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BACHELOR OF COMMERCE

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(GENERAL) [B. COM. (G)]

Term-End Examination

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June, 2023

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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 A and Part B as directed. All questions

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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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(b) x 2  y2  2xy
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( x  1)( x  2)
(c) y
( x  3)( x  4)
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(d) y  (1  ex )(1  ex )
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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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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
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6. Calculate arithmetic mean and variance from
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the following data : 20

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No. of Students
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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

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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

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4 5

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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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x  2y  z  7
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2x  3 y  1

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5×4=20
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x 2  y2  2xy
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( x  1)( x  2)
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( x  3)( x  4)
y  (1  ex )(1  ex )
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1 x
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y  x1/ x
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f (x) = 2x + 3 g(x)  2x2 + 5, f o g (x)

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