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 : Conflict occurrence in projects is A. Unavoidable B. Depend on type of project C. Avoidable D. Depends on culture
Last Answer : A. Unavoidable
Description : The greater the beta ,the security involved A. Greater the unavoidable riskB. Greater the avoidable risk C. Less the unavoidable risk D. Less the avoidable Risk .
Last Answer : Answer: A
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 : 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 : 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 : In the short run which of the following is fixed (a) Labour ; (b) Capital ; (c) Raw material ; (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Capital ;
Description : In economics, in the long run all the cost…………. (a) Are fixed ; (b) Are variable ; (c) Except labour are variable ; (d) Are non controllable
Last Answer : (b) Are variable ;
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 : 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 : 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 : …….. 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 : 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 : 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, diminishing marginal returns is implied by (a) Rising MC ; (b) Falling MC ; (c) Rising AVC ; (d) Constant TC
Last Answer : (a) Rising MC ;
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Implicit costs are (a) equal to total fixed costs (b) comprised entirely of variable costs (c) payments for self-employed resources (d) always greater in the short run than in the long run
Last Answer : (c) payments for self-employed resources
Description : Depreciation (A) Costs (on annual basis) are constant when the straight line method is used for its determination (B) Is the unavoidable loss in the value of the plant, equipment and materials with lapse in time ... income tax liability on cash flows from an investment (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : A firm faces the shut down situation when (a) Price is less than average variable cost ; (b) Price is more than the average variable cost (c) Price is equal to fixed cost ; (d) Price is more than the average fixed cost
Last Answer : (a) Price is less than average variable cost ;
Description : Law of returns to scale applies when……… (a) All inputs cost are variable ; (b) All input cost are fixed; (c) All cost are partly fixed and partly variable ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) All inputs cost are variable ;
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 : GDP at factor cost exceeds GDP at market price (a) When the factor income from abroad is negative ; (b) When depreciation on fixed capital exceeds income in investment; (c) When direct tax exceeds indirect tax ; (d) When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes.
Last Answer : (d) When subsidies exceeds indirect taxes.
Description : Costs that are not directly related to the products or services of the project, but are indirectly related to performing the project. A. Intangible Costs B. Sunk Cost C. Tangible Costs D. Indirect Costs
Last Answer : D. Indirect Costs
Description : Sunk costs are: (a) relevant for decision making (b) Not relevant for decision making (c) cost to be incurred in future (d) future costs
Last Answer : (b) Not relevant for decision making
Description : A firm that break even after all the economic costs are paid in earning (a) Economic profit ; (b) Accounting profit ; (c) Normal profit ; (d) Super normal profit
Last Answer : (c) Normal profit ;
Description : …………… has excess production capacity in the long run (a) Perfect competition market ; (b) Monopolistic competition market ; (c) Oligopolistic market (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Monopolistic competition market ;
Description : In the long run a firm in perfect competition earns (a) Normal profit only ; (b) Abnormal profit ; (c) Average profit of past five years; (d) 12.33% profit on capital employed
Last Answer : (a) Normal profit only ;
Description : Repo Market means (a) A money market instrument which helps in collateral short term borrowing and lending through sale and purchase operation in debt instrument (b) A money market ... instrument which helps in collateral short term borrowing through sale and purchase operation in debt instrument
Last Answer : (a) A money market instrument which helps in collateral short term borrowing and lending through sale and purchase operation in debt instrument
Description : SLR stands for (a) Short liquid rupee ; (b) Statutory liquid ratio ; (c) Statutory liquid Rupee ; (d) Shorter long rung
Last Answer : ; (b) Statutory liquid ratio ;
Description : Given the supply quantity which is fixed an increase in aggregate demand will have direct impact on (a) Increase in GDP ; (b) Inflationary pressure ; (c) Greater employment opportunity; (d) More equitable distribution of income and wealth
Last Answer : (b) Inflationary pressure ;
Description : Which of these items are excluded in the computation of National Income under value added method? (a) Own acquired fixed assets by the Government enterprises, Govt. and household; (b) Production for self-consumption ; (c) Imputed rent for own occupied house ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Goods which are not perfect substitute of each other but have to be consumed in a fixed ratio will have rate of substitution (a) Unity ; (b) Less than 1 ; (c) More than 1 ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (d) Zero
Description : Law of variable proportion applies……………. (a) When all inputs are variable ; (b) When all input are fixed ; (c) Some inputs are fixed and some are variable ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (c) Some inputs are fixed and some are variable ;
Description : The basic capital budgeting principles involved in determining relevant after-tax incremental operating cash flows require us to . A. include sunk costs, but ignore opportunity costs B. include ... C. ignore both opportunity costs and sunk costs D. include both opportunity and sunk costs
Last Answer : B. include opportunity costs, but ignore sunk costs
Description : Very short period is the market condition where the supply remain perfectly (a) Elastic ; (b) Inelastic ; (c) Unity elastic ; (d) Elasticity less than 1
Last Answer : (b) Inelastic ;
Description : Are huge food recalls (like 1/2 billion eggs and a million pounds of ground beef) avoidable?
Last Answer : answer:Because the people that run American companies are short-term profit -oriented. Because their profit motive conflicts with a health motive. Because there are not enough inspectors to make them.
Description : Which of the following is not an avoidable cause of labour turnover: (a) Dissatisfaction with Job (b) Lack of training facilities (c) Low wages and allowances (d) Disability, making a worker unfit for work
Last Answer : (d) Disability, making a worker unfit for work
Description : This type of risk is avoidable through proper diversification A. Portfolio risk B. Systematic risk C. Unsystematic risk D. Total risk
Last Answer : c
Description : In short run, if a competitive firm incurs losses, it will - (1) stop production. (2) continue to produce as long as it can cover its variable costs. (3) raise price of its product. (4) go far advertising campaign.
Last Answer : (1) stop production. Explanation: In the short run, a firm that is operating at a loss (where the revenue is less that the total cost or the price is less than the unit cost) must ... will shutdown if the sale of the goods or services produced cannot even cover the variable costs of production.
Description : In short run, if a competitive firm incurs losses, it will (1) stop production. (2) continue to produce as long as it can cover its variable costs. (3) raise price of its product. (4) go far advertising campaign.
Last Answer : stop production.
Description : Two teenagers, covered in tattoos and dressed in black leather jackets with chains around their necks, strutted into a local business. Each of the teens was carrying a long, tapered, hardwood stick. ... them for coming --- and even welcomed them back! Has society completely fallen to pie -Riddles
Last Answer : The two talented teens had gone to either a local youth center, or to a local pool hall, where they successfully challenged and defeated each of the willing patrons there in the game of pool.
Description : A firm should cease production in the short run if(a) Price is less than average fixed cost (b) Price is less than average cost (c) Profits are negative (d) Price is less than average variable cost
Last Answer : (d) Price is less than average variable cost