Assam HS Class 11-12 Business Mathematics & Statistics case studies
Assam HS Class 11-12 Business Mathematics & Statistics · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Business Mathematics & Statistics is the elective/applied-mathematics paper offered under the Assam Higher Secondary (AHSEC) curriculum for Classes 11 and 12, typically taken by commerce-stream students who want quantitative skills rather than the pure-science mathematics route. It suits candidates who intend to go on to B.Com, BBA, CA/CS foundation study, or any degree where you must read a balance sheet, compute interest, or interpret a table of data. The Assam HS Class 11-12 Business Mathematics & Statistics case studies are 5 cases and about 3,981 words.
1Two Loan Offers and a Sinking Fund: Choosing a Lender for a Power Loom
A women's self-help group in Jorhat has been quoted ₹1,80,000 for a power loom and must choose between two lenders. Nadia Cooperative Bank offers the full amount at 12% per annum compounded quarterly for 36 months, with principal and interest repayable as a single lump sum at maturity and no processing fee.
702 words, about 4 min2Two Rice Mills, Equal Averages: Consistency, Contract Limits and a ₹2,500 Saving
A wholesale grocer in Nagaon packs rice in 1 kg bags and is choosing between two mills. Both quote on declared net weight, and both deliver bags whose average is very close to 1,000 g, so the price per kilogram alone does not settle the matter.
834 words, about 4 min3Is 28% Turnover Growth Real? Laspeyres, Paasche and Deflating a Wholesaler's Sales
A stationery wholesaler in Guwahati wants to know whether the business actually grew between 2022-23 and 2024-25 or whether the higher turnover is only price inflation. Three items account for almost all sales, and the records give base-year and current-year prices and quantities: Item Price 2022-23 (₹) Qty 2022-23 Price 2024-25 (₹) Qty 2024-25 --- --- --- --- --- Long notebooks (dozen) 30 400 36 500 Ball pens (pack of 10) 10 1,200 11 1,000 Geometry boxes 80 100 100 120 Turnover rose from ₹32,000 to ₹41,000, and the owner has told his bank that the business grew by 28%.
770 words, about 4 min4Allocating ₹24 Lakh Between Individual and Group Loans at a Barpeta Branch
A microfinance branch in Barpeta has ₹24,00,000 of fresh funds to lend this quarter and must split them between individual loans and group loans. Individual loans are ₹20,000 each at 18% simple interest for one year.
854 words, about 4 min5A Chair-Making Unit: Profit Maximisation, a Carpenter Shortage and Cost Recovery
A furniture unit near Guwahati makes wooden chairs and sells them in a market where each additional chair forces a lower price. Market study gives the demand relation p = 1,500 − x/2, where x is chairs sold per month and p is the price in rupees.
821 words, about 4 min