Question 1 (a): Evaluate \( \int_0^1 \frac{x e^x}{(x+1)^2} dx \).
Question 1 (b): Solve the differential equation \( \frac{dy}{dx} = e^{x+y} + x^2 e^y \).
Question 2: Find the present value of a perpetuity of ₹18,000 payable at the end of 6 months, if the money is worth 8% p.a. compounded semi-annually.
Question 3 (a): Find the effective rate which is equivalent to a nominal rate of 10% p.a. compounded monthly.
Question 3 (b): Abhay bought a mobile phone for ₹30,000. The mobile phone is estimated to have a scrap value of ₹3,000 after 3 years. Using the linear depreciation method, find the book value of the mobile phone at the end of 2 years.
Question 4: Test the hypothesis \( H_0 : \mu = 35 \) and \( H_1 : \mu \neq 35 \) using the sample data: \( n = 81, \bar{x} = 37.5, \sigma = 5 \), and \( Z_{\text{critical}} = 1.96 \) for a two-tailed test at a 5% significance level.
Question 5: Determine the trend of rainfall by a 3-year moving average.
Question 6: Maximize \( z = 3x + 4y \), if possible, subject to the constraints:
\[ x – y \leq -1 \] \[ -x + y \leq 0 \] \[ x, y \geq 0 \]
Question 7 (a): The supply function of a commodity is \( 100p = (x + 20)^2 \). Find the Producer’s Surplus (PS), when the market price is ₹25.
Question 7(b): Find:
\[
\int \frac{2x^2 + 1}{x^2 – 3x + 2} \, dx
\]
Question 8: Fit a straight-line trend by the method of least squares and find the trend value for the year 2008 from the following data:
Year | Production (in lakh tonnes) |
---|---|
2001 | 30 |
2002 | 35 |
2003 | 36 |
2004 | 32 |
2005 | 37 |
2006 | 40 |
2007 | 36 |
Question 9: Ten cartons are taken at random from an automatic packing machine. The mean net weight of the ten cartons is 11.8 kg and the standard deviation is 0.15 kg. Does the sample mean differ significantly from the intended mean of 12 kg?
Question 10: Madhu exchanged her old car valued at ₹1,50,000 with a new one priced at ₹6,50,000. She paid ₹x as down payment and the balance in 20 monthly equal installments of ₹21,000 each. The rate of interest offered to her is 9% p.a. Find the value of \(x\).
Question 11: In a certain culture of bacteria, the rate of increase of bacteria is proportional to the number present. It is found that there are 10,000 bacteria at the end of 3 hours and 40,000 bacteria at the end of 5 hours. Determine the number of bacteria present at the beginning.
Question 12(a): Calculate the EMI under ‘Flat Rate System’ for a loan of ₹ 5,00,000 with a 10% annual interest rate for 5 years.
Question 12(b): A machine costing ₹ 2,00,000 has an effective life of 7 years, and its scrap value is ₹ 30,000. What amount should the company put into a sinking fund earning 5% p.a., so that it can replace the machine with a new one costing ₹ 3,00,000 after 7 years?
Question 13: A start-up company invested ₹ 3,00,000 in shares for 5 years. The value of this investment was ₹ 3,50,000 at the end of the second year, ₹ 3,80,000 at the end of the third year, and on maturity, the final value stood at ₹ 4,50,000. Calculate the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) on the investment.
Question 14: A dietician wishes to mix two types of foods \(F_1\) and \(F_2\) in such a way that the vitamin content of the mixture contains at least 8 units of vitamin A and 10 units of vitamin C. Food \(F_1\) contains 2 units/kg of vitamin A and 1 unit/kg of vitamin C, while Food \(F_2\) contains 1 unit/kg of vitamin A and 2 units/kg of vitamin C. It costs ₹ 5 per kg to purchase Food \(F_1\) and ₹ 7 per kg to purchase Food \(F_2\).
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(a): To find out the minimum cost of such a mixture, formulate the above problem as an LPP.
(b): Determine the minimum cost of the mixture.