Math & Eng Eco General Evaluation Exam Problems and Elements (With Answers and Solutions)
Math & Eng Eco General Evaluation Exam Problems and Elements (With Answers and Solutions)
Which of the following is the standard acceleration due to gravity in the English unit?
a) 980.66 fps2
b) 32.2 fps2
c) 9.8066 fps2
ips2
Answer: 32.2 fps2
2.
c) 60.3o
d) 45.58o
c) 90o
d) 270o
Answer: 57.3o
180o
57.3 deg rees
radians
1 radians
Solution:
3.
4800 mils
Solution:
4.
If the density of a gas is 0.003 slug/ft3, what is the specific weight of the gas?
a) 15.2 N/m3
b) 9.04 N/m3
c) 98.2 N/m3
d) 76.3 N/m3
Solution:
5.
If the specific weight of a liquid is 58.5 lbf per cubic foot, what is the specific volume of the liquid?
a) 1.0675 cm3/g
b) 0.5321 cm3/g
c) 1.5502 cm3/g
d) 0.9504 cm3/g
Answer: 1.0675 cm3/g
58.5 lb f / ft 3 9189.6 N / m3
6.
936.8 kg / m3
g
1
1.0675 cm 3 / g
Solution:
From a deck of ordinary cards, what is the probability of drawing a heart or face card?
a) 48.08%
b) 42.31%
c) 5.77%
d) 33.33%
b) 42.31%
d) 32.2
P A or B P A P B P A and B
Solution:
7.
13 12 3 22
42 .131 %
52 52 52 52
A perfect gas is expanded polytropically with an initial volume and temperature of 0.06 m 3 and 147 0C
respectively. If the final volume and temperature are 0.21 m 3 and 21 0C respectively, what is the index of the
expansion?
a) 1.285
b) 1.212
c) 1.333
d) 1.400
a) 1.285
T1
V
{ 1 }n 1 solving for n, n 1.285
T2
V2
Solution:
8.
If the loan was for 15 months at 16.8% interest a year and the repayment on a loan was P12,100.00, how much
was the principal?
a) P8,500.00
b) P9,500.00
c) P10,000.00
d) P10,500.00
c) P10,000.00
P
Solution:
9.
F
12,100.00
P9,965.10 P10,000.00
n
1 i 1.168 1.25
Determine the accumulated value of P2,000.00 in 5 years it is invested at 11% compounded quarterly.
a) P3,440.00
b) P3,404.00
c) P3,044.00
d) P4,304.00
c) P3,044.00
Solution:
F P 1 n
m
mn
0.11
2,000 .00 1
4 5
P3,440 .00
10. The sum of P15,000.00, deposited in an account earning 4% per annum compounded quarterly, will become
P18,302.85. Determine the effective rate of interest per year.
a) 3.06 %
b) 4.06 %
c) 5.06 %
d) 6.06 %
b) 4.06 %
Solution:
i
ie 1 n
m
0.04
1 100 % 1
1 100 % 4.06 %
11. If a machine is purchased on installment and the buyer makes an P80,000.00 down payment and owes a balance
of P150,000 in 2 years. Determine the machine cash value if money is worth 14% compounded quarterly.
a) P199,312.00
b) P183,912.00
c) P193,912.00
d) P139,912.00
d) P139,912.00
Solution:
i
1 n
m
mn
P80,000 .00
0.14
1
4 2
12. Find the number of years when P2,500.00 is compounded to P5,800.00 if invested at 12% compounded
quarterly.
a) P6.12 years
b) 7.12 years
c) 8.12 years
d) 5.12 years
b) 7.12 years
mn
in
F
P
Solution:
F
ln
n
i
ln 1 n
m
i
F
mn ln 1 n ln
m
P
5,800 .00
2,500 .00
ln
0.12
ln 1
7.12 years
d) 13 %
a) 12.55%
Solution:
i
ie 1 n
m
0.12
1 100 % 1
1 100 % 12 .55 %
d) 13.76 %
d) 13.76 %
Solution:
i
ie 1 n
4
0.14
1 100 % 1
1 100 %
in
1.1449
i n 4 1.1449 4 1 13 .76 %
15. Celestino owes P500, due in 3 years and P800 due in 7 years. He is allowed to settle these obligations by a
single payment on the 6th year. Find how much he has to pay on the 6 th year if money is worth 14% compounded
semi-annually.
a) P1,449.12
b) P 1,559.12
c) P1,339.12
d) P1,669.12
a) P1,449.12
0.14
F6 th 500 1
Solution:
2 3
800
0.14
1
2 1
16. Cleofas borrowed P2,000.00 from a bank and agreed to pay the loan at the end of one year. The bank discounted
the loan and gave him P1950 in cash. Determine the rate of discount.
a) 3.75 %
b) 3.12 %
c) 2.5 %
d) 1.2 %
c) 2.5 %
2,000 .00 1,950 .00
FP
100 % 2.5 %
100 %
F
2,000 .00
d
Solution:
17. A machine was purchased under these terms: P30,000 down and P5,000 each month for 5 years. If money is
worth 12% compounded monthly, what is the cash price of the machine?
a) P144,775.19
b) P245,775.19
c) P542,775.91
d) P254,775.19
b) P245,775.19
Solution:
i
A 1 n
1
m
i 1 n
m
mn
12 5
0.12
5,000 .00 1
1
12
0.12 1
12
18. Determine the amount that must be deposited every 3 months in a fund paying 12% compounded quarterly in
order to have P25,000 in 8 years.
a) P746.71
b) P476.17
c) P674.71
d) P700.00
b) P476.17
in
F
m
1
Solution:
in
mn
0.12
25,000 .00
4
P 476 .17
4 8
0.12
1
1
c) 60.3o
d) 45.58o
c) 90o
d) 270o
b) 57.3o
180o
57.3 deg rees
radians
1 radians
Solution:
4800 mils
Solution: