Business Mathematics
Business Mathematics
Linear Equation
Chapter 2
Quadratic Equation
X2
=16 X= 4
x2
+bx +c =0
x2
Example:
- 6x + 9 = 0
x2
- 3x 3x + 9 = 0
x(x 3) -3(x 3) = 0; x = 3
Formula: x =
One is
b b 2 4ac
2a
b b 2 4ac
2a
Another is
called Alpha ()
b b 2 4ac
2a
called Beta ()
x2
x2
- ( +) x + = 0
2.3.1. Application # 1
Polar is a producer of ice cream .A demand function for cream mango a special ice cream
2
is p +2q =1600 and the supply function is 200 - p +2q = 0. Find out the equilibrium price
& quantity.
2.3.2. Solution
First of all, rewrite the demand & supply function
Demand function,
2
p +2q =1600
2
2q = 1600 - p
q=
1600 p 2
2
.......................... (1)
Supply function,
2
200 - p +2q = 0
2
2q = p - 200
q=
p 2 200
2
........................... (2)
1600 p 2
2
1600 - p = p
2
2p
= 1800
=900
p 2 200
2
2
- 200
p = 30 [- 30 is not acceptable]
Now put the value of p in (2)
q=
p 2 200
2
q=
900 200
2
q =350; so, the equilibrium price is tk 30 & equilibrium quantity is 350 ice cream (Ans.)
2.3.3. Application # 2
q2
If the supply function (in thousand tk) for Refrigerator made by Walton is p =
+ 8q +20
q2
and the demand function (in thousand tk) is p = 100 4q -
& price.
2.3.4. Solution
We know, at market equilibrium, Demand = Supply
q2
q2
+ 8q +20 = 100 4q -
q2
q2
+ 8q +20 - 100 + 4q +
=0
q2
2
+ 12q 80 = 0
q2
+ 20q 8q 80 = 0
[q = - 10 is not acceptable]
+ 8q +20
42
+84 + 20
p =68
So, the equilibrium price of Refrigerator is tk 68000 & equilibrium quantity is 4000 (Ans.)
Chapter 3
Matrix
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2
peon
3
clerk
4
typist
1
head clark
1 offiece superindent
The unit cost of transportation of an item from each of the three factories to each
of the four warehouses can be represented as follows
factory
1
2
3
w1 w2 w3
13 12 17
22 26 11
16 15 18
w4
14
19
11
Find the total quarterly sales of Jute, Cotton and Yarn for the two years.
3.2.1.2. Solution
The total sales of Jute, Cotton and Yarn will be obtained as under
3.2.2.2. Solution
Let Q be the matrix denoting the quantity of each brand of biscuit bought by P, Q and R and
let C be the matrix showing the cost of each brand of biscuit.
Since number of columns of first matrix should be equal to the number of rows of the second
matrix for multiplication to be possible, the above matrices shall be multiplied in the
following order.
Amount spent by Ram, Shyam and Mohan is Rs 99, Rs 116 and Rs 99 respectively.
For example, Ms. Fong had $36,000 in compact sales in August and Mr. Petris had $216,000
in luxury car sales in September.
What were the combined dollar sales in August and September for each sales-person and
each model?
What was the increase in dollar sales from August to September?
If both salespeople receive a 3% commission on gross dollar sales, compute the
commission for each salesperson for each model sold in September.
3.3.2. Solutions
We use matrix addition for part A, matrix subtraction for part B, and multiplication of a
matrix by a number for part C.
So part A shows the combined dollar sales in August and September for each sales-person
and each model, part B reflects the increase in dollar sales from August to September and part
C express the commission for each salesperson for each model sold in September, if both
salespeople receive a 3% commission on gross dollar sales.
Chapter 4
Differentiation
4.1. Differentiation
Differentiation refers to a way or procedure to distinguish one thing or concept from the
other. It may be done by giving the basic definition of the two concepts or objects involved or
it may require a more detailed enumeration of specifications of each of the items involved in
order to make them differ from the other.
In mathematics, differential calculus is a subfield of calculus concerned with the study of the
rates at which quantities change. It is one of the two traditional divisions of calculus, the
other being integral calculus.
The primary objects of study in differential calculus are the derivative of a function, related
notions such as the differential, and their applications. The derivative of a function at a
chosen input value describes the rate of change of the function near that input value. The
process of finding a derivative is called differentiation. Geometrically, the derivative at a
point is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at that point, provided that
the derivative exists and is defined at that point. For a real-valued function of a single real
variable, the derivative of a function at a point generally determines the best linear
approximation to the function at that point.
Differentiation has applications to nearly all quantitative disciplines. For example, in physics,
the derivative of the displacement of a moving body with respect to time is the velocity of the
body, and the derivative of velocity with respect to time is acceleration. The derivative of the
momentum of a body equals the force applied to the body; rearranging this derivative
statement leads to the famous F = ma equation associated with Newton's second law of
motion. The reaction rate of a chemical reaction is a derivative. In operations research,
derivatives determine the most efficient ways to transport materials and design factories.
Derivatives are frequently used to find the maxima and minima of a function. Equations
involving derivatives are called differential equations and are fundamental in describing
natural phenomena. Derivatives and their generalizations appear in many fields of
mathematics, such as complex analysis, functional analysis, differential geometry, measure
theory and abstract algebra.
4.2.1. Problem #1
A water tank has a height of 120m, and its area of cross-section is 2000m 2. Water is released
from the tank and the water level drops by 1 meter every minute.
4.2.2. Solution
Let the height of the water level be h. After t minutes, the height of the water in the tank is
given by,
h = 120 1 x t = 120 t
Rate at which the water level drops in the tank is given by,
dh/dt = -1 m/minute
Notice that, in the equation h = 120 t, the gradient of the line function is -1, i.e. the rate of
change of flow.
Similarly in the equation V = 240000 2000t, the gradient of the function V is -2000, which
is the rate of change of volume of water in the tank i.e. the rate at which water flows out of
the tank, and it is 2000 m3.
4.2.4.2. Solution
b)
When x=2000 then
Required maximum revenue y = 4000000-(x-2000)2
= 4000000-(2000-2000)2
= 4000000 (Ans.)
Chapter 5
Integration
is defined informally as the signed area of the region in the xy-plane that is bounded by
the graph of f, the x-axis and the vertical lines x = a and x = b. The area above the x-axis adds
to the total and that below the x-axis subtracts from the total.
Roughly speaking, the operation of integration is the reverse of differentiation. For this
reason, the term integral may also refer to the related notion of the antiderivative, a
function F whose derivative is the given function f. In this case, it is called an indefinite
integral and is written:
The integrals discussed in this article are those termed definite integrals. It is the fundamental
theorem of calculus that connects differentiation with the definite integral: if f is a continuous
real-valued function defined on a closed interval [a, b], then, once an antiderivative F of f is
known, the definite integral of f over that interval is given by
The principles of integration were formulated independently by Isaac Newton and Gottfried
Leibniz in the late 17th century, who thought of the integral as an infinite sum of rectangles
of infinitesimal width. A rigorous mathematical definition of the integral was given
by Bernhard Riemann.
It is based on a limiting procedure which approximates the area of a curvilinear region by
breaking the region into thin vertical slabs. Beginning in the nineteenth century, more
sophisticated notions of integrals began to appear, where the type of the function as well as
the domain over which the integration is performed has been generalized.
A line integral is defined for functions of two or three variables, and the interval of
integration [a, b] is replaced by a certain curve connecting two points on the plane or in the
space. In a surface integral, the curve is replaced by a piece of a surface in the threedimensional space.
Figure: A definite integral of a function can be represented as the signed area of the region
bounded by its graph.
Riemann sum only gives an approximation of the distance traveled. We must take the limit of
all such Riemann sums to find the exact distance traveled.
Figure: Integration can be thought of as measuring the area under a curve, defined by f(x),
between two points (here a and b).
For each small segment, we can choose one value of the function f(x). Call that value h. Then
the area of the rectangle with base x and height h gives the distance (time x multiplied by
speed h) traveled in that segment. Associated with each segment is the average value of the
function above it, f(x) = h. The sum of all such rectangles gives an approximation of the area
between the axis and the curve, which is an approximation of the total distance traveled. A
smaller value for x will give more rectangles and in most cases a better approximation, but
for an exact answer we need to take a limit as x approaches zero.
The symbol of integration is
is written as:
and is read "the integral from a to b of f-of-x with respect to x." The Leibniz notation dx is
intended to suggest dividing the area under the curve into an infinite number of rectangles, so
that their width x becomes the infinitesimally small dx. In a formulation of the calculus
based on limits, the notation
is to be understood as an operator that takes a function as an input and gives a number, the
area, as an output. The terminating differential, dx, is not a number, and is not being
multiplied by f(x), although, serving as a reminder of the x limit definition, it can be treated
as such in symbolic manipulations of the integral. Formally, the differential indicates the
variable over which the function is integrated and serves as a closing bracket for the
integration operator.
The indefinite integral, or antiderivative, is written:
velocity) and velocity (from acceleration) using the indefinite integral. There are also
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charge and the distance between the charges. We use integration to calculate the work
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We are going to discuss the Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus calculation using
integration in the next part.
Now, suppose we had the supply function p = 10q + 500. This supply function is graphed
below. From this graph, we can determine how many units a producer would supply at a
given price. For example, the producer would supply 10 units at $600 each. Of course, the
producer would rather sell them at an even higher price, and would be willing to supply more
products at that price. So a supply function always has a positive slope.
5.5.2. Solution
If we plot the supply function and the demand function on the same axis, we see that they
intersect at a point. This point is called the equilibrium point. It represents the place where
demand exactly equals supply.
Once we have the equilibrium quantity, we can find the equilibrium price by plugging in to
either the supply equation or the demand equation. Both functions will give us the same
answer, and we can use the second function to check.
Using the supply equation
Since both agree, we are confident that Ep = $750. The equilibrium price is also sometimes
called fair market value. The equilibrium point is at (25, 750).
5.5.2.2. Preparing to find surplus
We are now drawing a line connecting the equilibrium point to the price axis. This line will
extend from a quantity of zero all the way to the equilibrium quantity.
The edge of the triangle has an x-coordinate of 0, and the edge is our equilibrium point,
which has an x-coordinate of 25.
The top of the triangle is the demand equation p = 50q + 2000, and the bottom of the
triangle is our constant equilibrium price, 750.
As we know that, consumer surplus is
, so,
(Ans.)
Producer Surplus is found the same way. The edge and the edge are still at 0 and 25, but
now the top of the triangle is our equilibrium price, and the bottom of the triangle is our
supply equation p = 10q + 500.
As we know that, producer surplus is
, so,
(Ans.)
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