APPLIED CALCULUS FOR THE MANAGERIAL
LIFE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ M is what?
Answer: Slope
◉ Formula to identify a slope (Algebra)?
Answer: y2 - y1 / X2 - X1
◉ Formula to identify a slope (Calculus)?
Answer: ...
◉ Demand Function?
Answer: Mathematical function that shows the relationship between
the price and demand of an item.
◉ Demand?
Answer: An estimate of # of items purchases at a given price point.
, ◉ Demand function equations (Linear Function)
And each use?
Answer: p= mx+b
x=1/mp-b/m
◉ Small p is?
Answer: price
◉ Big P is?
Answer: Profit
◉ Revenue?
Answer: Amount of money one collects from selling x items when
each item is sold at a set price p.
◉ Notation for revenue
Answer: R(x) = items
R(p) = price
◉ R(x) = xp
Answer: Demand function is given as p = mx+b
LIFE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A PLUS
◉ M is what?
Answer: Slope
◉ Formula to identify a slope (Algebra)?
Answer: y2 - y1 / X2 - X1
◉ Formula to identify a slope (Calculus)?
Answer: ...
◉ Demand Function?
Answer: Mathematical function that shows the relationship between
the price and demand of an item.
◉ Demand?
Answer: An estimate of # of items purchases at a given price point.
, ◉ Demand function equations (Linear Function)
And each use?
Answer: p= mx+b
x=1/mp-b/m
◉ Small p is?
Answer: price
◉ Big P is?
Answer: Profit
◉ Revenue?
Answer: Amount of money one collects from selling x items when
each item is sold at a set price p.
◉ Notation for revenue
Answer: R(x) = items
R(p) = price
◉ R(x) = xp
Answer: Demand function is given as p = mx+b
