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201 The total cost function is C(x) = x² + 4x + 100. At what output is the average cost minimum? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Marginal cost and marginal revenue
Hard
202 The function f(x) = x² − 4x + 1 is decreasing on: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Maxima, minima and monotonicity
Easy
203 A firm's profit from selling x units is P(x) = −x² + 40x − 300. The maximum profit is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Maxima, minima and monotonicity
Easy
204 The local minimum value of f(x) = 2x³ − 6x + 5 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Maxima, minima and monotonicity
Medium
205 The absolute maximum value of f(x) = x³ − 12x on the interval [−3, 3] is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Maxima, minima and monotonicity
Medium
206 A farmer has 100 m of fencing to enclose a rectangular field along a straight river; no fence is needed on th… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Maxima, minima and monotonicity
Hard
207 The value of ∫(4x³ − 6x) dx is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Integration and area
Easy
208 The value of ∫₀² (2x + 1) dx is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Integration and area
Easy
209 The value of ∫₀¹ eˣ dx is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Integration and area
Medium
210 The area of the region enclosed by the parabola y = 4 − x² and the x-axis is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Integration and area
Medium
211 The area of the region enclosed between the line y = x and the parabola y = x² is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Integration and area
Hard
212 Consumer surplus measures: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Consumer and producer surplus
Easy
213 On a price–quantity graph, the consumer surplus at market price p₀ is the area: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Consumer and producer surplus
Easy
214 The demand function is p = 20 − 2x and the market quantity is x₀ = 5. The consumer surplus is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Consumer and producer surplus
Medium
215 The supply function is p = 2 + x and the market quantity is x₀ = 4. The producer surplus is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Consumer and producer surplus
Medium
216 The demand function is p = 36 − x² and the supply function is p = 4 + x². The consumer surplus at market equi… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Consumer and producer surplus
Hard
217 The order and degree of the differential equation d³y/dx³ + (d²y/dx²)² + y = 0 are: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Differential equations
Easy
218 The particular solution of dy/dx = 3x² that satisfies y(1) = 2 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Differential equations
Easy
219 The general solution of dy/dx = x/y is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Differential equations
Medium
220 The general solution of the linear differential equation dy/dx + 2y = 4 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Differential equations
Medium
221 A sum of money grows continuously so that dA/dt = 0.05A, with t in years. Approximately how long does it take… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Differential equations
Hard
222 For a random variable X with P(X = 0) = 1/4, P(X = 1) = 1/2 and P(X = 2) = 1/4, the value of E(X) is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Random variables and expectation
Easy
223 A random variable has P(X = x) = kx for x = 1, 2, 3, 4. The value of k is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Random variables and expectation
Easy
224 A game pays ₹10 with probability 0.2 and makes the player lose ₹2 with probability 0.8. The expected gain per… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Random variables and expectation
Medium
225 Two fair coins are tossed and X is the number of heads. The value of P(X ≥ 1) is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Random variables and expectation
Medium
226 Two cards are drawn without replacement from a well-shuffled pack of 52. If X is the number of aces drawn, E(… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Random variables and expectation
Hard
227 If the variance of a random variable is 2.25, its standard deviation is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Variance and standard deviation
Easy
228 For a constant random variable X = 7 (always), the variance of X is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Variance and standard deviation
Easy
229 X takes the values 0, 1, 2 with probabilities 1/4, 1/2, 1/4. The variance of X is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Variance and standard deviation
Medium
230 If Var(X) = 4, then Var(3X + 5) equals: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Variance and standard deviation
Medium
231 The variance of the score X obtained on one throw of a fair six-sided die is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Variance and standard deviation
Hard
232 Which of these is NOT a condition for trials to be Bernoulli trials? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Binomial distribution
Easy
233 For a binomial distribution with n = 10 and p = 0.4, the variance is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Binomial distribution
Easy
234 A fair coin is tossed 5 times. The probability of getting exactly 3 heads is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Binomial distribution
Medium
235 A binomial distribution has mean 4 and variance 3. The number of trials n is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Binomial distribution
Medium
236 A fair die is thrown 4 times. The probability of getting at least one six is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Binomial distribution
Hard
237 For a Poisson distribution with parameter λ, which statement is true? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Poisson distribution
Easy
238 If X follows a Poisson distribution with mean 2, then P(X = 0) equals: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Poisson distribution
Easy
239 X follows a Poisson distribution with mean 3. The value of P(X = 2) is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Poisson distribution
Medium
240 A machine produces defective items with probability 0.01. Using the Poisson approximation, the probability th… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Poisson distribution
Medium
241 For a Poisson variable X, P(X = 1) = P(X = 2). The standard deviation of X is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Poisson distribution
Hard
242 If X is normal with mean 50 and standard deviation 5, the standard normal value corresponding to X = 60 is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Normal distribution
Easy
243 The mean and standard deviation of the standard normal variate Z are: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Normal distribution
Easy
244 For a normal distribution, approximately what percentage of values lie within two standard deviations of the … Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Normal distribution
Medium
245 Given P(0 < Z < 1) = 0.3413 for the standard normal variate Z, the value of P(Z > 1) is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Normal distribution
Medium
246 Marks of 1000 students are normally distributed with mean 60 and standard deviation 10. Given P(0 < Z < 2) = … Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Normal distribution
Hard
247 Data on a company's annual profit, recorded year by year from 2001 to 2020, is an example of: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Time series and its components
Easy
248 Sales of umbrellas in a town rise sharply every monsoon and fall afterwards. This movement is: Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Time series and its components
Easy
249 An economy passes through prosperity, recession, depression and recovery over a period of several years. This… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Time series and its components
Medium
250 A factory's output drops sharply for two months because of an unexpected flood. This change is best classifie… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Time series and its components
Medium