Multiplication and Division for Business Administration: Master the Basics

Question 1

Compute the product of 3.25 and 0.75.

Accepted Answer

2.4375

Answer

3.4375

Answer

2.5375

Answer

3.5375

Question 2

A company produces 1,200 units of a product per week. If each unit requires 0.75 hours to produce, calculate the total number of hours the company spends producing the product in a week.

Accepted Answer

900

Answer

1,000

Answer

1,100

Answer

1,200

Question 3

A business bought inventory worth $1,200. Each unit costs $15. How many units were purchased?

Accepted Answer

80

Answer

100

Answer

120

Question 4

Calculate the product of 245 and 32.

Accepted Answer

7,840

Answer

5,225

Answer

8,435

Answer

1,235

Question 5

Calculate the product of the fractions 1/2 and 3/4.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/8

Answer

3/6

Answer

1/6

Question 6

Find the quotient when dividing the fraction 5/6 by 1/3.

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Question 7

Find the product of 125 and 48.

Accepted Answer

6,000

Answer

5,000

Answer

7,000

Answer

8,000

Question 8

Calculate the value of 10.5 multiplied by 6.3.

Accepted Answer

65.85

Answer

67.85

Answer

69.85

Answer

71.85

Question 9

The length of a rectangle is 12 inches and its width is 5 inches. What is the area of the rectangle?

Accepted Answer

60 square inches

Answer

50 square inches

Answer

70 square inches

Answer

80 square inches

Question 10

A salesperson earns a base salary of $30,000 per year and a 5% commission on all sales. If they sell $500,000 worth of products in a year, what is their total income?

Accepted Answer

$37,500

Answer

$35,000

Answer

$32,500

Answer

$40,000

Question 11

A customer buys a product with a 7% sales tax. If the product costs $20 before tax, how much will the customer pay in total, including sales tax?

Accepted Answer

$21.40

Answer

$22.40

Answer

$18.60

Answer

$20.00

Question 12

Divide 48 by 16.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 13

Convert 1/4 to a decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.25

Answer

0.2

Answer

0.3

Answer

0.4

Question 14

Multiply 3/4 by 1/2.

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

6/8

Question 15

Multiply: 24 multiplied by 15 equals what?

Accepted Answer

360

Answer

330

Answer

300

Answer

400

Question 16

Divide: 3/4 divided by 1/2 equals what?

Accepted Answer

3/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Question 17

Determine the quotient when 4,860 is divided by 12.

Accepted Answer

405

Answer

390

Answer

420

Answer

450

Question 18

A wholesaler purchases 24 containers of pens with 12 pens in each container. Calculate the total number of pens the wholesaler now has.

Accepted Answer

288

Answer

432

Answer

360

Answer

144

Question 19

A factory produces 150 units daily. Determine the total number of units the factory will produce in 3 weeks.

Accepted Answer

3,150

Answer

4,050

Answer

2,250

Question 20

A company with a profit of $50,000 plans to distribute 25% of the profit to employees as bonuses. Calculate the total amount of bonuses to be distributed.

Accepted Answer

$12,500

Answer

$20,000

Answer

$10,000

Answer

$15,000

Question 21

A factory produces 200 units per hour. Determine the total number of units the factory will produce in 8 hours.

Accepted Answer

1,600

Answer

2,400

Answer

1,200

Answer

2,000

Question 22

Find the product of 12.5 and 0.8.

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

100

Answer

12.5

Answer

125

Question 23

A business purchased 250 units of a product at a cost of $15.50 per unit. Determine the total cost of the purchase.

Accepted Answer

$3,875

Answer

$2,500

Answer

$3,750

Answer

$4,000

Question 24

Evaluate the expression 3/4 divided by 1/6.

Accepted Answer

9/2

Answer

3/2

Answer

2/9

Answer

9/8

Question 25

A company has a profit margin of 12%. If their sales for the year were $1,000,000, calculate their profit.

Accepted Answer

$120,000

Answer

$150,000

Answer

$180,000

Answer

$100,000

Question 26

A store sells apples for $0.50 each. If a customer buys 15 apples, what will be the total cost of the purchase?

Accepted Answer

$7.50

Answer

$12.50

Answer

$9.50

Answer

$6.50

Question 27

A company has 3/8 of its employees working remotely. If there are 128 employees in total, how many employees work remotely?

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

54

Answer

36

Answer

64

Question 28

A company purchases 12 boxes of pens, with each box containing 24 pens. How many pens does the company buy in total?

Accepted Answer

288

Answer

36

Answer

48

Answer

120

Question 29

A store sells 500 units of a product for $12.50 each. What is the total revenue generated from these sales?

Accepted Answer

$6,250

Answer

$625

Answer

$12,500

Answer

$1,250

Question 30

A business needs to divide 3/4 of a ton of raw materials equally among 6 production lines. How much raw material will each production line receive?

Accepted Answer

1/8 ton

Answer

3/24 ton

Answer

2/3 ton

Answer

1/6 ton

Question 31

A company has 15 employees working on a project. If they can complete 75 units of work per day, what is the average output per employee?

Accepted Answer

5 units

Answer

15 units

Answer

1,125 units

Answer

75 units

Question 32

A factory produces 2,400 widgets per day. How many widgets are produced in a week (7 days)?

Accepted Answer

16,800

Answer

2,400

Answer

336

Answer

1,680

Question 33

A business has a profit margin of 20%. If their total revenue is $100,000, what is their profit?

Accepted Answer

$20,000

Answer

$80,000

Answer

$10,000

Answer

$2,000

Question 34

A delivery truck travels 250 miles on a full tank of gas. If the truck's gas tank holds 15 gallons, what is the truck's average mileage (miles per gallon)?

Accepted Answer

16.67 mpg

Answer

10 mpg

Answer

3,750 mpg

Answer

250 mpg

Question 35

A company plans to invest $50,000 in new equipment. The equipment is expected to generate an annual return of $10,000. How many years will it take for the company to recoup their investment?

Accepted Answer

5 years

Answer

1 year

Answer

50 years

Answer

10 years

Question 36

What is the result of multiplying 15 and 12?

Accepted Answer

180

Answer

240

Answer

150

Answer

120

Question 37

What is the quotient when 48 is divided by 6?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

4

Question 38

What is the product of 2.5 and 3?

Accepted Answer

7.5

Answer

5.5

Answer

7.2

Answer

6.25

Question 39

What is 15.6 divided by 4?

Accepted Answer

3.9

Answer

4.9

Answer

4.2

Answer

3.6

Question 40

A company sells 250 widgets at $5 each. What is the total revenue?

Accepted Answer

$1,250

Answer

$1,000

Answer

$1,150

Answer

$1,500

Question 41

A store wants to display 360 pens equally on 4 shelves. How many pens go on each shelf?

Accepted Answer

90

Answer

120

Answer

80

Answer

100

Question 42

What is the result of dividing 5/8 by 2/3?

Accepted Answer

15/16

Answer

10/24

Answer

16/15

Answer

25/16

Question 43

What is the product of 1/2 and 3/4?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

4/8

Answer

2/8

Answer

3/6

Question 44

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour for every 1/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make a cake that requires 1 1/2 cups of sugar, how much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

3 cups

Answer

4 cups

Answer

2 cups

Answer

5 cups

Question 45

A company splits a $1,200 bonus. Employee 1 gets 1/3, Employee 2 gets 1/2 of the remaining amount, and Employee 3 gets the rest. How much does each employee receive?

Accepted Answer

Employee 1: $400; Employee 2: $400; Employee 3: $400

Answer

Employee 1: $400; Employee 2: $600; Employee 3: $200

Answer

Employee 1: $300; Employee 2: $450; Employee 3: $450

Answer

Employee 1: $600; Employee 2: $300; Employee 3: $300

Question 46

A company orders 12 boxes of pens. Each box contains 24 pens. What is the total number of pens ordered?

Accepted Answer

288

Answer

36

Answer

144

Answer

240

Question 47

A salesperson earns a 5% commission on sales. Last month, their commission was $1,500. What was their total sales amount for the month?

Accepted Answer

$30,000

Answer

$15,000

Answer

$75,000

Answer

$7,500

Question 48

A company needs to divide 120 employees into 4 equal teams. How many employees will be in each team?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

60

Answer

48

Answer

12

Question 49

A manufacturer produces 2.5 tons of product per day. How many tons of product will they produce in a week?

Accepted Answer

17.5

Answer

10

Answer

2.5

Answer

25

Question 50

A store is selling a shirt for $25. If the store offers a discount of 20%, how much will the shirt cost after the discount?

Accepted Answer

$20

Answer

$22.50

Answer

$5

Answer

$27.50

Question 51

A company needs to purchase 1/4 of a ton of raw materials. If each delivery truck can carry 1/8 of a ton, how many trucks will they need?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

1/2

Question 52

A company is shipping 3/4 of a container of goods. If the container holds 120 units, how many units will be shipped?

Accepted Answer

90

Answer

160

Answer

30

Answer

40

Question 53

A company has a profit margin of 15%. If their total revenue is $100,000, what is their profit?

Accepted Answer

$15,000

Answer

$150,000

Answer

$85,000

Answer

$1,500

Question 54

A worker can produce 50 units of product per hour. If they work an 8-hour shift, how many units will they produce in total?

Accepted Answer

400

Answer

60

Answer

500

Answer

58

Question 55

A company has a budget of $5,000 for marketing. If they spend 1/5 of the budget on social media advertising, how much money will they allocate to social media?

Accepted Answer

$1,000

Answer

$500

Answer

$2,500

Answer

$10,000