LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MATHEMATICS

FOURTH SEMESTER – NOVEMBER 2012

MT 4205 – BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

 

 

Date : 05/11/2012             Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 1:00 – 4:00

 

PART A

Answer ALL the questions:                                                                                                   ( 10 X 2 = 20)

 

1. Find the equilibrium price and quantity for the functions  and
2. If the demand law is find the elasticity of demand in terms of x.
3. Find if .
4. Find the first order partial derivatives of .
5. Evaluate
6. Prove that .
7. If and , find .
8. If , find .
9. If  then find A and B
10. Define Linear Programming Problem.

PART B

Answer any FIVE of the following:                                                                               (5x 8=40)

11. The total cost C for output x is given by . Find (i) Cost when output is 4 units (ii) Average cost of output of 10 units (iii) Marginal cost when output is 3 units.
12. If then prove that .
13. Find the first and second order partial derivatives of .
14. Integrate with respect to x.
15. Prove that (i) , if f(x) is an even function.

(ii) , if f(x) is an odd function.

16. If  then show that .
17. Compute the inverse of the matrix .
18. Integrate with respect to x.

PART C

Answer any TWO questions:                                                              ( 2 X 20 = 40)

19. (a) If AR and MR denote the average and marginal revenue at any output, show that elasticity of demand is equal to . Verify this for the linear demand law .

(b) If the marginal revenue function for output x is given by , find the total revenue by integration. Also deduce the demand function.

20. (a) Let the cost function of a firm be given by the following equation: where C stands for cost and x for output. Calculate (i) output, at which marginal cost is minimum (ii) output, at which average cost is minimum (iii) output, at which average cost is equal to marginal cost .

(b) Evaluate .

21. (a) Find the maximum and minimum values of the function .

(b) Solve the equations  by Crammer’s rule.

22. (a) The demand and supply function under perfect competition are and Find the market price, consumer’s surplus and producer’s surplus.

(b) Food X contains 6 units of vitamin A per gram and 7 units of vitamin B per gram and costs 12  paise  per gram. Food Y contains 8 units of vitamin A per gram and 12 units of vitamin B per gram and costs 20 paise per gram. The daily minimum requirements of vitamin A and vitamin B are 100 units and 120 units respectively. Find the minimum cost of the product mix using graphical method.

 

 

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