Description : Which one of following represents the Savings of the Private Corporate Sector? (1) Dividends paid to shareholders (2) Total profits of a company (3) Undistributed profits (4) Excess of income over expenditure
Last Answer : (3) Undistributed profits Explanation: For private corporate sector, retained profits adjusted for non operating surplus/deficit is considered as its Net Saving. Retained profits are those ... commitments to depreciation provision for various fixed assets, debts, government and to shareholders.
Description : Personal Income' equals - (1) The household sector's in-come (2) Private income minus savings of the corporate sector minus corporation tax (3) Personal disposable income plus miscellaneous receipts of the Goverment (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (3) Personal disposable income plus miscellaneous receipts of the Goverment Explanation: Disposable income is total personal income minus personal current taxes (or plus receipts of the government). ... category of personal (or, private) consumption expenditure) yields personal (or, private) savings
Description : ‘Personal Income’ equals (1) The household sector’s income (2) Private income minus savings of the corporate sector minus corporation tax (3) Personal disposable income plus miscellaneous receipts of the Goverment (4) All of the above
Last Answer : Personal disposable income plus miscellaneous receipts of the Goverment
Description : Personal income includes all of the following except (a) Transfer payments ; (b) Undistributed corporate profits; (c) Personal income taxes ; (d) Dividend payments
Last Answer : (b) Undistributed corporate profits;
Description : Which one of the following is not included while estimating national income through income method? (1) Rent (2) Mixed incomes (3) Pension (4) Undistributed profits
Last Answer : (3) Pension Explanation: The income approach equates the total output of a nation to the total factor income received by residents or citizens of the nation. Transfer incomes are excluded from ... wages of labourers will be included, pensions of retired workers will be excluded from national income.
Last Answer : Pension
Description : After declaration dividends are paid to the shareholders as per the provision of A. Indian Companies Act B. RBI Act C. SEBI Act D. Indian Contract Act
Last Answer : C. SEBI Act
Description : Forced Savings refer to - (1) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices (2) Taxes on individual income and wealth (3) Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers (4) Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Last Answer : (1) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices Explanation: Forced saving is an economic situation in which consumers spend less than their disposable income, not because they want to ... free economy, this situation would normally result in increase in prices and inflow of more goods.
Description : Forced Savings refer to (1) Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices (2) Taxes on individual income and wealth (3) Compulsory deposits imposed on income tax payers (4) Provident fund contribution of private sector employees
Last Answer : Reduction of consumption consequent to a rise in prices
Description : NDP does not include (a) Payments made for income taxes ; (b) Depreciation allowances ; (c) Undistributed profits; (d) The value added from intermediate goods.
Last Answer : (b) Depreciation allowances ;
Description : Which of the following is not an economic problem? (1) Deciding between paid work leisure (2) Deciding between expenditure on one good and the other (3) Deciding between alternative methods of personal savings (4) Deciding between different ways of spending leisure time
Last Answer : (3) Deciding between alternative methods of personal savings Explanation: The Theory of Economic Problem states that scarcity exists in the sense that only finite and insufficient resources are ... to allocate scarce resources to the provision of various goods and services within the economy.
Description : Which of the following is not an economic problem ? (1) Deciding between paid work and leisure (2) Deciding between expenditure on one good and the other (3) Deciding between alternative methods of personal savings (4) Deciding between different ways of spending leisure time
Last Answer : Deciding between different ways of spending leisure time
Description : An indifference curve measures the same level of - (1) Output from two factors (2) Satisfaction from two commodities (3) Satisfaction from Income and Capital (4) Satisfaction from expenditure and savings
Last Answer : (2) Satisfaction from two commodities Explanation: An indifference curve is a locus of combinations of goods which derive the same level of satisfaction. so that the consumer is indifferent ... of various points showing different combinations of two goods providing equal utility to the consumer
Description : Which one of the following is not a method for computing GNP? (1) Income Approach (2) Expenditure Approach (3) Savings Approach (4) Value Added Approach
Last Answer : (1) Income Approach Explanation: Gross National Product (GNP) can be defined as an economic statistic which includes Gross Domestic Product, plus any income earned by the residents from investments ... foreign countries by the residents of a country - income earned by nonresidents in that country.
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 : An indifference curve measures the same level of (1) Output from two factors (2) Satisfaction from two commodities (3) Satisfaction from Income and Capital (4) Satisfaction from expenditure and savings
Last Answer : Satisfaction from two commodities
Description : Which one of the following is not a method for computing GNP ? (1) Income Approach (2) Expenditure Approach (3) Savings Approach (4) Value Added Approach
Last Answer : Income Approach
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 : Consumption
Description : In the Union Budget, profits from public sector undertakings are taken under (a) Revenue receipts ; (b) Capital receipts (c) Monetized receipts ; (d) Planned expenditure
Last Answer : (a) Revenue receipts
Description : Cheap Money means - (1) Low Rate of Interest (2) Low level of Savings (3) Low level Income (4) Excess of Black Money
Last Answer : (1) Low Rate of Interest Explanation: Cheap Money' is a loan or credit with a low interest rate, or the setting of low interest rates by a central bank like the Federal Reserve. Cheap money ... see the same low interest rates on investments like savings accounts, money market funds, CDs and bonds.
Description : Your finance department is primarily concerned with a. acquiring the capital needed for company activities. b. establishing a dividend policy that maximizes the return to shareholders. c. setting credit policies for customers and suppliers. d. profits. e. all of the above.
Last Answer : e. all of the above.
Description : Which of the following is not included in the National Income? (1) Imputed rent of owner-occupied houses (2) Government expenditure on making new bridges (3) Winning a lottery (4) Commission paid to an agent for sale of house
Last Answer : (3) Winning a lottery Explanation: National income is the total value a country's final output of all new goods and services produced in one year. Transfer payments are not a ... pensions, charity, scholarships etc. Privatesector transfers include charitable donations and prizes to lottery winners.
Last Answer : Winning a lottery
Description : The average monthly expenditure of a family was Rs. 2200 during the first 3 months; Rs. 2250 during the next 4 months and Rs. 3120 during the last 5 months of a year. If the total savings during the year were Rs. 1260 ... income was: a) Rs. 2605 b) Rs. 2680 c) Rs. 2705 d) Rs. 2745 e) Rs. 2595
Last Answer : Total expenditure for first 3 months = 2200 3 = Rs 6600 Total expenditure for next 4 months = 2250 4 = Rs9000 Total expenditure for last 5 months = 3120 5 = Rs 15600 Total expenditure = 6600 + ... + savings = 31200 + 1260 = Rs 324060 Average monthly income = 32460/12 = Rs 2705 Answer: c)
Description : According to the private property defense of the classical model of corporate social responsibility, managers who use corporate funds for projects that are not directly devoted to maximizing ... . Stockholders in publicly traded corporations are better understood as investors rather than owners.
Last Answer : C. Investors buy their stocks with the hope of maximizing return on their investment. D. Stockholders in publicly traded corporations are better understood as investors rather than owners.
Description : Personal disposable income is equal to .. (a) Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home - Personal income tax (b) Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income ... + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad - Transfers from government - Personal income tax.
Last Answer : (c) Wages and salaries + Dividends paid at home + Factor income received from abroad + Transfers from government – Personal income tax.
Description : The difference between GNP and NNP equals - (1) corporate profits (2) personal taxes (3) transfer payments (4) depreciation
Last Answer : (4) depreciation Explanation: Gross National Product [GNP) is the gross value of all the final products without deducting the depreciation of fixed capital. Net National Product (NNP) is the value of ... a period of one year. The difference between the GNP and NNP is equal to Capital depreciation.
Description : Which of the following statements is correct for a conservative financing policy for a firm relative to a former aggressive policy? A. The firm uses long-term financing to finance all fixed and current ... its risk profile. D. The firm will increase its dividends per share (DPS) this period.
Last Answer : B. The firm will see an increase in its expected profits.
Description : The most promising source of saving to finance development is A. the profits of organized sector B. profits of railway C. profits of Government sector D. only the profit of private sector
Last Answer : A. the profits of organized sector
Description : An account which is maintained by depositing undistributed parts of profit for future needs is known as ________ A. Savings Account B. Current Account C. Reserve Account D. None of the Above
Last Answer : C. Reserve Account Explanation: Funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments is called Reserve Account.
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 : What is "book-building"? (1) Preparing the income and expenditure ledgers of a company (book-keeping) (2) Manipulating the profit and loss statements of a company (3) A process of inviting subscriptions to a public offer of securities, essentially through a tendering process (4) Publishers' activity
Last Answer : (3) A process of inviting subscriptions to a public offer of securities, essentially through a tendering process Explanation: Book building refers to the process of generating, capturing, and recording investor ... a base price and a band within which the investor is allowed to bid for shares.
Description : What is book-building ? (1) Preparing the income and expenditure ledgers of a company (book-keeping) (2) Manipulating the profit and loss statements of a company (3) A process ... subscriptions to a public offer of securities, essentially through a tendering process (4) Publishers' activity
Last Answer : A process of inviting subscriptions to a public offer of securities, essentially through a tendering process
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 : Which of the following would not usually be included in the minutes of the board of directors and/or stockholders? a. Declaration of dividends. b. Authorization of long-term loans. c. Authorization of individuals to sign checks. d. The duties and powers of the corporate officers.
Last Answer : The duties and powers of the corporate officers.
Description : Laffer curve is related to (a) Tax rate and tax revenue. (b) Aggregate tax and aggregate non-tax revenue. (c) Total tax burden and total payment burden. (d) Total income and total expenditure.
Last Answer : (c) Total tax burden and total payment burden.
Description : In order to maximize profits, a monopoly company will produce that quantity at which the: a. marginal revenue equals average total cost b. price equals marginal revenue c. marginal revenue equals marginal cost d. total revenue equals total cost
Last Answer : c. marginal revenue equals marginal cost
Description : Ploughing-back of profits means– (A) Dividend declared but not claimed by shareholders (B) Non-declaration of dividend in any year (C) Profits earned from illegal sources and employed in business (D) Retaining the earnings of business for future expansion programme
Last Answer : Answer: Retaining the earnings of business for future expansion programme
Description : Entrepreneurial development is the key to achieve all-round __________ through A. economic development B. increase in profits C. shareholders value D. business development
Last Answer : A. economic development
Description : Today, many companies are using managerial techniques that are designed to encourage _________. A. increasing profits B. legal compliances C. Ethical behaviour D. shareholders value
Last Answer : C. Ethical behaviour
Description : The ratio of income of X and Y is 4:3. The sum of their expenditure is Rs.12,000 and the amount of savings is X is equal to the amount of expenditure of Y.What is the salary of Y? A) 9000 B) 7000 C) 12000 D) 15000 E) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: A X’s saving = Expenditure of Y = S 4x-S + S = 12000 X = 3000 3x =3*3000 = 9000
Description : The liability of the shareholders of a public limited company is limited to the extent of– (A) Par value of the share (B) Paid up value of the shares (C) Market price of the shares (D) Intrinsic value of the shares
Last Answer : Answer: Paid up value of the shares
Description : When the liquated company has adequate cash to pay off all liabilities , the interest on liabilities should be paid : a) Upto the date of commencement of insolvency proceedings b) Upto the date of actual payment of liabilities c) Upto the date of payment to shareholders d) None of the these
Last Answer : d) None of the these
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Net worth means paid up share capital and reserve & surplus (i.e. shareholders equity) (B) Return on equity = profit after tax/net worth (C) Working ... /net working capital (D) Total cost of production is more than net sales realisation (NSR) at breakeven point
Last Answer : (D) Total cost of production is more than net sales realisation (NSR) at breakeven point
Description : Capital formation in an economy depends on - (1) Total Income (2) Tot al demand (3) Total savings (4) Total production
Last Answer : (3) Total savings Explanation: Capital formation refers to capital accumulation, referring to the total "stock of capital" that has been formed, or to the growth of this total capital stock. ... a measure of the amount by which the total physical capital stock increased during an accounting period.
Description : What is "mpc" or the 'marginal propensity to consume'? a) the proportion of total additional planned savings to total additional income b) the proportion of total additional income to total additional ... c) the fraction of total additional income that is used for consumption d) none of the above
Last Answer : : c) the fraction of total additional income that is used for consumption
Description : What is "mps" or the 'marginal propensity to save'? a) the proportion of total additional planned savings to total additional income b) the proportion of total additional income to total additional ... c) the fraction of total additional income that is used for consumption d) none of the above
Last Answer : a) the proportion of total additional planned savings to total additional incom
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 : The marginal propensity to consume is equal to (a) Total spending/Total consumption (b) Total consumption/ Total income. © Change in consumption/ Change in income (d) Change in consumption/ Change in savings.
Last Answer : © Change in consumption/ Change in income
Description : Capital formation in an economy depends on (1) Total Income (2) Total demand (3) Total savings (4) Total production
Last Answer : Total savings