ENDERUN COLLEGES

College of Business Technology Entrepreneurship and Economics

MA TH 102
PROBLEM SET No. 4

NAME____________________________________________________________________________________________SCORE_______

I. For each of the following functions,

i. Determine the domain and range

ii. Sketch the graph. Label the important points on the graph (vertex, points
determined by the x and y intercepts, etc.) (10 points each)

1. f ( x) 8x 5

2. g ( x) 3( x 2) 2 9
 3, x 2
3. F ( x) 2 x,0 x 3
x2 2, x 3

4x 1
II. Let f ( x)
x 3
a. Find the domain and range of f(x). (5 points)

b. Find f 1
( x) . (5 points)

c. Find the domain and range of the inverse. (5 points)

 d. Sketch the graph of f(x) and its inverse on the same plane. (5 points)

III. APPLICATIONS:

1. Under the uniform distribution of deaths assumption, the number of persons alive at
age x + t, denoted by y(t) is a linear function of t. The linear function has L, the
number of persons alive at age x from the cohort as the y-intercept and -D, as the
slope. Note that D is the number of deaths at age x.

a. Express y as a linear function of t if there are 58,000 people alive at age 50 from
the cohort and 900 deaths at age 50. (7 points)

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b. Find the number of persons alive at age 50 . (3 points)
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2. Suppose it is known that if 65 apple trees are planted in a certain orchard, the
average yield per tree will be 1500 apples per year. For each additional tree planted
in the same orchard, the annual yield per tree drops by 20 apples. How many trees
should be planted in order to produce the maximum crop of apples per year?
(15 points)

3. Issa makes hair accessories and sells them as a sideline. The variable cost of the hair
accessories is P40 per piece. She sells the hair accessories at P80 per piece. If the
fixed costs per month is P2000 and x represents the number of hair accessories
made and sold,
a. Find the cost function C(x). (4 points)

b. Find the revenue function R(x). (3 points)

c. Find the profit function P(x). (3 points)

d. Find the breakeven point and interpret. (5 points)

e. What is the average cost and profit when 100 and 1000 hair accessories are
made and sold? (5 points)