These exercises allow companies to
measure a person?s ability to work with cash, credit
cards cash registers or in some other way handle cash
and cash-like transactions. One focuses on Bank transactions
and the other on Retail transactions. Both are composed
of twelve arithmetic questions of varying degrees
of difficulty that might be appropriate for entry
level order takers, tellers and retail clerks.
1. Working with Numbers - Bank: Used for tellers, entry level loan clerks,
customer service representatives and similar employees.
The questions cover:
• Checks and deposits • Money back transactions • Multiple checks with the same or similar amounts
(Totals) • Withdrawals to avoid a negative balance • Reconciling accounts • Using judgment in transactions
2.
Working with Numbers - Retail:
Used
for order takers, department store personnel, general
retail and similar employees. The questions cover:
• Multiple items and making changes
• Purchases with discounts
• Multiple item (e.g., 3 for $5.00) purchasing
• Discounts alone (e.g., 25% off)
• Discounts with a threshold (e.g., 25% off
with a sale above $100)
• Calculation of sales tax
Working
With Numbers: 
