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 : 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 : 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 paradox of Diamond is more costly than water is explained by (a) Marginal utility concept ;(b) Scarcity ; (c) Relative cost of production ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : ;(b) Scarcity ;
Description : According to traditional approach the factor responsible for operation of downward slope of demand curve are (a) Change in number of consumers ; (b) Law of decreasing marginal utility (c) Alternative uses of goods ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : The demand for a product is 25 units when the price is `10, however the demand rises to 26 when the price is reduced to `9.9 per unit. The marginal revenue from production and sale of additional unit from 25 to 26 is (a) `7.4 ; (b) `(16) ; (c) `10 ; (d) `257.6
Last Answer : (a) `7.4 ;
Description : Long run supply curve of a constant cost industry is (a) Horizontal line at a price that is equal to the long run minimum average cost of production; (b) Horizontal line overlapping X axis ; (c) Vertical line at mid of X axis ; (d) Vertical line overlapping Y axis
Last Answer : (a) Horizontal line at a price that is equal to the long run minimum average cost of production;
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 : According to law of supply ……….. (a) Higher the price higher the production of the product; (b) Higher the price lower the cost of production ; (c) Lower the price lower the demand for the product; (d) Higher the price higher the quantity the seller is prepared to supply in market
Last Answer : (d) Higher the price higher the quantity the seller is prepared to supply in market
Description : The law of diminishing marginal utility is most useful for explaining the (a) Law of supply (b) Law of demand © Shape of production possibility curve (d) curvature of total cost curve
Last Answer : (b) Law of demand
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 : 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 : If in question No. 286 the price is reduced to `9 But the demand goes to 26 units what is the marginal revenue from sale of 26th unit (a) `7.4 ; (b) `(-16) ; (c) `16 ; (d) `257.4
Last Answer : (b) `(-16) ;
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
Description : Change in cost of production of the concerned goods causes (a) The demand curve to shift ; (b) The supply curve to shift ; (c) Increase in quantity demanded; (d) Decrease in quantity supplied
Last Answer : (b) The supply curve to shift ;
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 : Cost push inflation arises due to (a) Persistent rise in factor cost ; (b) Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities (c) Combine phenomena of demand pull and cost-push inflation. ; (d) Increase in price of precious metal
Last Answer : (a) Persistent rise in factor cost ;
Description : Demand pull inflation rises due to (a) Persistent rise in factor cost ; (b) Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities (c) Combine phenomena of demand pull and cost-push inflation. ; (d) Increase in Price of precious metal
Last Answer : ; (b) Mismatch between demand and supply of commodities
Description : The minimum price that a supplier expect to make available a specific quantity for sale is called (a) Demand price ; (b) Administered price ; (c) Cost price ; (d) Supply price
Last Answer : (d) Supply price
Description : For a monopoly firm market demand curve is (a) Marginal revenue curve itself ; (b) Average Revenue curve itself ; (c) Marginal cost curve (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Average Revenue curve itself ;
Description : According to law of demand (a) Higher the price higher the production of the product (b) Higher the price lower the cost of production (c) Lower the price higher the demand for the product (d) Higher price higher the quantity the more the consumer demand
Last Answer : (c) Lower the price higher the demand for the product
Description : Change in quantity demanded or Movement along demand curve occurs due (a) Due to change in price only ; (b) Change in Cetris paribus conditions only ; (c) Change in cost of production ; (d) Change in technology
Last Answer : (a) Due to change in price only ;
Description : Shift in Demand curve or change in Demand curve occurs due to (a) Increase in price ; (b) Decrease in cost of production ; (c) Change in Cetris paribus conditions ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (c) Change in Cetris paribus conditions ;
Description : Price elasticity of demand is not affected by (a) Nature of the commodity ; (b) Availability of close substitute; (c) Cost of production ; (d) Consumption habits
Last Answer : (c) Cost of production ;
Description : The quantity that an individual supplier is prepared to supply over a period of time is a function of (a) Price of the product ; (b) Cost of production of the product ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : ; (c) Both ;
Description : Which of the following is not a factor in market supply of a product (a) Cost of production ; (b) Number of buyers ; (c) Market price of the product; (d) Price of related products
Last Answer : (b) Number of buyers ;
Description : Which of the following is not a factor is market supply of product (a) Cost of production ; (b) Number of buyers ; (c) Market price of the product ; (d) Price of related products
Last Answer : (b) Number of buyers
Description : Marginal cost is defined as……………………. (a) Change in total cost due to addition of one unit ; (b) Total cost divided by additional unit; (c) Total cost divided by total units produced ; (d) Total sales / Total production
Last Answer : (a) Change in total cost due to addition of one unit ;
Description : Which of these costs will increase or decrease with increase in production (a) Marginal cost ; (b) Financial costs ; (c) Fixed costs ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (a) Marginal cost ;
Description : Marginal product is…………. (a) Rate at which total production changes with change in variable input; (b) Rate at which total production changes with change in total cost; (c) Rate at which total production changes with change in fixed cost ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Rate at which total production changes with change in variable input;
Description : The central problem of how to produce is resolved by (a) Demand and supply of factor inputs ; (b) Demand and supply of goods; (c) Relative prices and availability of factors of production ; (d) Government intervention
Last Answer : (c) Relative prices and availability of factors of production
Description : Which of the following statement is true (a) In perfect competition Average and Marginal revenue are identical (b) In perfect competition Average and Marginal cost are identical (c) In perfect competition ... cost are identical (d) In perfect competition only normal profit can be earned by a firm
Last Answer : (a) In perfect competition Average and Marginal revenue are identical
Description : A competitive firm maximizes its total profit when ……………… (a) Average cost equal average realization ; (b) Marginal cost equals Price; (d) Total revenue is the maximum ; (d) MR = AR
Last Answer : (d) Total revenue is the maximum ;
Description : If a firms cost of raw material decreases then (a) Marginal cost curve will shift downward ; (b) Marginal cost curve will shift upward (c) Market price will go down ; (d) Market price will go up
Last Answer : (a) Marginal cost curve will shift downward ;
Description : If a firms cost of raw material increases then (a) Market price of the final product will also increase (b) Equilibrium level of quantity also increases ; (c) Marginal cost curve will shift upward (d) Marginal cost curve will shift downward
Last Answer : ; (c) Marginal cost curve will shift upward
Description : If supply and demand both shift outward, but demand shifts outward more than supply, the equilibrium price (a) will increase and quantity will increase ; (b) will increase and quantity will decrease; (c) will decrease and quantity will decrease ; (d) will decrease and quantity will increase
Last Answer : (a) will increase and quantity will increase ;
Description : Which of the following statement is true (a) Monopolist are price takers ; (b) Monopoly firm earn abnormal profits; (c) A Monopoly firm faces straight demand line ; (d) Supply curve of a monopoly firm is positive sloped
Last Answer : (a) Monopolist are price takers ;
Description : In a market economy equilibrium price is reached at (a) Point of interaction of aggregate demand and aggregate supply curve; (b) At the top of demand curve ; (c) Midpoint of demand curve ; (d) Midpoint of supply curve
Last Answer : (a) Point of interaction of aggregate demand and aggregate supply curve;
Description : The individual demand and supply curve of a product are Dx = 12-2px, Sx=3+5px, where Px stand for price and Dx and Sc respectively stands for quantity demanded and quantity supplie(d) If there are 5000 consumers and 1000 suppliers ... be the equilibrium price (a) `4 ; (b) `5 ; (c) `3 ; (d) `4.5
Last Answer : ; (c) `3 ;
Description : Cetris Paribus means (a) Holding demand constant ; (b) Holding supply constant ; (c) Price being constant; (d) Other things being constant
Last Answer : (d) Other things being constant
Description : Consumption demand does not depend upon the level of (a) Income ; (b) Propensity to consume ; (c) Consumer spending ; (d) Marginal efficiency of investment.
Last Answer : (d) Marginal efficiency of investment.
Description : Long run supply curve of a decreasing cost industry is (a) Downward sloping curve ; (b) Upward sloping curve; (c) Straight line parallel to X axis ; (d) Straight line parallel to y axis
Last Answer : (a) Downward sloping curve ;
Description : Long run supply curve of a increasing cost industry is (a) Horizontal line overlapping X axis ; (b) Upward sloping line; (c) Downward sloping line ; (d) Vertical line
Last Answer : (b) Upward sloping line;
Description : In the short run, diminishing marginal returns is implied by (a) Rising MC ; (b) Falling MC ; (c) Rising AVC ; (d) Constant TC
Last Answer : (a) Rising MC ;
Description : If the supply of a product remain same with the increase in price, the possible reasons can be (a) Apprehension of further price hike ; (b) Limited production facility; (c) Commodity being a rare commodity ; (d) All the three
Description : A Monopoly‟s demand curve is (a) Same as its average revenue curve ; (b) Same as its supply curve; (c) Same as its cost curve ; (d) Same as that of the factor inputs
Last Answer : (a) Same as its average revenue curve ;
Description : Curvature of PPF is due to……… (a) Increase in opportunity cost ; (b) Decrease in opportunity cost ; (c) Fall in demand; (d) Fall in supply
Last Answer : (a) Increase in opportunity cost ;
Description : Which of the following is not a type of elasticity in economics………………… (a) Income elasticity ; (b) Price elasticity ; (c) Utility elasticity ; (d) Cross elasticity
Last Answer : (c) Utility elasticity ;
Description : In a pure monopoly firm a firm can make abnormal profit at the long run equilibrium level due to (a) Price discrimination;(b)Cost effectiveness ; (c) Banned entry of new firms ; (d) Sales promotion
Last Answer : (c) Banned entry of new firms ;
Description : Under law of supply, ceteris paribus is (a) Cost of production ; (b) Production technology ; (c) None ;(d) Both
Last Answer : ;(d) Both