Description : While determining income the expenditure on which of the following items is not considered as investment? (1) Construction of factory (2) Computer (3) Increase in the stock of unsold articles (4) Stock and share in joint stock company
Last Answer : (3) Increase in the stock of unsold articles Explanation: The gross national product is the sum total of all final goods and services produced by the people of one country in one year. The GNP is a ... net exports (Xn). Increase in the stock of unsold articles do not come under any of these heads.
Description : While determining income the expenditure on which of the following items is not considered as investment ? (1) Construction of factory (2) Computer (3) Increase in the stock of unsold articles (4) Stock and share in joint stock company
Last Answer : Increase in the stock of unsold articles
Description : In a business, raw materials, components, work in progress and finished goods are jointly regarded as - (1) capital stock (2) inventory (3) investment (4) net worth
Last Answer : (2) inventory Explanation: Inventory refers to raw materials, work-in-process goods and completely finished goods that are considered to be the portion of a business's assets that are ... of the primary sources of revenue generation and subsequent earnings for the company's shareholders/owners.
Description : In accounting terms, what constitutes the 'closing stock'? (1) Net Investment (2) Gross Investment-Capital Losses (3) Opening Stock-Capital Losses (4) Opening Stock + Net Investment - Capital Losses
Last Answer : (4) Opening Stock + Net Investment - Capital Losses Explanation: Closing stock refers to the goods remaining un-sold during the year. It includes finished products, raw materials, or work in progress ... with the following calculation: Opening stock + Purchases - Closing stock = Cost of goods sold.
Description : Investment is equal to : (1) gross total of all types of physical capital assets (2) gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear (3) stock of plants, machines and equipments (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (2) gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear Explanation: Capital formation is frequently thought of as a measure of total "investment", in the sense of that portion of ... concept that includes investment in all kinds of capital assets, whether physical property or financial assets.
Description : Investment is equal to - (1) gross total of all types of physical capital assets (2) gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear (3) stock of plants, machines and equipments (4) None of these
Last Answer : (2) gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear Explanation: Investment" is a broader concept that includes investment in all kinds of capital assets, whether physical property or financial assets. In ... out the loss in capital value of assets used due to wear & tear, obsolescence, etc.
Description : Keynesian theory of investment is known as ----- (a) Marginal Efficiency of Capital Theory. (b) Marginal Efficiency of Investment Theory. © Optimum Stock of Capital Theory. (d) Actual Stock of Capital Theory.
Last Answer : (b) Marginal Efficiency of Investment Theory.
Description : In accounting terms, what constitutes the ‘closing stock’? (1) Net Investment (2) Gross Investment-Capital Losses (3) Opening Stock-Capital Losses (4) Opening Stock + Net Investment – Capital Losses
Last Answer : Opening Stock + Net Investment – Capital Losses
Description : In a business, raw materials, components, work in progress and finished goods are jointly regarded as (1) capital stock (2)inventory (3) investment (4)net worth
Last Answer : inventory
Last Answer : gross total of all capital assets minus wear and tear
Description : 'Marginal efficiency of capital' is - (1) expected rate of return on new investment (2) expected rate of return of existing investment (3) difference between rate of profit and rate of interest (4) value of output per unit of capital invested
Last Answer : (1) expected rate of return on new investment Explanation: The volume of investment depend upon the following two factors: (1) rate of interest: and (2) marginal efficiency of capital. Before ... partly on expectations of future yields and partly on the actual price of the capital good concerned.
Description : A profit maximizing firm will invest up to the level of investment where (a) The cost of borrowing equals marginal efficiency of capital (b) The cost of borrowing is greater than marginal ... marginal efficiency of capital (d) The cost of borrowing is equal to marginal propensity to consume.
Last Answer : (a) The cost of borrowing equals marginal efficiency of capital
Description : ‘Marginal efficiency of capital’ is (1) expected rate of return on new investment (2) expected rate of return of existing investment (3) difference between rate of profit and rate of interest (4) value of output per unit of capital invested
Last Answer : expected rate of return on new investment
Description : Capital formation in underdeveloped countries is a major bottleneck. The reason can be a. Small size of market with no incentive for investment b. Low level of income c. Demonstration effect d. All the above
Last Answer : d. All the above Capital formation refers to investment in tools, machinery, buildings etc. inequalities in the economy is also a reason behind this.
Description : Which among the following method is used to calculate poverty in India? (a) Investment Method. (b) Capital Method. © Savings Method. (d) Income Method.
Last Answer : (d) Income Method.
Description : Which of the following constitutes Foreign Direct Investment? A. A speculator trying to make a profit by buying company shares on a foreign stock exchange. B. A UK energy company buying territory ... D. A company signing an agreement with a wholesaler to distribute its products in foreign markets.
Last Answer : A tourist purchasing foreign currency to spend on a holiday abroad.
Description : 7. Which of the following statements is/are true? a. Business Investment Spending occurs when individuals buy stock in the stock market b. Productivity is the United States grew very slowly ... unemployment rate is too high d. Full employment occurs when there is no frictional unemployment
Last Answer : b. Productivity is the United States grew very slowly between 1973 and 1996
Description : Gross Profit means - (1) Total investment over total saving (2) Changes in methods of production (3) Changes in the form of business organisation (4) Total receipts over total expenditure
Last Answer : (4) Total receipts over total expenditure Explanation: In accounting, gross profit or sales profit is the difference between revenue and the cost of making a product or providing a service, before deducting ... . Gross profit = Net sales (total receipts) - Cost of goods sold (total expenditure).
Description : Gross Profit means (1) Total investment over total saving (2) Changes in methods of production (3) Changes in the form of business organisation (4) Total receipts over total expenditure
Last Answer : Total receipts over total expenditure
Description : All of the following are stockholders’ equity accounts except a. Common Stock. b. Capital Stock. c. Investment in Stock. d. Retained Earnings.
Last Answer : c. Investment in Stock.
Description : Few items of P/L A/c of a company are– Sales – Rs.1,60,000 Closing stock – Rs.38,000 Non-operating Expenses – Rs.800 Non-operating Income – Rs.4,800 Net Profit – Rs.28,000 What is the Operating Profit Ratio ? (A) 18% (B) 20% (C) 15% (D) 57%
Last Answer : Answer: 15%
Description : The profit of a company (whose capital is divided into 25‚000 shares of Rs. 10 each) for the last three years are : Rs. 50‚000; Rs. 60‚000 and Rs. 40‚000. The fair return on investment is taken at 10% p.a. The value of company’s share will be– (A) Rs. 10 (B) Rs. 20 (C) Rs. 30 (D) Rs. 40
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 20
Description : The return available by investing the capital elsewhere is known as (A) profit rate (B) discount rate (C) opportunity cost (D) return on investment
Last Answer : (C) opportunity cost
Description : MM Model of Dividend irrelevance uses arbitrage between : A. Dividend and Bonus B. Dividend and Capital Issue C. Profit and Investment D. None of the
Last Answer : B. Dividend and Capital Issue
Description : The return on investment (ROI) may be calculated as A. Net profit before interest, tax and dividend / Capital employed B. Net profit after interest, tax and dividend / Shareholder's fund C. ( Net profit - preference dividend )/ No. of equity shares D. Return on Investment / Net profit ratio
Last Answer : A. Net profit before interest, tax and dividend / Capital employed
Description : Judging from the PIMS database, Nestle's high market share definitely guarantees the firm a: A)large level of profit. B)high return on investment. C)quality product. D)high level of capital intensity. E)strong market position.
Last Answer : E)strong market position.
Description : Return on investment is determined by … A.Net profit B . capital employed C. Net worth D.Net profit & capital employed
Last Answer : Answer:D
Description : Return of investment is determined by A.Net profit B. Capital employed C. Net worth D.Net profit & capital employed
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : A low interest policy is also known as – (1) cheap money policy (2) income generating (3) dear money policy (4) investment policy
Last Answer : (1) cheap money policy Explanation: Cheap money policy involves loan or credit with a low interest rate, or the setting of low interest rates by the central bank of the country. Cheap money is ... , but bad for investors. Cheap money policy was one of the primary catalysts of the 2008 recession.
Description : Which of the following relations always holds true? (1) Income = Consumption + Investment (2) Income = Consumption + Saving (3) Saving = Investment (4) Income = Consumption + Saving + Investment
Last Answer : (2) Income = Consumption + Saving Explanation: Consumers do one of two things with their disposable income: They save it or they spend it. So Income = Consumption + Saving.
Description : Consumptions function refers to - (1) relationship between income and employment (2) relationship between savings and investment (3) relationship between input and output (4) relationship between income and consumption
Last Answer : (4) relationship between income and consumption Explanation: The Consumption function is a single mathematical function used to express consumer spending. It was developed by John Maynard Keynes and ... by current income and induced consumption that is influenced by the economy's income level.
Description : Acording to Keynesian theory of income determination, at full employment, a fall in aggregate demand causes - (1) a fall in prices of output and resources (2) a fall in real gross National product ... a rise in real gross National product and investment (4) a rise in prices of output and resources
Last Answer : (1) a fall in prices of output and resources Explanation: In 1936, John Maynard Keynes published the book "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money to explain the prolonged and ... at a below-full-employment equilibrium. Suppose that the economy is at the full-employment equilibrium.
Description : The value of investment multiplier relates to - (1) change in income due to change in autonomous investment. (2) change in autonomous investment due to change in income. (3) change in income due to change in consumption. (4) change in the income due to change in induced investment.
Last Answer : (2) change in autonomous investment due to change in income. Explanation: The term investment multiplier refers to the concept that any increase in public or private investment spending has a ... . The investment multiplier tries to determine the financial impact for a public or private project.
Description : Investment multiplier shows the effect of investment on - (1) Employment (2) Savings (3) Income (4) Consumption
Last Answer : (3) Income Explanation: Investment multiplier is simply the multiplier effect of an injection of investment into an economy. The multiplier effect refers to the idea that an initial spending rise can lead to even greater increase in national income
Description : Which of the following is not required while computing Gross National Product (GNP)? (1) Net foreign investment (2) Private investment (3) Per capita income of citizens (4) Purchase of goods by government
Last Answer : (3) Per capita income of citizens Explanation: Gross National Product (GNP) is the market value of all products and services produced in one year by labour and property supplied by the ... measures the value of goods and services that the country's citizens produced regardless of their location.
Description : Investment and savings are kept equal through a change in the level of - (1) Consumption (2) Investment (3) Government expenditure (4) Income
Last Answer : (1) Consumption Explanation: Desired savings are kept equal to desired investment by responses to interest rate changes. Savings identity or the savings investment identity is a concept in ... brings savings and investment into balance without any intention by business to increase investment.
Description : The existence of a Parallel Economy or Black Money - (1) makes the economy more competitive (2) makes the monetary policies less effective (3) ensures a better distribution of income and wealth (4) ensures increasing productive investment
Last Answer : (2) makes the monetary policies less effective Explanation: In India, Black money refers to funds earned on the black market, on which income and other taxes has not been paid. Black money ... a policy. So, in nutshell, the existence of parallel economy erodes the effectiveness of monetary policies.
Description : The existence of a parallel economy or Black Money - (1) makes the economy more competitive (2) makes the monetary policies less effective (3) ensures a better distribution of income and wealth (4) ensures increasing productive investment
Last Answer : (2) makes the monetary policies less effective Explanation: The existence of black money is injurious not just for tax revenues. It distorts the systematic resource allocation process and upsets the ... . So the existence of black money erodes the very rationale of growth behind monetary policies.
Description : Micro-economics is also called : (1) Income theory (2) Investment theory (3) Price theory (4) Expenditure theory
Last Answer : (3) Price theory Explanation: Microeconomics is the branch of economics concerned with isolated parts of the economy, for example, individual people, firms or industries. It involves such topics as the theory of prices and of the firm.
Description : Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption and - (1) savings (2) income (3) investment (4) price
Last Answer : (2) income Explanation: The consumption function is a mathematical formula laid out by famed economist John Maynard Keynes. The formula was designed to show the relationship between real disposable ... being what Keynes considered the most important determinant of short-term demand in an economy.
Description : Which one of the following is not a method of measurement of National Income? (1) Value Added Method (2) Income Method (3) Investment Method (4) Expenditure Method
Last Answer : (3) Investment Method Explanation: Primarily there are three methods of measuring national income. The methods are product method, income method and expenditure method. Product method is given by Dr. Alfred ... properties where evidence of rates is slight, such as hotels, cinema, car park and etc.
Description : Multiplier process in economic theory is conventionally taken to mean: (1) the manner in which prices increase (2) the manner in which banks create credit (3) income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment (4) the manner in which government expenditure increases
Last Answer : (3) income of an economy grows on account of an initial investment Explanation: In economics, a multiplier is a factor of proportionality that measures how much an endogenous variable changes in response to a change in ... of the U.S. money supply, and MO as a measure of the U.S. monetary base.
Description : Which one of the following items is not included in the current account of India's Balance of Payments? (1) Short-term commercial borrowings (2) Non-monetary gold movements (3) Investment income (4) Transfer payments
Last Answer : (2) Non-monetary gold movements Explanation: Balance of payments (BoP) accounts are an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world. These ... factor income (earnings on foreign investments minus payments made to foreign investors) and cash transfers.
Description : 6. Assume that Potential Real GDP equals $10,000. National Income is therefore $10,000. Of this, consumers will pay $2,000 in taxes, save $1,000, and spend $7,000 on consumer goods. Business Investment ... . budget deficit of $1000 c. budget surplus of $1000 d. budget deficit of $2000 C C A A C
Last Answer : c. budget surplus of $1000
Description : Investment Multiplier is a (a) ratio between income and investment. (b) ratio between investment and savings (c) ratio between consumption and investment (d) None of the abov
Last Answer : (b) ratio between investment and savings
Description : Per capita income is calculated by dividing total national income by (a) Total population (b) Total savings © Total depreciation (d) Total investment.
Last Answer : (a) Total population
Description : According to Acceleration principle investment depends on change in the level of------ (a) rate of interest. (b) level of income. © price (d) saving.
Last Answer : (b) level of income.
Description : .Induced investment depends on (a) Price level and rate of interest (b) Level of income and rate of interest © Level of employment and wage rate (d) Price level and wage rate.
Last Answer : (b) Level of income and rate of interest
Description : If an increase in investment leads to a bigger increase in national income (a) Accelerator (b) Aggregate demand © Monetarism (d) Multiplier
Last Answer : (d) Multiplier
Description : An increase in investment is caused by (a) Lower interest rates (b) Expectations of lower national income © A decrease in the marginal propensity to consume (d) An increase in withdrawals
Last Answer : (a) Lower interest rates