... increase will bep 1 ixip0ixi= 1, 944 +1, 666 +1, 012 + 910 + 2 ,16 0 + 7 81 + 1, 176 + 1, 500 1, 800 +1, 360 + 770 + 840 + 2 ,12 0 + 682 + 1, 128 + 1, 300= 11 ,14 9 10 ,000= 1. 115 This means that, ... measuring how much, onTable 3 .1 Student no. 12 345678 910 111 2Height (cm) 17 8 17 5 17 0 16 6 16 8 18 5 16 9 18 9 17 5 18 1 17 7 18 0Weight (kg) 72 68 58 52 55 82 55 86 70 71 65 68© 19 93, 2003 Mike Rosser8.Yousell900sharesviayourbrokerwhochargesaflatrateofcommissionof£20onalltransactionsoflessthan 1, 000.Yourbankaccountiscreditedwith£340fromthesharesale.Whatpricewereyoursharessoldat?9.Yournetmonthlysalaryis 1, 950.YouknowthatNationalInsuranceandpensioncontributionstake15%ofyourgrosssalaryandthatincometaxisleviedatarateof25%ongrossannualearningsabovea£5,400exemptionlimit.Whatisyourgrossmonthlysalary? 10 .Youhave64squarepavingstonesandwishtolaythemtoformasquarepatioinyourgarden.Ifeachpavingstoneis0.5metressquare,whatwillthelengthofasideofyourpatiobe? 11 .AfirmfacesthemarginalrevenuescheduleMR=80−2qandthemarginalcostscheduleMC =15 +0.5qwhereqisquantityproduced.YouknowthatafirmmaximizesprofitwhenMC=MR.Whatwilltheprofit-maximizingoutputbe?3.8ThesummationsignThesummationsigncanbeusedincertaincircumstancesasashorthandmeansofexpress-ingthesumofanumberofdifferenttermsaddedtogether.(isaGreekletter,pronounced‘sigma’.)Therearetwowaysinwhichitcanbeused.Thefirstiswhenonevariableincreasesitsvalueby1ineachsuccessiveterm,astheexamplebelowillustrates.Example3.43Anewfirmsells30unitsinthefirstweekofbusiness.Salesthenincreaseattherateof30unitsperweek.Ifitcontinuesinbusinessfor5weeks,itstotalcumulativesaleswillthereforebe(30 1) +(30×2)+(30×3)+(30×4)+(30×5)Youcanseethatthenumberrepresentingtheweekisincreasedby1ineachsuccessiveterm.Thisisratheracumbersomeexpressiontoworkwith.Wecaninsteadwritesalesrevenue=5i =1 30iThismeansthatoneissummingalltheterms30iforvaluesofifrom1to5.Ifthenumberofweeksofbusinessnwasnotknownwecouldinsteadwritesalesrevenue=ni =1 30iToevaluateanexpressioncontainingasummationsign,onemaystillhavetocalculatethevalueofeachtermseparatelyandthenaddup.However,spreadsheetscanbeusedtodotediouscalculationsandinsomecasesshort-cutformulaemaybeused(seeChapter7).© ... of K© 19 93, 2003 Mike Rosserthe inflation rate. Adjusted for inflation, the real price increase for food is thus 10 0 1. 225 1. 115 − 1 = 10 0 (1. 099 1) = 9.9%Test Yourself, Exercise 3.8 1. RefertoTable3.1aboveandwriteanexpressionfortheaverageheightofthefirstn...