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Introduction to Quantitative
Methods
1 December 2011, Morning
1.
2.
Read the instructions at the top of each section carefully.
The number of questions you have to answer is marked clearly at the top of each section.
Do not answer more questions than instructed.
3. The number of marks per question may vary. Marks for subdivisions of questions and the
total marks for each question are shown in brackets after the question.
4.
No books, dictionaries, notes or any other written materials are allowed in this
examination.
5.
Calculators, including scientific calculators, are allowed providing they are not
programmable and cannot store or recall information. Electronic dictionaries and
personal organisers are NOT allowed. All workings must be shown.
6.
Formulae and a table of standard normal distribution are printed on pages 6 to 9 for the
assistance of candidates. Their use is not compulsory. Graph paper is provided at the front
of the answer booklet. Note: 1 = 100p.
7. Candidates who break ABE Examination Regulations (Conduct during the Examinations), or
commit any misconduct, will be disqualified from the examinations.
8.
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
10 marks
10 marks
10 marks
10 marks
12 marks
12 marks
12 marks
12 marks
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(3 marks)
16
1
(ii)
2
4
(b)
(3 marks)
(i)
52
(2 marks)
(Total 10 marks)
(ii)
e5.04
Q2 (a) Express two million in standard form A 10n, where 1 A <10 and n is an integer
(2 marks)
(b) Express:
(i)
67
(ii) as a percentage correct to 1 decimal place
89
(iii) 7,528,390 correct to 3 significant figures
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(2 marks)
(Total 10 marks)
Q3 (a) If a businesswoman invested 100,000 in a bank that paid 3% simple interest per
annum, calculate how much her investment would be worth after 8 years.
(5 marks)
(b) Calculate the annual rate of compound interest that would be necessary for 100,000
to grow to 135,000 by the end of 8 years. (Give your answer correct to 1 decimal
place.)
(5 marks)
(Total 10 marks)
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Q4 T
he demand curve of a retail food product can be represented by the equation
P = 42 0.25Q, where P is the price of the product () and Q is the quantity demanded
(units).
(a) From the equation, determine the co-ordinates at which the demand curve would
intercept the y-axis.
(2 marks)
(b)
From the equation, determine the gradient of this products demand curve.
(c)
Using the equation, calculate the price charged if the quantity demanded was 38 units.
(3 marks)
(d) Using the equation, calculate the quantity demanded if the price was 5.50 per unit.
(3 marks)
(Total 10 marks)
Q5 (a)
(2 marks)
(4 marks)
Solve 11x 4 = 16 + x
(4 marks)
(4 marks)
(Total 12 marks)
Q6 The following table contains data on the monthly sales revenue of a food retailer against its
expenditure on advertising activities over a 12 month period.
Advertising Expenditure (000)
2.3
2.5
2.8
3.1
3.3
3.6
4.3
4.9
1.2
1.9
1.7
1.5
123.4
134.6
150.4
179.1
191.8
200.4
203.6
210.3
62.2
106.8
91.1
89.3
(a) Using the data, draw a fully labelled scatter diagram of sales revenue against
advertising expenditure. Use the graph paper provided at the front of your answer book.
(9 marks)
(b) Use your scatter diagram to comment on the possible relationship between advertising
expenditure and sales revenue.
(3 marks)
(Total 12 marks)
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Q7 The following data shows the annual salaries (000) of 10 employees working for the same
company.
16
(a)
18
20
58
22
24
20
32
20
10
(i) mode
(ii)
median
(iii)
mean
(iv)
range
(8 marks)
(b) Based on the measures of location and dispersion calculated in (a), comment on the
distribution of the annual salaries of the 10 employees.
(4 marks)
(Total 12 marks)
Q8 (a) Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative data, giving an example of
each.
(6 marks)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
END OF SECTION A
MAXIMUM MARKS FOR SECTION A: 88
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SECTION B
You must answer ONE question in this section. DO NOT answer BOTH Q9 and Q10.
Each question carries 12 marks.
Section B is worth 12% of the total marks available for the paper.
EITHER:
Q9 A business studies class has 20 students, 8 of whom are female. Of these 8 female
students, 6 have previously studied a quantitative methods course. Only 4 of the entire
class of 20 students have not previously studied a quantitative methods course.
(a) Given this information, construct a two-way contingency table showing male and
female students and those that have and have not studied a quantitative methods
course previously.
(4 marks)
(b) Using the contingency table constructed in (a) or otherwise, calculate the probability
that a student picked at random is:
(i)
male
(ii) male and has previously studied a quantitative methods course
(iii) male or has previously studied a quantitative methods course
(8 marks)
(Total 12 marks)
OR:
Q10 The weight of a jar of coffee is found to be normally distributed with a mean of 500 grams
and a standard deviation of 10 grams.
(a) Find the probability that a randomly selected jar of coffee weighs:
(i)
(ii)
(8 marks)
(b) If 200 jars of coffee were selected at random, calculate how many would weigh less
than 498 grams. (Give your answer to the nearest whole number.)
(4 marks)
(Total 12 marks)
END OF SECTION B
MAXIMUM MARKS FOR SECTION B: 12
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r
A = P 1 +
100
Straight-line method:
Cost of asset
Annual depreciation =
Useful life
STRAIGHT LINE
A linear function is one for which, when the relationship is plotted on a graph, a straight line is
obtained.
The expression of a linear function, and hence the formula of a straight line, takes the following
form:
y = mx + c
Note that: c = the y intercept (the point where the line crosses the y axis)
m = the gradient (or slope) of the line
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QUADRATIC EQUATION
A quadratic equation of the form ax 2 + bx + c = 0 can be solved using the following formula:
x=
b b 2 4ac
2a
p
log = log p log q
q
3. log pn = n log p
4. If y = axn then n = (log y log a) log x
PROBABILITY
Probability rules:
Probability limits:
0 P(A) 1
P(A) + P(A ) = 1
P(A and B) = 0
Multiplication rules:
For independent events:
Additional rules:
For mutually exclusive events:
Conditional rules:
P(A and B)
P(A|B) =
P(B)
P(A and B)
and P(B |A) =
P(A)
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STATISTICAL MEASURES
x=
fx
n
or
x=
f x
f
x
n
x=
(x x ) 2
=
n
x 2
x2 =
n
x 2 x 2
n
n
2
2
fx )
f ( x x )
1
(
2
=
fx
f
n
n
where: n = f
Psk =
Mean Mode
3(Mean Median)
or
Standard deviation
Standard deviation
Coefficient of variation:
Standard deviation 100
Mean
1
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(x )
- .00
.01
.02
.03
.04
.05
.06
.07
.08
.09
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
.5000
.4602
.4207
.3821
.3446
.4960
.4562
.4168
.3783
.3409
.4920
.4522
.4129
.3745
.3372
.4880
.4483
.4090
.3707
.3336
.4840
.4443
.4052
.3669
.3300
.4801
.4404
.4013
.3632
.3264
.4761
.4364
.3874
.3594
.3228
.4721
.4325
.3936
.3557
.3192
.4681
.4286
.3897
.3520
.3156
.4641
.4247
.3859
.3483
.3121
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
.3085
.2743
.2420
.2119
.1841
.3050
.2709
.2389
.2090
.1814
.3015
.2676
.2358
.2061
.1788
.2981
.2643
.2327
.2033
.1762
.2946
.2611
.2296
.2005
.1736
.2912
.2578
.2266
.1977
.1711
.2877
.2546
.2236
.1949
.1685
.2843
.2514
.2206
.1922
.1660
.2810
.2483
.2177
.1894
.1635
.2776
.2451
.2148
.1867
.1611
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
.1587
.1357
.1151
.0968
.0808
.1562
.1335
.1131
.0951
.0793
.1539
.1314
.1112
.0934
.0778
.1515
.1292
.1093
.0918
.0764
.1492
.1271
.1075
.0901
.0749
.1469
.1251
.1056
.0885
.0735
.1446
.1230
.1038
.0869
.0721
.1423
.1210
.1020
.0853
.0708
.1401
.1190
.1003
.0838
.0694
.1379
.1170
.0985
.0823
.0681
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
.0668
.0548
.0446
.0359
.0287
.0655
.0537
.0436
.0351
.0281
.0643
.0526
.0427
.0344
.0274
.0630
.0516
.0418
.0336
.0268
.0618
.0505
.0409
.0329
.0262
.0606
.0495
.0401
.0322
.0256
.0594
.0485
.0392
.0314
.0250
.0582
.0475
.0384
.0307
.0244
.0571
.0465
.0375
.0301
.0239
.0559
.0455
.0367
.0294
.0233
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
.02275
.01786
.01390
.01072
.00820
.02222
.01743
.01355
.01044
.00798
.02169
.01700
.01321
.01017
.00776
.02118
.01659
.01287
.00990
.00755
.02068
.01618
.01255
.00964
.00734
.02018
.01578
.01222
.00939
.00714
.01970
.01539
.01191
.00914
.00695
.01923
.01500
.01160
.00889
.00676
.01876
.01463
.01130
.00866
.00657
.01831
.01426
.01101
.00842
.00639
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
.00621
.00466
.00347
.00256
.00187
.00604
.00453
.00336
.00248
.00181
.00587
.00440
.00326
.00240
.00175
.00570
.00427
.00317
.00233
.00169
.00554
.00415
.00307
.00226
.00164
.00539
.00402
.00298
.00219
.00159
.00523
.00391
.00289
.00212
.00154
.00508
.00379
.00280
.00205
.00149
.00494
.00368
.00272
.00199
.00144
.00480
.00357
.00264
.00193
.00139
3.0
.00135
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