WAH COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY

TEST QUANTITATIVE METHODS MARKS:50

1- The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 7:6. If the number of boys and girls in the school
increases by 10% and 15% respectively in one year, the number of boys will exceed the
number of girls by 120. What is the total number of students in the school? (3)
A.1970 B.1980 C.1950
2.

(3)
3-The cost of wood used by a furniture manufacturer for making a table amounts to
Rs. 7,000. Other costs incurred by him amount to 30% of the cost of wood. What
price shall he charge, if he wishes to earn a profit of 12.5% of the selling price? (3)
A.10400 B10800 C10900
4-An auditorium has 20 seats in the front row, 25 seats in the second row, 30 seats
in the third row and so on for 13 rows. Numbers of seats in the thirteenth row are(2)
(a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 82 (d) 90
5- solve the following eqaution

(3)
A-0.3499,0.9047 B- -0.3466,0.8047 C- -0.3476,-0.8074
6-The y intercept has the same value as its gradient if line cuts the curve(2)

find the equation of line

A- 2x +y+2 B- 3x+y+2 C- 4x+y+2
7-Mr.Sadiq has recently been appointed as an accountant in XYZ Ltd. He intends to set aside
an amount of Rs. 10,000 from his salary received in the first month which would be increased by
Rs. 500 in each of the subsequent months. You are required to determine the number of
months it would take for his aggregate savings to exceed Rs. 500,000. (3)
A, 29 B,30 C,31
8-Mr. Ali purchased a chair for Rs. 1740 to be paid in 24 monthly installments forming an AP. After
paying 20 the installment Mr.Sadiq died and his son found that the sum of unpaid installment amounted
to 490 what were the first and last installment (3)

A, 15,112 B, 112,5 C, 15,110

9-if the sum of infinite terms is GP is 2 and sum of squares is 4/3 the series is (2)

A, 1,1/2,1/4 B,1,-1/2, C,-1,-1/2,-1/4

10-The number of employees in 2012 was 5% higher than in 2011. The number in 2013 was 5% higher
than in 2012. The total percentage increase in the number of employees from 2011 to 2013 is(2)
(a) 10.21% (b) 10.25% (c) 10.51% (d) 10.52%
11-A manufacturer produces 80 T.V. sets at a cost Rs.220000 and 125 T.V. sets at a cost of Rs.287500.
Assuming the cost curve to be linear. The cost of 95 sets with the help of equation of the line is(2)
(a) Rs.242,600 (b) Rs.242,500 (c) Rs.245,500 (d) Rs.242,400
12-A firm is introducing a new washing detergent. The firm plans to sell the family size box for Rs.24.
Production estimates have shown that the variable cost of producing one unit of the product is Rs.21.60.
Fixed cost of production is Rs.36,000. It is assumed that both the total revenue and total cost functions are
linear over the relevant sale quantity range. Then the break-even volume of sales is:(2)
(a) 150,000 boxes (b) 1,500 boxes (c) 150 boxes (d) 15,000 boxes
13-The number of colour T.V sets sold by a firm was three times the combined saleof C.D players and
radios. If the sales included 72 T.V. sets and 8 radios, then the numbers of C.D. players sold are(2)
(a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 13

14. The equation y = -50000x+100000 represents the value of a car after x years.
Find the slope of the line and the y-intercept(2)
15- factorize the following:(2)

16-The cost of production of a product in rupees is: C = 15x + 9,750 where x is the number of
items produced. If selling price of each item is Rs. 30, find the sales quantity at which there
would be no profit or loss(2)
a- 750 b-650 c-850
17-ln3+2lnx = ln (x+2) value of x is a.1 b.2 c.-1 (2)
18-During annual clearance sale, Independent Departmental Store (IDS) reduced the prices of
a product Z by 20%. 40% of the sale of Z was made during the clearance sale and the profit
earned thereon was 25% of cost. the profit percentage (on cost) which IDS earned on
product Z during the whole year is(3)
a.43.75% b.43.80% c.44.75%
19. Given that (2)

express y in terms of x. a.y=4/3x,-2x b.y=-2x,-4/3x c.y=-4/3x,y=2x

20. If the terms 2x, (x + 10) and (3x + 2) be in A.P., the value of x is:(2)
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 6
21-A line with a negative slope passes through (3, 2). It has an x intercept value which
is twice the y intercept value. the slopeintercept form of the equation of the straight line is (3)
a- y= 5.5+.5x b- y =3.5-.5x c-4.5-.5x
22-Solve x = 1/log82 a- 4 b-5 c-3 (2)