means that it is indeed a deep volcanic crater lake (and is located near the equator).

The correct answer is C.

The second paragraph discusses the possibility of a limnic eruption in Lake Kivu, and its possible consequences – “the worst natural disaster in modern history”.

Answers A and D are wrong as these topics are discussed in the first paragraph either fully (A) or partly (D).

Answer B is wrong since such a title indicates that a limnic eruption has already occurred in Lake Kivu.

The correct answer is B.

Paragraph 1 is purely informative and provides information about the history and causes of limnic eruptions. Paragraph 2, however, points out that “authorities have failed” to provide a solution for a possible limnic eruption in Lake Kivu.

While the text does not explicitly blame local authorities for anything, it does suggest that it is their responsibility that no action was taken thus far. The text also details the possible and dire consequences of such a failure.

The correct answer is C.

“Metric” means a method of quantitatively describing or measuring something. GDP per capita is an example of a metric used to quantify a country’s wealth.

Other examples: life expectancy (health), Gini coefficient (inequality of wealth), etc.

The correct answer is Cannot Say.

While we know that international financial institutions are still using GDP per capita as a major metric, in spite of criticism, we have no information to conclude the reason. The fact that these institutions still use GDP per capita does not necessarily suggest that they think it is the best possible metric.

An alternative explanation may be, for instance, that the data gathered thus far is measured in GDP per capita and changing that metric may be a laborious and slow process.

The correct answer is B.

Von Lambach is very critical of the use of GDP per capita as the major metric to measure a country’s wealth: “GDP per capita [is] in the list of top-ten ideas that seriously need this [mindset] shift.” ; “bluntly ignores the actual people whose condition it supposedly measures.”

The first text mentions that criticism of the GDP per capita metric exists, but does not express an explicit opinion in favor or against it, and maintains a much more neutral and informative style.