SQQM1023 MANAGERIAL MATHEMATICS

ASSIGNMENT 1
SESSION 2016/2017 SEMESTER 1
Instructions:
i. Answer all questions in a group consisting of 3 to 4 members.
ii. Please submit your assignment no later than 27 October 2016.
iii. This assignment will contribute to 15% of your cumulative marks for this course. Do this
to your utmost best.

NO.

MATRICS
NO.

NAME

SIGNATURE

CLO

Questions

Total
Marks

2, 3, 5, 7, 8

39

4, 6, 9

19
TOTAL

Students
Marks

CLO 1

1. Identify the type of the following functions.

a)

f ( x) 10 5x

b)

(2 marks)

x
f ( x) 2
x 9

CLO 2 2. Calculate f 1 and find the domain for each of the function in Question 1.

(6 marks)

CLO 2 3. Find the value of c for which the line 3x cy 5

a)
b)
c)
d)

passes through the point 3,1 .

is parallel to the y-axis.
is parallel to the line 2 x y 1.
is perpendicular to the line y 2 3 x 3 .

(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(3 marks)
(4 marks)

CLO 3 4. A manufacturer sells an earphone for RM 8.00 per unit. Assume that all earphones
produced are sold. The fixed cost is RM 2110 and the variable cost is RM 7.20 per unit.
a) At what level of production will the profit equal the fixed cost?
b) At what production level will the break-even point occur?
2
CLO 2 5. Given the quadratic function y x 1, find
a) the shape of the graph.
b) the vertex point.
c) the -intercepts.
d) the -intercept.

(4 marks)
(3 marks)

(1 mark)
(3 marks)
(3 marks)
(2 marks)

1 2
CLO 3 6. Given that the demand function for a company is p 2 q 4 0 and the supply function is
1
p q 2 0 , where p is price and q is quantity. Find the quantity and price at market
2

equilibrium.
CLO 2 7. Solve the following exponential equations.
a) 121 ( x1) 4
b) log 2 x 5 2 log 2 x 2

(6 marks)

(4 marks)
(4 marks)

CLO 2 8. Evaluate the following limits.

a) lim x 1
x 0 x 1

(2 marks)

b) lim ln x 1
x
x

(3 marks)

CLO 3 9. The initial population of a small town was 200,000 in the year 2000. However, it was
recorded that the population increased to 400,000 in the year 2008.
i.
ii.

Find the percentage of the population growth rate (round up to 1 decimal place).
(4 marks)
Find the estimate population in year 2010.
(2 marks)