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1. (a) Explain the following matrix with

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(i) Identity Matrix

(ii) Rectangular Matrix
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(iii) Orthogonal Matrix

(iv) Scalar Matrix
(v) Transpose of Matrix

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(b) Discuss the limitations of statistics. 10

Part—A

Note : Answer any two of the following questions.

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2. Solve by Cramer’s rule : 20

2 x  y  17

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and 3x  5 y  6

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3. Find all the points of local maxima and minima

and the corresponding maximum and minimum

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values of the function : 20

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f ( x )  2 x 3  21x 2  36 x  20
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4. Find of the following : 20
dx
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( x  3)( x  1)
(a) y 
( x  2)( x  4)
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(b) y  ( x 2  3x  4)(2 x 2  8 x )
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(c) y  log u and u  ( x 2  5)

(d) y  xx
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5. How long would it take for a principal P to be

double if rate of interest is 6% per annum
compounded annually ? 20
(log 2  0.3010, log(1.06)  0.0253)

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Part—B

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Note : Attempt any two of the following questions.

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6. Explain various measures of central tendency

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with their merits, demerits and use. 20

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7. For the following data, calculate the coefficient
of rank correlation : 20
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X Y
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91 135
99 154
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71 110
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61 105
81 134
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70 121
59 106
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8. From the data given ahead find the quantities

of different commodities and then compute
Fisher’s ideal price index number : 20

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Base Year Current Year

Commo- Price Price
Expendi- Expendi-
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A 2 40 5 75

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B 4 16 8 40

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D 5 25 10 60

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9. Write short notes on the following : 20
(i) Moving Average Method
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(ii) Utility of Time Series
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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

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Term-End Examination

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June, 2023

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BCOC-134 : BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND
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Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
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Note : Question No. 1 is compulsory. Attempt both

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carry equal marks.

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1. (a) Discuss application and use of Matrices for

Business and Economic decision

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making. 10
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(b) Define statistics. Explain the importance

and scope of statistics in Business and

Economic decision making. 10

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Part—A

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Note : Answer any two questions.

2. Solve the following system of equations, using

matrix method : 20

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x  2y  z  7
x  3z  11

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2x  3 y  1

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following : 5×4=20

(a) y  u4 and u = ( x 2  x  1)
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( x  1)( x  2)
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( x  3)( x  4)
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(d) y  (1  ex )(1  ex )
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1 x
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1 x
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(f) y  x1/ x

4. (a) Given f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = 2x2 + 5, find

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f o g (x) and g o f (x). 10

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(b) Construct demand function, cost function

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and profit function. 10

5. Explain the following : 10+10

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(a) Present value and discount factor

(b) Simple interest and compound interest

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Part—B
Note : Attempt any two questions.

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6. Calculate arithmetic mean and variance from
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the following data : 20

Marks in Cost
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No. of Students
Accounting
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0–10 5

10–20 7
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20–30 14

30–40 12
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40–50 9

50–60 6
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60–70 2
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7. Compute the two regression coefficients from

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the data given below and the value of ‘r’ (two
correlation coefficients) using the same : 20

X Y

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8. Explain different issues (problems) in

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construction of Index number. 20

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9. What is Time Series ? Explain different

components of Time Series. 20
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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

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Term-End Examination

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December, 2022
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BCOC-134 : BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

AND STATISTICS
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Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

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Note : (i) Question No. 1 is compulsory.

(ii) Answer both Part A and Part B.

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(iii) All questions carry equal marks.

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1. (a) Define Matrix. Discuss the types of

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matrices with an example. 10

(b) What is Dispersion ? Discuss the

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significance of measuring dispersion. 10

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Part—A

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Note : Attempt any two questions from this
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2. (a) Find the matrices A and B from the

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following relation : 10

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2 
3A + B =  
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3 3 
and 2A–B=  
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1 3 
(b) Find A 2 + 3A − 2I , where A =  . 10
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3. Explain different mathematical functions

related to Business and Economics with
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suitable examples. 20

4. Find the compound interest on ` 8,000

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for 5 years at 6% per annum; interest

compounded : 20
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(i) Semi-annually
(ii) Monthly
In compound interest table value of (1 + 0.03)10
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is 1.343916 and (1 + 0.005)60 is 1.348850.

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5. Differentiate between the following : 10+10

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(a) Maxima and Minima of functions
(b) Price elasticity and Income elasticity of
demand

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(Business Statistics)

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All questions carry equal marks.

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6. The information given below relates to price
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and quantity of three commodities namely Rice,
Wheat and Gram in the year 2010 and 2020 :
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2010 2020
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Commodity Price (`) Qty. Price (`) Qty.

(kg) (kg)

Rice 6 50 10 60
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Wheat 2 100 2 120

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Gram 4 60 6 60

From the following data, calculate : 10+10

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(a) Fisher’s ideal index

(b) Prove that it satisfies both time and factor
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reversal test.

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7. Explain the terms correlation and regression.

Discuss the relationship between correlation

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and regression coefficients with suitable
examples. 20
8. Distinguish between the following : 10+10

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(a) Arithmetic mean and Harmonic mean
(b) Additive and Multiplicative time series

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9. The following data relates to the age of

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husbands and their wives respectively :
Age of Husband Age of Wives
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(x) Years (y) Years
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50 32
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53 33
49 38
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55 31
53 35
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49 30
From the following data, calculate : 10+10
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(a) Two regression coefficients

(b) Two regression equations
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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
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Term-End Examination

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June, 2022

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BCOC-134 : BUSINESS MATHEMATICS
AND STATISTICS

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

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Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt both Part
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1. (a) With the help of examples, explain the
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properties of determinants.
(b) Explain the functions of statistics with the
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help of an example. 10+10

PART A
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Attempt any two questions.

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2. A sum of money is deposited by Mr. X which

compounds interest annually. The amount at the
end of 2 years is < 10,816 and at the end of
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3 years is < 11,248·64.

Find the following : 20
(a) Money deposited by Mr. X
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(b) The rate of interest

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3. If A   , B    and C   ,
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2 – 3 0 1
then show the following : 20
(a) (AB)C = A(BC)

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(b) A(B + C) = AB + AC

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(c) AI = IA = A

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an example. 20
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Attempt any two questions.

6. The following data relates to marks obtained by

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students in their Accountancy examination :

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Marks (below) No. of Students

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25 47
30 50
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From the data calculate : 20

(a) Median
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(b) Mode

7. (a) Explain the utility of time series analysis

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with the help of an example.

(b) Discuss the different types of indices with

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examples. 10+10

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distribution by direct and shortcut method.
Assume mean as 32. 20

Serial No. of Workers Wage (<)

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2 22

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9. Distinguish between the following : 10+10

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(a) Correlation and Regression

(b) Absolute and Relative Measure of Dispersion

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1. (a) Explain Total cost, Fixed cost, Variable

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cost, Average cost and Marginal cost of
production with a suitable example. 10

(b) “Revenue function depicts the relation

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2. (a) Find all the points of local maxima and

AND STATISTICS

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f  x   x 3  9x 2  24x  18
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : (i) Answer both Part A and Part B.

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(b) Radha gave ` 10,000 to Sanjay at 10% per

s i annum interest. Find the amount after five

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non-programmable) is allowed.

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Part—A

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(Business Mathematics) 3. (a) Construct a 3×2 matrix whose elements are
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from
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the
equal
given by :

aij 
1
i  3j , 1  i  3
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marks. 2
and 1  j  2

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(b) What do you mean by inverse matrix ? List 5. (a) Calculate Karl Pearson’s coefficient of
any four properties of it. 5 correlation from the following data : 15

(c) Solve the following system of equations : 10 Marks in Marks in

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3x  2 y  3z  8 Statistics Economics

2x  y  z  1
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4 x  3 y  2z  4

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from : 10
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dx 5 68 75

y 
5x 2
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x  47 7 86 90

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(b) Find the points of discontinuity, if any, of
the function f defined by : 10

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f x  
8x  5
18x 2  6x  40
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(c) Explain linear function, absolute value
A on X and X on Y for the following values :
function and step function.

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two questions from the
Y  384

X2  106.96

following. Each question carries equal Y 2  13368

marks. XY  1150

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6. (a) Calculate Mean, Median and Mode from (b) Explain the difference between correlation
the data given below : 18 and regression. 7

S. No. Marks 7. (a) Explain the objectives of computing

1 17 averages and essentials of an ideal

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3 35 (b) Discuss

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8. (a) Calculate trend values by the method of

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and estimate the trend value for the year
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11 A 2016 45

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N O 15 2017 56
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2018

2019
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46
18 12
2020 75

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C. I. Frequency

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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (GENERAL)
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BCOC-134 : BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND

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STATISTICS

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Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

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Attempt both parts A and B.
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PART A
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(Business Mathematics)

Attempt any two questions from the following.

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All questions carry equal marks.

1. (a) What do you mean by simple interest and

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compound interest ? Explain the concepts

with hypothetical example. 15
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(b) Explain nominal and effective rates of

interest with example. 10

2. (a) What are the different types of matrices ?

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Explain with examples. 15

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 (b) Suppose Mr. X has two factories at places A
and B. Each factory produces sports shoes

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for boys and girls in three different price
categories labelled 1, 2 and 3. Matrices of
quantity produced by each factory are

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represented below :

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Factory A Factory B
Boys Girls Boys Girls

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1 80 60  1 90 50 
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2 75 65  
2 70 55 

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3 90 85  3 75 75 
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Calculate the total production of sports
shoes in each price category. 10
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3. (a) Let A =  1 3 0  , then find out det(A). 10
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 4 1 0 

x 2  25
(b) Find lim f(x) where f(x) = . 15
x5
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x5

dy
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4. (a) Find when y = (2x2 – 6) (3x3 + 8). 15

dx

(b) Differentiate between Price elasticity,

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Income elasticity and Cross elasticity of

demand. Give suitable example to support
your answer. 10
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Attempt any two questions from the following.
All questions carry equal marks.

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5. (a) Find out the missing frequency in the
following table, if mean is 30. 10

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Class Frequency

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10 – 20 6
20 – 30
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30 – 40 ?
40 – 50 13
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(b) From the results of two colleges ‘A’ and ‘B’
given below, find out weighted mean, and
state which of them is better. 15
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College A College B
Class
Appeared Passed Appeared Passed
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M.A. 100 90 240 200

M.Sc. 60 45 200 160
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B.A. 120 75 160 100

B.Sc. 200 150 200 140
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6. (a) Differentiate between Descriptive and

Inferential statistics. 5
(b) Explain functions and importance of
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Statistics. 10+10
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 7. (a) Calculate Standard Deviation from the
following data : 10

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25 34 48 36 42 70 30 60 45 50

(b) Calculate the trend values by least squares

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method from the following data and

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estimate the sales for the year 2000. 15

Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

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Sales

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120 140 150 170 180 200
(< Lakh)

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Discuss various preliminary adjustments
that are necessary to do before analysing a
time series data. 10
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(b) Compute Fisher’s ideal index from the data

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given below and show that it satisfies the

time reversal and factor reversal tests. 10+2+3
Base Year Current Year
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Commodity
Quantity Price Quantity Price
A 12 10 15 12
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B 15 7 20 5
C 24 5 20 9
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D 5 16 5 14
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