Question

The daily cost of operating a hospital C is a linear function of the number of in-patients I, out-patients P and a fixed cost a, i.e.,

C = a + bP + dI

Given the following data from 3 days, find the value of a, b and d by setting up a linear system of equations and using the matrix method.

 

Day

 

Cost in Rs.

 

No. of In-patients (I)

 

No. of Out-patients ( P)

 

1

 

2

 

3

 

6,950

 

6,725

 

7,100

 

40

 

35

 

40

 

10

 

9

 

12

           (Hint: 40I + 10P = 6950)

16 Feb 2018
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