University of Caloocan City

Camarin, Caloocan City

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Name: __________________________ Date:_______________
Student Number: __________________
Course/Year/Section: _______________ Prof:_______________
GENERAL DIRECTIONS: (Basahin mong mabuti, isaisip, isapuso at isagawa)
1. Write your answer clearly. Yung malinaw, hindi katulad ng feelings niyang hindi mo maintindihan.
2. No erasures. Pag-isipan mo muna ng mabuti, wala nang bawian pa. Hindi lahat ng pagkakamali mo
pwede mo pang itama.
3. Do not cheat. Huwag tumulad sa “ex” mong akala mo loyal pero may kaharutan palang iba.
4. Box your final answer(for problem solving): Para alam mo kung saan ka lulugar.
5. Finish in One Hour. Alam mo dapat kung kailan ka susuko. Kapag tapos na , TAPOS na

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Blacken the circle of the best answer. If the answer is not
found among the given choices, write E before the number. (10pts)
A B C D
1. Which of the following is a factor of 2 x2 +2 x ?
a. 2x(x + 1) b.2(x+2) c. x(2x + 2) d. x(x+2)
A B C D
2. These are limits on how many products can be sold or used.
a. capacity constraints c. Material Balance Constraints
b. market constraints d. Blending constraints
A B C D
3. It is the region containing the solution set.
a. solution set b. common factors c. feasible region d.quadrant
A B C D
4. These are conditions of the problems which are to be expressed in mathematical
sentences.
a. maximize b. minimize c. Implicit d. explicit
A B C D
5. What is the solution set of the equation x 2+ 4 x +4 ?
a. ( -2, -2 ) b. ( 2, 2 ) c. (2, - 2) d. ( -2, 2)
A B C D
6. These constraints define the output of some process as a function of the inputs, often
with a loss of scrap.
a. capacity constraints c. Material Balance Constraints
b. market constraints d. Blending constraints
A B C D
7. Which of the following is the set of common points of x – y = -4 and x + y = 4
a. ( 4, 0 ) b. ( -4, 0 ) c. ( 0, 4 ) d. (0, -4)
A B C D
8.It is the solution that makes the objective function as large as possible in the case
of maximization process or as small as possible in the case of minimization process.
a. explicit b. implicit c. ultimatum d. optimum
A B C D
9. These are limits because of space, equipment or manpower availability.
a. capacity constraints c. Material Balance Constraints
b. market constraints d. Blending constraints
A B C D
 10. What is/are the roots of 2 x2 =32 ?
a. 4 b. – 4 c. ± 4 d. 4i

II. IDENTIFICATION. Identify what is being asked. Write your answer on the space provided.

_____________________1. A computational device in linear programming to achieve an initial

solution to the problem.
_____________________2. A column in the simplex table which contains the profit or cost per unit
for the variable in the solution.
_____________________3. The row containing the net profit or loss occasioned by bringing one unit
of a variable into the solution of a linear programming problem.
_____________________4. A condition resulting from a tie in the ratios determining the replaced
row, which produces a basic variable with a zero value.
_____________________5. A step-by-step process following a standard pattern.
_____________________6. Elements which are common to both the optimal column and the rows
representing variables in the solution.
_____________________7. The element in the entering column and the leaving row and the leaving
row.
_____________________8. The column in the simplex table indicating the quantities of the variables
that are in the solution.
_____________________9. Variables added to “ less than or equal to “ constraints to convert them
into equations.
_____________________10. This is the column in any solution to a maximizing problem which has
the largest positive value in the Cj – Zj column or which has the largest negative value in a minimizing
process.

II. PROBLEM SOLVING

A. Find the value of x in the following equation. Use any method. ( Box your final answer)
x 1
1. x 2−4=0 2. +3=
8 2

2 4 x +2
3. x−2 x=−4 5. =x−2
3 3

4. 2 x2 −12 x=−18

B. Give the common solution of the following equations.( Box your final answer)

1. 5 x+ 20 y =100 2. 3 x+ 2 y =30
15 x+10 y =150 2 x+5 y =50

C. Graph the solution set of each of the following system of inequalities and indicate the coordinate of
the point of intersections. (Use graphing paper)
1. 3 x+ 2 y ≤30 2. x+ y≤9
2 x+5 y ≤50 x− y ≥1

D. Find the solution set by the graphical method. ( Use graphing paper for the graph)
1. Minimize: 5 x+ 10 y 2. Maximize:10 x+15 y
Subject to: 2 x+ y ≥ 10 Subject to: 2 x+ y ≤ 4
x +3 y ≥ 15 2 x+ 4 y ≤8
x ≥ 0 ; y ≥0 x ≥ 0 ; y ≤0
E. Solve the following problems. Show your step- by- step solution/s.
1. A farmer has 40 hectares of farm on which to plan rice and corn. The rice needs 4 units of
insecticides and 2 units of fertilizer per hectare, while corn requires 3 units of insecticides and 6 units
of fertilizer. He has at least 90 units of insecticides and at least 120 units of fertilizer available. His
average profit per hectare on rice is ₱15,000 and ₱10,000 on corn. How many hectares of each crop
should he plant to maximize his average profit?

2. Solve by the simplex method by filling up the subsequent tables:

Maximize: 100x + 80y New Program : __________________
Subject to : 4 x+2 y ≤100 __________________
2 x +4 y ≤ 140 __________________
x ≥ 0 ; y ≥0 __________________
100 80 0 0
Prod Qty
Cj
(Solution (Solution X Y S1 S2
Table I Variables) Values)
0 S1
0 S2
Zj
Cj-Zj

100 80 0 0
Prod Qty
Cj
(Solution (Solution X Y S1 S2
Variables) Values)
100
0

Table II

100 80 0 0
Prod Qty
Cj
(Solution (Solution X Y S1 S2
Table III Variables) Values)
100
80

Decision:_____________
___________
__________
3. Minimize: Z = Minimize: 30 x+ 40 y
Subject to: 4 x+2 y ≤32
x +3 y ≤ 18
x ≥ 0 ; y ≥0
“ The essence of Mathematics is not to make simple things complicated but to make
complicated things simple” – S. Guddler”