Description : Which of these curve never touch X axis (a) AVC ; (b) AFC ; (c) TC ; (d) MC
Last Answer : (b) AFC ;
Description : In short run a monopolistic competition firm will be in equilibrium where (a) MR = curve intersect SMC curve from above (b) MR curve intersect SMC curve from below (c) MC = AR ; (d) MR curve intersect SMC from below and P is equal to or more than AVC
Last Answer : ; (d) MR curve intersect SMC from below and P is equal to or more than AVC
Description : The negatively sloped part of long run cost curve of a firm is due to (a) Increase in production due to specialization and division of labour; (b) Diseconomies of scale ; (c) Diminishing returns to scale ; (d) Marginal utility theory
Last Answer : (a) Increase in production due to specialization and division of labour;
Description : The positively sloped part of long run cost curve of a firm is due to (a) Economies of scale ; (b) Diseconomies of scale; (c) Diminishing returns to scale ; (d) Marginal utility theory
Last Answer : (b) Diseconomies of scale;
Description : The law of diminishing returns applies in……………. (a) Short run ; (b) Long run ; (c) Very short run ; (d) All the time period
Last Answer : (a) Short run ;
Description : Decreases in price of a product results in increased consumption of the product as the product becomes cheaper compared to other products. This effect is known as (a) Substitution effect ; (b) Income effect ; (c) Diminishing marginal utility concept; (b) Law of diminishing returns
Last Answer : (a) Substitution effect ;
Description : Increase in price of a product reduces the purchasing power as a result of which demand for a product goes up. This effect is known as (a) Substitution effect ; (b) Income effect ; (c) Diminishing marginal utility concept (d)Law of diminishing returns
Last Answer : ; (b) Income effect ;
Description : Total variable cost curve is explained by (a) Law of the diminishing marginal returns ; (b) The price of the variable inputs; (c) Production function ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : ; (d) All the three
Description : The slope of total variable cost curve equals…………….. (a) AVC ; (b) MC ; (c) AC ; (d) MPP
Last Answer : (b) MC ;
Description : Total cost is the arithmetic sum of (a) AFC and AVC ; (b) FC and Variable cost ; (c) Marginal cost and variable cost; (d) Sunk cost and fixed cost
Last Answer : (b) FC and Variable cost ;
Description : Afirm will close down in the short run, if AR is less than (a) AC (b) AVC © MC (d) none of the above
Last Answer : (b) AVC
Description : TVC curve begins to……….with the onset of diminishing returns (a) Rise at an Increasing rate ; (b) Rise at an decreasing rate; (c) Fall at an Increasing rate ; (d) Stabilize
Last Answer : (a) Rise at an Increasing rate ;
Description : When a firm enters the law of diminishing returns to scale (a) TVC curve begins to fall at an increasing rate (b) TVC curve begins to increase at an increasing rate (c) TVC curve begins to fall at an decreasing rate (d) TVC curve begins to increase at an decreasing rate
Last Answer : (a) TVC curve begins to fall at an increasing rate
Description : The law of indifference is/are also know by- (a) Law of substitution ; (b) law of equimarginal utility ; (c) Law of diminishing marginal utility (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Marginal cost can be equal to Average variable cost when (a) Average variable cost is falling ; (b) Average variable cost is increasing; (c) Average variable cost is constant ; (d) Under any of the above situations
Last Answer : (c) Average variable cost is constant ;
Description : Why is the law of diminishing marginal returns true? a. specialization and division of labor b. spreading the average fixed cost c. limited capital d. all factors being variable in the long-run
Last Answer : c. limited capital
Description : A natural monopoly has declining – over large range of output (a) Long run average cost ; (b) Short run average cost ; (c) Long run total cost; (d) Long run marginal cost
Last Answer : (a) Long run average cost ;
Description : Equilibrium relates to which of these (a) Market condition which oscillate ; (b) Market state of falling price; (c) Market condition of rising price ; (d) Market conditions which once achieved tends to persist
Last Answer : (d) Market conditions which once achieved tends to persist
Description : Disguised unemployment refers to the situation when (a) Marginal Productivity of the surplus workers is zero (b) Marginal productivity of the surplus workers is less than average productivity ( ... surplus workers is falling sharply (d) Marginal productivity of the surplus workers is falling sharply
Last Answer : (a) Marginal Productivity of the surplus workers is zero
Description : If a firm shut down at a level when AVC > Price, the firm restricts its losses to (a) Total fixed cost ; (b) Average fixed cost ; (c) Variable cost ; (d) Average variable cost
Last Answer : (a) Total fixed cost ;
Description : Which of the following cannot be U shaped curve (a) AFC curve ; (b) AC curve ; (c) AVC curve ; (d) AMC curve
Last Answer : (a) AFC curve ;
Description : Which of the following statement is true about average cost function (a) ATC= AFC-AVC ; (b) AVC = AFC + ATC ;(c) AFC = ATC+AVC ;(d) ATC = AFC + AVC
Last Answer : ;(d) ATC = AFC + AVC
Description : When the total product rises at an increasing rate, the - (1) marginal product is zero (2) marginal product is rising (3) marginal product is falling (4) marginal product remains constant
Last Answer : (2) marginal product is rising Explanation: Marginal product of an input (factor of production) is the extra output that can be produced by using one more unit of the input (for instance ... from total product. The other is average product. Marginal product is directly proportional to total product.
Description : When the total product rises at an increasing rate, the (1) marginal product is zero (2) marginal product is rising (3) marginal product is falling (4) marginal product remains constant
Last Answer : marginal product is rising
Description : An employer goes on employing more and more of a factor units until : (1) the Average Revenue Productivity becomes equal to Marginal Revenue Productivity. (2) the Marginal Revenue Productivity becomes ... into operation. (4) the Marginal Revenue Productivity of a factor becomes equal to its reward.
Last Answer : (4) the Marginal Revenue Productivity of a factor becomes equal to its reward. Explanation: 'According to the Marginal Productivity Theory, the reward or the price of a factor unit depends upon its ... marginal cost of the factor is greater than MRP, it will reduce employment to reduce its loss.
Description : The law of diminishing (marginal) returns states that as more of a variable factor is added to a certain amount of a fixed factor, beyond some point: a. Total physical product begins ... The marginal physical product rises c. The marginal physical product falls d. The average physical product falls
Last Answer : c. The marginal physical product falls
Description : 4. The demand for labor slopes down and to the right because of a. the law of demand b. the iron law of wages c. the law of diminishing marginal returns d. economies of scale
Last Answer : c. labor is a large percent of the total cost of production
Last Answer : the Marginal Revenue Productivity of a factor becomes equal to its reward.
Description : The ideal level of operation for a pure monopoly firm is the level where (a) TR and STC curve are parallel to each other ; (b) TR = TC ; (c) TR = Total variable cost; (d) TR is less than STC
Last Answer : (a) TR and STC curve are parallel to each other ;
Description : In the long run price is governed by …………. (a) Cost of Production ; (b) Demand supply forces ; (c) Marginal utility ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Cost of Production ;
Description : If total production increases in the short run, the total cost will also…….. (a) Increase due to increase in fixed cost ; (b) Increase due to increase in variable cost (c) Increase due to increase in total cost ; (d) Remain constant
Last Answer : (b) Increase due to increase in variable cost
Description : .All of the following curves are U-shaped, except the (a) AFC curve (b) MC curve © AC curve (d) AVC curve
Last Answer : (a) AFC curve
Description : Under perfect market conditions the supply curve of a firm is represented by (a) MC curve ; (b) MR curve ; (c) AR curve ; (d) AC curve
Last Answer : (a) MC curve ;
Description : Super normal profits occurs when (a) Average revenue is more than average cost ; (b) Total revenue is maximum; (c) Total cost is minimum ; (d) MC is equal to MR
Last Answer : (a) Average revenue is more than average cost ;
Description : When average cost production (AC) falls, marginal cost of production must be - (1) rising (2) Falling (3) Greater than the average cost (4) Less than the average cost
Last Answer : (4) Less than the average cost Explanation: Average cost is the total cost per unit of output. Marginal cost, on the other hand, is the addition to the total cost by producing one more ... where marginal cost is higher than average cost, and average cost is an increasing function of output.
Description : If Roberts PLC finds that the average total cost of its radar detectors and the marginal cost of its radar detectors are both £85, then: A)its marginal costs are falling. B)average total cost is at ... average total costs are rising. D)demand is elastic. E)average total cost is at its lowest level.
Last Answer : E)average total cost is at its lowest level.
Description : When average cost production (AC) falls, marginal cost of production must be. (1) rising (2) Falling (3) Greater than the average cost (4) Less than the average cost
Last Answer : Less than the average cost
Description : If a change in all inputs leads to a proportionate change in output, it is case of - (1) Constant returns to scale (2) Diminishing returns to scale (3) Increasing returns to scale (4) Variable returns to scale
Last Answer : (1) Constant returns to scale Explanation: If output increases by that same proportional change as all inputs change then there are constant returns to scale (CRS). If output increases by less than ... by more than that proportional change in inputs, there are increasing returns to scale (IRS).
Description : It is prudent to determine the size of the output when the industry is operating in the stage of - (1) increasing returns (2) constant returns (3) diminishing returns (4) negative returns
Last Answer : (3) diminishing returns Explanation: In economics, diminishing returns (also called diminishing marginal returns) is the decrease in the marginal (per-unit) output of a production process as the ... other factors of production stay constant. This law plays a central role in production theory.
Description : What effect do increases in the Promotion Budget have on a product’s Awareness? a. Increasing returns b. Constant returns c. Proportionally increasing returns d. Diminishing returns e. None of the above
Last Answer : d. Diminishing returns
Description : Diminishing returns occurs when a firm (a) uses too much of all inputs (b) uses more and more of one input while holding another inputs constant © does not utilize its inputs efficiently (d) cut down on the quantity of all inputs it uses
Last Answer : b) uses more and more of one input while holding another inputs constant
Description : If a change in all inputs leads to a proportionate change in output, it is case of (1) Constant returns to scale (2) Diminishing returns to scale (3) Increasing returns to scale (4) Variable returns to scale
Last Answer : Constant returns to scale
Description : It is prudent to determine the size of the output when the industry is operating in the stage of (1) increasing returns (2) constant returns (3) diminishing returns (4) negative returns
Last Answer : diminishing returns
Description : …….. is the price at which demand for a commodity is equal to its supply (a) Normal price ; (b) Equilibrium price ; (c) Short run price ; (d) Secular price
Last Answer : ; (b) Equilibrium price ;
Description : In the short run an oligopolistic firm will (a) Make profits ; (b) Incur losses ; (c) Just break even ; (d) Any of these three are possible
Last Answer : (d) Any of these three are possible
Description : Which of these is associated with a monopolistic competitive market – (a) Product differentiation ; (b) Homogeneous Product ; (c) Normal in short run; (d) Single buyer
Last Answer : (c) Normal in short run;
Description : In the short run if the price is above the average total cost in a monopolistic competitive market, the firm makes (a) Profits and new firms join the market ; (b) Profit and bar entry to new firms; (c) Makes losses and exit the market ; (d) Quick profit and disappears
Last Answer : (a) Profits and new firms join the market ;
Description : Fixed costs are (a) Avoidable in the short run ; (b) Sunk cost in the short run ; (c) Sunk cost in the long run (d) Unavoidable in the long run
Last Answer : (b) Sunk cost in the short run ;
Description : In economic theory, in the short run all the cost are…………… (a) Fixed ; (b) Variable ; (c) Controllable ; (d) Semi variable
Last Answer : (a) Fixed ;
Description : In the short run which of the following is fixed (a) Labour ; (b) Capital ; (c) Raw material ; (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Capital ;