Fun for CFOs

1) A bat and ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost (in cents)?

1. 10
2. 5
3. 210
4. 15

2) If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets (in minutes)?

1. 5
2. 100
3. 125
4. 15

3) In a Petri dish, there are a bunch of microbes. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire dish, how long would it take for the patch to cover half the dish (in days)?

1. 24
2. 1
3. 47
4. 96

4) When given the choice between a free $10 gift certificate from Amazon or a $20 gift certificate for $7, most people choose to spend the $7.

1. True
2. False

5) Given three choices, [ few / most ] people choose the middle one because it's easier than computing the value of each of the choices.

1. Few
2. Most