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950/3
Mathematics M Form : 6 A___
Paper 3
August
2017
1 ½ hours

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN

SHAHBANDARAYA,
JALAN RAJA NONG OFF KOTA RAJA, 41000 KLANG

AUGUST MONTHLY TEST, 2017

MATHEMATICS M
PAPER 3

1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

Instruction to candidates:

DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
Answer all questions in Section A and any one question in Section B. Answers may be written in either
English or Bahasa Malaysia.
All necessary working should be shown clearly.
Scientific calculators may be used. Programmable and graphic display calculators are
prohibited.
A list of mathematical formulae, statistical tables and graph papers are provided on pages of this
question paper.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 2 PRINTED PAGES.

950/ 3 © 2015 Hak Cipta SMKS

 SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN
SHAHBANDARAYA,
JALAN RAJA NONG OFF KOTA RAJA, 41000 KLANG

AUGUST MONTHLY TEST, 2017

MATHEMATICS M
PAPER 3

1 HOUR

Section A [25 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. A godparent decides to invest RM 20,000 at 8% per annum compound interest, to be divided between his
two godchildren so that each receives the same amount on their 18th birthday. Part of the sum was to be
invested on one godchild’s 12th birthday and part on the other godchild’s 14th birthday.

What sum would they each receive on their 18th birthday? ( answer to the nearest RM) [6 marks]

2. Your college newspaper, The Collegiate Investigator, has fixed production costs of RM 70 per edition,
and marginal printing and distribution costs of 40 sen/copy. The Collegiate Investigator sells for 50 sen/copy.
(a) Write down the associated cost, revenue, and profit functions. [4 marks]

(b) What profit (or loss) results from the sale of 500 copies of The Collegiate Investigator? [2 marks]

(c) How many copies should be sold in order to break even? [2 marks]

3. A dishwasher was purchased by Ulala Restaurant on July 27 for RM2600. The estimated useful life of the
dishwasher is 16 years and trade-in value is RM100.

(a) What is the amount of depreciation to the nearest cent at the end of third year? [6 marks]

(b) A convey with an estimated useful life of 20 years and a final book value of RM700 was purchased for
RM7000. Using the reducing balance depreciation method, find the book value at the end of the third year.
[5 marks]
Section B

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Answer the question in this section.

4. Pelangi Condominium Association wants to establish a sinking fund to accumulate RM 250000 in 3

years to repair the roofs. The fund earns 9% interest compounded monthly.

(a) Define the term ‘sinking fund’. [2 marks]

(b) If there are 200 units in the condominium, how much should each unit owner be assessed each month
as a fair contribution into the fund? ( Assume that all units are of equal size and hence have equal
assessments). [3 marks]

(c) How much does the sinking fund earn? [2 marks]

(d) Complete the following sinking fund schedule. [5 marks]

End of period Payment made Accumulated Cumulative Total Cumulative

Interest (RM) Deposit (RM) Deposit End of
Period (RM)
1
12
24
36

(e) Verify the result that you obtained in (d). [3 marks]

Prepared by: Pn Parimaladevi Sivasubramaniam

Mathematics M, Subject Teacher

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 SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN
SHAHBANDARAYA,
JALAN RAJA NONG OFF KOTA RAJA, 41000 KLANG

AUGUST MONTHLY TEST, 2017

MATHEMATICS M
PAPER 3

1 HOUR

Section A [25 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. A godparent decides to invest RM 20,000 at 8% per annum compound interest, to be divided between his
two godchildren so that each receives the same amount on their 18th birthday. Part of the sum was to be
invested on one godchild’s 12th birthday and part on the other godchild’s 14th birthday.

What sum would they each receive on their 18th birthday? ( answer to the nearest RM) [6 marks]

2. A manufacturer produced 15,000 parts of computer equipment in one week but, because of damage, some
parts were unfit for use. The manufacturer normally made a profit of 33 1/3% on manufacturing costs by
selling all the parts produced for RM 8 each but, because of the damaged parts, the profit was reduced to
30% of the manufacturing costs.

(a) How many parts were damaged? [5 marks]

(b) If the damaged parts were sold for scrap at RM 2 each what percentage of profit was made that week?
[3 marks]

3. A dishwasher was purchased by Ulala Restaurant on July 27 for RM2600. The estimated useful life of the
dishwasher is 16 years and trade-in value is RM100.

(a) What is the amount of depreciation to the nearest cent at the end of third year? [6 marks]

(b) A convey with an estimated useful life of 20 years and a final book value of RM700 was purchased for
RM7000. Using the reducing balance depreciation method, find the book value at the end of the third year.
[5 marks]

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C)
d)

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