Question

the president of aerospace innovators, an aerospace design firm, is given an internal report titled 2011 revenues and expenses, commercial flight division, aerospace innovators
the company has three divisions, each specializing in designing aircraft to meet the needs of a particular industry

• military operations division
• helicopters
• supersonic planes
• missiles
• transports
• commercial flight division
• propeller airplanes
• jet airplanes
• gliders
• float planes
• space exploration division
• rockets
• space shuttles
• space stations
• satellites

which of these are likely to be topics that will be part of the main section titles for this report?
□ 2011
□ military operations division
□ commercial flight division
□ supersonic planes
□ float planes

which of the following pieces of information are likely going to be present in the report?
□ the total expenses for float planes in 2011
□ the total revenues from military operations division in 2011
□ the commercial flight divisions total revenues in 2011
□ the total revenues for aerospace innovators in 2011

which of the following will you be able to calculate from information in the report?
□ the fraction of the total revenues from the commercial flight division that were generated from designing jet airplanes in 2011
□ the sum of what was spent on projects on propeller airplanes and on projects on supersonic planes in 2011
□ the difference in 2011 revenues from satellites and from helicopters
□ the difference between the companys 2011 revenues received from projects on propeller airplanes and from projects on supersonic planes
□ the sum of 2011 revenues generated by sales of gliders and sales of propeller airplanes

Explanation:

For the first question: The report is titled for the Commercial Flight Division's 2011 revenues/expenses, so the main section will center on this division, and the year 2011 is the scope. The other divisions and sub-products are not the focus of this specific report.
For the second question: The report covers the Commercial Flight Division's 2011 finances, so its total revenues will be included. The company-wide total revenues would require data from all divisions, which is not in this report. Float Planes are a sub-product, and the Military Division is unrelated to this report's focus.
For the third question: Since the report is for the Commercial Flight Division, it will have revenue data for its sub-products like jet airplanes, propeller airplanes, and gliders. This allows calculating the fraction of jet airplane revenue in the division's total, and the sum of glider and propeller airplane revenues. Data for supersonic planes (Military Division) and satellites/ helicopters (other divisions) is not included, so related calculations are impossible.

Answer:

1. Likely main section topics:

• 2011
• Commercial Flight Division

1. Likely present information:

• The Commercial Flight Division's total revenues in 2011

1. Calculable from the report:

• The fraction of the total revenues from the Commercial Flight Division that were generated from designing jet airplanes in 2011
• The sum of 2011 revenues generated by sales of gliders and sales of propeller airplanes