JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND SEMESTER TAKE-AWAY CAT FOR THE DEGREE OF:

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY.
SMA 2101: CALCULUS I
SUBMISSION DATE: 25TH MARCH, 2024.

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. CLEARLY SHOW ALL YOUR

WORKINGS.
[25 MARKS]

1) Using past records a computer company in Kenya estimates that its sales , N (x) , after
spending 𝑥 thousands of Shillings on advertising, is given by
N ( x)  2000  2 x 3  60 x 2  450x . Determine the maximum sales of the company.
(5 marks)

𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦
2) Show that 𝑦 = 𝑒 −2𝑚𝑥 sin 4𝑚𝑥 is a solution of + 4𝑚 𝑑𝑥 + 20𝑚2 𝑦 = 0. (5 marks)
𝑑𝑥 2

3) The total cost of producing x electronic calculators is established to be given by

cx   0.00016x 3  0.12 x 2  30 x  10000, find the number of units that must be produced in
order to minimize the cost of production. What is the minimum cost? (6 marks)
4) A company manufactures and sells x television sets per month. The monthly cost and price

demand equations (in K₤) are c x   72000  60 x and px   200 

x
,0  x  6000 ,
30
respectively. Find the:
a) maximum profit;
b) the production level that will realize the maximum profit and
c) the price the company must charge for each television set.
(9 marks)