University of Waterloo

Final Examination
Term: Winter Year: 2010
Surname First Name
UW Student ID Number
Course Abbreviation and Number MATH 109
Course Title Mathematics for Accounting
Section(s) 001 to 002
Sections Combined Course(s) N/A
Section Numbers of Combined Courses N/A
Instructors See below
Date of Exam 20 April 2010
Time Period Start time: 4:00 p.m. End time: 6:30 p.m.
Duration of Exam 2
1
2
hours
Number of Exam Pages 11 pages
(including this cover sheet)
Exam Type Special Materials
Additional Materials Allowed Non-programmable, non-graphing calculator.
Note: Casio 991 calculators are NOT permitted.
Instructions:
1. Put your name and ID number at the top of this page.
2. The exam has 12 problems. Unless otherwise indicated,
you must show all of the work that you did to obtain a
solution.
3. If you do not have enough space to nish your solution
to a problem, continue it on another page (such as on
page 11), and indicate that you have done so.
4. There is 1 blank page at the end of the exam that can be
torn o and used for rough work.
5. CIRCLE YOUR SECTION NUMBER BELOW:
Sec. Instructor Time
001 Fiona Dunbar 11:30-12:20 MWF
002 Fiona Dunbar 1:00-2:20 MW
Marking Scheme:
Question Mark
1 /10
2 /4
3 /6
4 /7
5 /4
6 /20
7 /8
8 /7
9 /7
10 /9
11 /7
12 /11
Total /100
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1. Solve the following system of equations by reducing the augmented matrix to reduced row
echelon form.
x
1
+ 2x
2
+ 3x
3
= 1
3x
1
+ 2x
2
+ 11x
3
= 1
x
1
+ x
2
+ 4x
3
= 1
2x
1
3x
2
+ 3x
3
= 8
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2. If A =

1 7
2 3
1 0

and B =

1 0 2
0 6 1

, compute (AB)
T
.
3. Evaluate

2
x
2
x
3
dx.
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4. Use dierentials to approximate

25.6.
5. Sketch the three-dimensional surface 4x
2
+ 9z
2
= 1.
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6. If f(x) = 3x
2
e
2x
, nd the critical value(s) and relative extrema of f. Determine the intervals of
concavity and state any points of inection. Use this information to provide a sketch of f(x).
MATH 109 Final Exam Page 6 of 11 Name:
7. The demand equation is given by p
2
= 362q and the supply equation is given by q = 5p10.
Find the producers surplus when the market is at equilbrium.
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8. If ln(xyz) + e = z, nd
z
x
evaluated at x = e
2
, y = 1, z = e
3
.
9. If f(x, y, z) = xz
3
e
z
2
+1
+ x
2
y
3
z
4
+ y ln(e
2
1), nd f
zyx
.
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10. A product sells for $24.00 each. If xed costs are $40.00 and the marginal cost is given by
c

(q) = 3

q + 4, what is the maximum prot?

MATH 109 Final Exam Page 9 of 11 Name:
11. If the marginal revenue is given by r

(q) = q
2
e
r
, nd the demand equation.
MATH 109 Final Exam Page 10 of 11 Name:
12. Let q
A
=
8p
A
p
2
B
p
2
A
+ p
2
B
and q
B
=
p
2
A
+ 3p
A
p
B
+ p
2
B

p
2
A
+ p
2
B
, where q
A
and p
A
are, respectively, the number
of units and price per unit of product A, and q
B
and p
B
are, respectively, the number of units
and price per unit of product B. Determine whether A and B are complementary, competitive
or neither.
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This page is for rough work.