BECC104 English
BECC104 English
BECC104 English
Honours (CBCS)
BAECH
ASSIGNMENTS
(2022-23)
Dear Student,
As explained in the Programme Guide for BAECH, you will have to do one assignment for this
Elective course in Economics (BECC-104). This is a Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA) and
carries 100 marks.
It is important that you write answers to all the questions in your own words. The TMA is
designed to enable you to answer different categories of questions. Here evaluation is made
keeping in view your ability to present your answer in a systematic, precise and coherent
manner. The assignment is divided into three Sections. All questions are compulsory. Section
A comprises two long answer questions of 20 marks each. Section B comprises three questions
of 10 marks each while in Section C you have to answer two questions of 15 (5 × 3) marks each.
Submission: The completed assignments should be submitted to the Coordinator of your Study
Centre.
30th April, 2023 for the students appearing in June 2023 Term End Examination
31st October, 2023 for the students appearing in December 2023 Term End Examination
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BECC-104: MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN
ECONOMICS-II
1.) Let the demand and cost functions of a monopolist be p 100 3q 4 A and
C 4q 2 10 q A , where p denotes the price, q the quantity and A the level of advertising
expenditure. Find the values of A, q and p that maximises his profit.
2) Find total differential of the following functions.
x
a) u 3x3 2 y 2 b) u
x y
1 2 5 6
A= and B =
3 4 7 8
Show that AB BA. Hence show that, in general, AB BA where A and B are (2 2) matrices
6) Differentiate between:
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(d) Quadratic Form.
(e) Maximum Value Function.
(f) Hawkins-Simon Condition.