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BUSINESS CALCULUS - MATH2301 December 2015

This document contains the details of an Associate of Science examination for Business Calculus (MATH2301), including the date, time, duration, and type of exam. The exam contains 5 questions in Section B, with instructions to answer any 3 questions. Question 1 has 3 parts asking students to differentiate functions, Question 2 asks students to analyze properties of a function such as critical points and inflection points, and Questions 3-5 contain multiple parts evaluating limits, derivatives, integrals, and analyzing cost and revenue functions.

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BUSINESS CALCULUS - MATH2301 December 2015

This document contains the details of an Associate of Science examination for Business Calculus (MATH2301), including the date, time, duration, and type of exam. The exam contains 5 questions in Section B, with instructions to answer any 3 questions. Question 1 has 3 parts asking students to differentiate functions, Question 2 asks students to analyze properties of a function such as critical points and inflection points, and Questions 3-5 contain multiple parts evaluating limits, derivatives, integrals, and analyzing cost and revenue functions.

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MATH2301

THE COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF JAMAICA

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE EXAMINATION

SEMESTER I – 2015 DECEMBER

PROGRAMMES: BUSINESS STUDIES


COMPUTER APPLICATION IN BUSINESS STUDIES

COURSE NAME: BUSINESS CALCULUS


CODE : (MATH2301)

YEAR GROUP: TWO

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 2015 DECEMBER 9

TIME: 1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

DURATION: 3 HOURS

EXAMINATION TYPE: FINAL

This Examination paper has 4 pages


INSTRUCTIONS:

SECTION B: ANSWER ANY THREE (3) QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION.

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SECTION B

Instructions: Answer any three (3) questions from this section.

Question1

a. Differentiate y x2  5x  4 from first principles (7 marks)

b. Differentiate the following functions:

2
i. y 3x 2  (3 marks)
x3
x2  1
ii. y (3 marks)
x2 1
iii. y 4 x5  x3  3x 2  7 (4 marks)

c. If f ( x, y, z)  xy  xz  yz, evaluate f x (1, 2,5) (3 marks)

(Total 20 marks)

Question 2

For the function f ( x) 2 x3  9 x2  12 x  3 :

i. Find the y-intercept (2 marks)

ii. Find the critical points (8 marks)

iii. Determine the nature of the critical points (4 marks)

iv. Find the point of inflection (2 marks)

v. Sketch the graph of the function f ( x) 2 x3  9 x2  12 x  3 (4 marks)

(Total 20 marks)

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Question 3

a. Evaluate the following limits:

i. lim (4 x  1)(2 x  3) (3 marks)


xo1

3x 4  2 x3  x 2
ii. xlim
of x 4  3x 2  2 x (3 marks)

x
iii. lim 2 (3 marks)
xo1 x  5 x

b. Find:

2 1
i. ³0 5x2
dx (4 marks)

³ (e
2 x4
ii. ) dx (3 marks)

2
iii. ³4
4 x 2  3 dx (4 marks)

(Total 20 marks)

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Question 4

a. A manufacture’s Cost and Revenue functions are as follows:


C ( x) 2400  100 x  0.3x 2
R( x) 180  0.4 x 2
Where C(x) and R(x) are in dollars and x is the number of units of products.

Determine the marginal cost and the marginal revenue when x = 50. Interpret your
answer. (6 marks)

85
b. A company’s marginal cost function is C c( x) , where x is the number of units
x
produced. Find the total cost of producing units 400 to 900. (6 marks)

c. For the function f ( x) x 3  2 x 2  x  5 , determine the gradient of

i. the secant line that passes through x = -2 and x = 3


ii. f(x) when x = -1 (8 marks)

(Total 20 marks)

Question 5

1
a. Find the area under the curve of f ( x) , bounded by the lines: y = 0, x =1 and x =4.
x
(5 marks)

b. Find the first derivative of the following:

1
i. y 3
x (3 marks)
x2
6x 1
y
ii. x 3 (5 marks)
1 3 1 2
y x  x  12 x  5
iii. 3 2 (3 marks)

7 x 2  18 x  8
c. Find the point of discontinuity for the function f ( x) . (4 marks)
7 x 2  13x  2
(Total 20 marks)

END OF EXAMINATION

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