CONFIDENTIAL 1

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

PRESENTATION

COURSE : INTENSIVE MATHEMATICS I

COURSE CODE : MAT037

: PRESENTATION
DURATION : WEEK 9 – WEEK 13

OBJECTIVE:

The main objective of this presentation is to expose the students to the application of
mathematics in basic business, finance and investments.

OUTCOME:

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

➢ Present the application of mathematics in basic business, finance and investments.

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 SUGGESTED GUIDELINES

1. GROUP MEMBERS

Students are required to establish a group with 3 – 4 members. (The number of

members per group depending on the number of students in the class and the
number of class)

2. SCOPE OF PRESENTATION

a) Students are required to plan for TWO case studies for TWO of the following sub-
topics:

➢ Simple interest
➢ Compound interest
➢ Trade discount
➢ Retailing mathematics.

b) Perform calculation for TWO of the sub-topics.

c) Finally, present all the PowerPoint slides (2 case studies & calculation) in the
online platform (google meet, webex, etc). Each group is allocated 15-20 minutes to
deliver the presentation.

3. DETAIL OF PRESENTATION DATE

Students are required to present and submit the PowerPoint slides ON WEEK 13.

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Example of the Case Study:

Case Study 1: Compound Interest

The director of Aima Sdn. Bhd., Mdm Hafizah plans to borrow money for her business
expansion. She intends to borrow RM300,000 from AIMB Bank which charge an interest rate
of 4.5% compounded monthly.

a) Calculate the total amount she has to pay AIMB Bank at the end of ten years.
b) Calculate the total interest charged by the AIMB Bank.
c) If MNB Bank offers an interest rate of 4.5% compounded quarterly, calculate the total
amount she has to pay at the end of ten years.

Case Study 2: Trade Discount

Senheng Electric Sdn. Bhd is the largest consumer electronics retail chain store in Malaysia.
Glory Supermarket ordered 25 units of Panasonic brand refrigerator from Senheng and
received trade discounts of 20% and 10%. The net price of each unit of the refrigerator is
RM3688.

a) Find the list price of one unit of refrigerator.

b) Find the total list price of the refrigerators.
b) Find the total amount of trade discounts received by Glory Supermarket.