Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2007 B.A Economics ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICAL METHODS - Question Paper

Notg; Thts paper i,s divided into 3 parts A, B and
C. You have to ans 2 questlons from part
A and thtee guestions every from Secfions B and
t c .
part A
l. The demand function facing a monopoly firm is
P = 2530 - 5x where p is the pice pt unit and x is
qrnntity. If the total cost function of the firm is
1
l*3-5x2+3ox+10,
3
find
(a) the profit-maximising outPut
(b) the price at the profit-maximising ortput.
(c) the maximum profits. 6+2+2
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2. A country produces only 2 goods X and Y. The
input-output coefficient matrix is
. fos 0.6l A = l - -
- - l
10.5 0.0-l
The final demand for X is 10 and for Y is five units.
(a) Write down the input-output model as a set of
simultaneous equations.
(b) Solve these equations to determine the gross output
of the 2 industries. 5+5
3. provided the production function Q : A Ko LF, show that
(a) d + P > one implies increasing returns to scale 4
(b) o and p are respectively, the partial etasticities of
output with respect to the capital and labour inputs. 6
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4. Suppose the demand and supply functions of a particular .
commodity are provided by :
D, = u-bPt, St= c + dPp1, a, b, c, d > 0, a > c
4 = S,, for all t.
(a) find the time path for price.
(b) How will you ensure that this market is dynamicafu
stable ? 5+5
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5.
part B
(a) A differentiable function is always continuous but
every continuous function need not be differentiable.
Explain.
(b) Suppose capital is growing at the rate )u, that is,
K : Aelt. obtain out the rate of growth of investment.
obtain the inverse of the matrix
f3 21
t l
Ll OJ
t'
ra
(a) obtain | .r* d* where l. is a constant.
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(b) Let A be the set of 1st twenty natural numbers. Let
! \
B be the set of all even numbers. obtain A n B.
Solve the formula : ' i ,
dy = L+1
dx Zy+x
Solve the difference formula
Yt : 1'5 gt-t + three with g6 : 2.
part C
10. If q : 100 - p - p2, obtain elasticity of demand. If the current
price p is 5, obtain the volume demanded.
11. discuss the subsequent concepts : 3
(i) Null set
(ii) Relation
(iii) Function
12. The consumption function for a commodity is
C : 1500 + 0.7 Y where C is the level of aggregate
consumption and Y denotes aggregate income. obtain the
marginal and avg. propensities to consume. 3
13. Evaluate :
F
I ze-2* dx
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14. calculate the determinant :
1 two three l
4 seven five l
3 six e l

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