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SUl.TAN IDglS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN lORIS

FINAL EXAM
SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2015/2016

CODE :PPB3053 COURSE: BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

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DATE: 3 1 DEC 2015 DURATION: 2 HOURS 30 MINUTES
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INSTRUCTIONS

1.This examination paper contains TWO (2) sections: A & B

2. Answer ALL questions in the space provided.

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Section A [32 marks]

Instruction: Answers all questions in a space provided.

the system:
1. If x =
3, and y =
-4, find the values of a and b that satisfy

-7x ay =-13
-

x-by =11
[2 marks}

7
[10 0]l' find the value of k,
-

2.
.

Given A =

[13 k] 7
andB =

[-3 2]
l'
IfBA =

[2 marks]

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3x + 1. Both lines L2 and L3 pass

3. Given three lines L1• L2 and L3 where Llis the line y =

through (3, -2).

i. Find equation of L2 if it is parallel to Ll

[3 marks]

ii. Find equation of L3 if it is perpendicular to Ll

[3 marks]

iii. Sketch lines L2 and L3 on the same plane.

[2 marks]

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4. Given y =
(2 -

k)x2 -

2x -

i. Find the value of k if the x-coordinate of the vertex point is 1.

[2 marks]

ii. Identify the shape of the parabola whether it is open upward or downward.
[1 marks]

5. , Solve for x:

[2 marks]

ii. logxY = 3
[2 marks]

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iii. log2ex + 3) = -2
[2 marks]

6. From the graph below, find:

i. lim {ex)
x .... -z-
[1 mark]

ii. lim {ex)

x .... -z-
[1 mark]

iii. lim
x .... -z
{ex)
[1 mark]

iv. lim
x .... -3
{(x)
[1 mark]

v. lim {(x)
x .... s
[1 mark]

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7. Determine
i.
r4(:_�)
)1 Vx
2
dx

[3 marks)

ii

[3 marks)

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Section B [48 marks]

Instruction: Answers all questions in a space provided.

1. Given two functions, lOOp + q =

1200 and 150p
q
-

1300.
=

i. Determine which one is demand function and justify your answer.

[2 marks]

ii. Find the market equilibrium.

r4 marks]

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2. The total cost of producing a unit of washing machine is C(q) =

360 + 10q + O.2q2. The selling
price is p
=
50 -

O.2q.

i. Find the revenue function.

[1 mark]

11. Find the total profit function.

[3 marks]

iii. Determine q, the number of units sold at the maximized profit.

[2 marks]

iv. Determine the maximum profit.

[2 marks]

100 units?
v. Will there be a profit or a loss if the manufacturer managed to sell Justify your
answer.

[2 marks]

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3. UPC Oil has two refiners, one located at Port Dickson and the other at Melaka. The Port Dickson
to a Kuala Lumpur distributor and 40% of its petroleum
to a
refinery ships 60% of its petroleum
30% of its petroleum to a Kuala Lumpur distributor
Penang distributor. The Melaka refinery ships
Assume that over the year the Kuala Lumpur
and 70% of its petroleum to a Penang distributor.
distributor received 240,000 liter of petroleum and the Penang distributor received 460,000 liter of
petroleum.

i. Put this information in the matrix form AX

=
B
[1 mark]

ii. Find the amount of petroleum produced at each ofUPC's refineries.

[6 marks]

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4. A manufacturer determined that m employees on a certain production line will produced q units
per month, where q
=
80m2 -

O.lm4.

Find
i. dq
dm
[2 marks]

the production
ii. Determine the maximum number of employees that should be assigned to
line.
[6 marks]

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by the function
5. A manufacturer's production is modeled

5x2 + 8y2 + 7
f(x,y) =

Each chair
Where and y represent the number of chairs and tables to be produced respectively.
x
total cost for chairs and tables is RM17, 300.
costs RM30 and each table costs RM64. The

1. Write the problem as a Lagrange function F(x,y,.-1.)

[1 mark]

ii. Find Fx, Fy and FA

[3 marks]

iii. Find the maximum production level.

[6 marks]

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6. A manufacturer has determined that the marginal cost function is

C'(q) =
O.003q2 -

6q + 1

where q is the number of units produced.

i. If fixed cost are RM40, 000, what is the total cost, C (q) Qfproducing 1 00 units?

[5 marks]

units?
11. What is the increase in cost if the manufacturer produced 101
[2 marks]

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