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Question 1[20 marks]
(a) Jacob Mandevu gets a job with a salary of K160,000 a year. He is promised an annual increment of K2,000 for each subsequent year. Find his total earnings for a 10-year period.
[4 Marks]
(b) The demand function for calculators in a certain college in Kitwe is given by P=190-0.05Q.
(i) Derive expressions for d in terms of P only.
[3 Marks]
(ii) Calculate the value of d when P=K120.
[3 Marks]
(iii) Determine the number of calculators demanded when d=-1.
[3 Marks]
(Iv) Explain the difference between the slope of a demand function and the price elasticity of demand.
[2 Marks]
(c) Solve the following equation: log2(x+1)+log2(2x-1)=log2x.
[5 Marks]
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