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 : …………… 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 : 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 : 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 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 : At "Break-even point", (1) the industry is in equilibrium in the long run. (2) the producers suffers the minimum losses (3) the seller earns maximum profit (4) the firm is at zero-profit point
Last Answer : (4) the firm is at zero-profit point Explanation: The break-even point (BEP) is the point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal: there is no net loss or gain, and one has "broken even." For businesses, reaching the break-even point is the first major step towards profitability.
Description : At “Break-even point”, (1) the industry is in equilibrium in the long-run. (2) the producers suffers the minimum losses (3) the seller earns maximum profit (4) the firm is at zero-profit point
Last Answer : the firm is at zero-profit point
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 : 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 : Average Revenue of a monopolist firm is (a) Always more than the Marginal revenue ; (b) Always less than the Marginal revenue; (c) Equal to marginal revenue ; (d) Any of the above three possible
Last Answer : (a) Always more than the Marginal revenue ;
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 : 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 : Which of the following statement is true (a) For a monopoly firm AR can be zero (b) For a monopoly firm MR can be zero or even negative (c) For monopoly firm MR and AR are identical (d) For a monopoly firm MR and AR are positive sloped
Last Answer : (b) For a monopoly firm MR can be zero or even negative
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
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 : Which of these is/are not included in net domestic product at factor cost. (a) Wages or compensation of employees ; (b) Rent, interest, profits or operating surplus; (c) Mixed income ; (d) None
Last Answer : (d) None
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : …….. 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 : 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 : 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 : 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, 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 the short run which of the following is fixed (a) Labour ; (b) Capital ; (c) Raw material ; (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Capital ;
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 : 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 : Explicit cost refers to (a) Actual expenses of the firm to purchase or hire input it needed (b) Actual and notional expenses of the firm to purchase or hire input it needed (c) Notional expenses of the firm to purchase or hire input it needed ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (a) Actual expenses of the firm to purchase or hire input it needed
Description : In case of monopoly, a firm in the long run can have A.Loss B.Super Normal Profit C.Break even D.All of these
Last Answer : B.Super Normal Profit
Description : Total profit of a firm in a perfect competitive market is – (a) Total revenue less total cost ; (b) Marginal revenue less marginal cost; (c) Total revenue less marginal cost ; (d) Total revenue less variable cost
Last Answer : (a) Total revenue less total cost ;
Description : The demand curve of a Monopoly firm is – (a) Same that of a firm in a perfect competition ; (b) Same as that of the total market demand; (c) Non-exist ; (d) Perfectly elastic
Last Answer : (b) Same as that of the total market demand;
Description : What will happen if a firm in perfect competitive market, increase its output by 50% (a)Total sales revenue will also increase by 50% ; (b) (b)Selling price will come down by 50%; (c)Total sales revenue will decrease by 50% ; (d)Profit will increase by 25%
Last Answer : (a)Total sales revenue will also increase by 50% ;
Description : Demand curve of an Oligopoly firm is characterized by (a) Horizontal to X axis ; (b) Kink at the price ; (c) U shaped curve ; (d) A liner line
Last Answer : (b) Kink at the price ;
Description : Which of the following faces a downward sloping demand curve (a) Firm in a competitive market ; (b) Firm in a monopoly market ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Firm in a monopoly market ;
Description : For a monopoly firm the MR Curve (a) Overlaps AR curve ; (b) Is above the AR curve ; (c) Lies half way between AR curve and the Y axis ; (d) Is same as AR curve
Last Answer : (c) Lies half way between AR curve and the Y axis ;
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 : 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 : 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 : Under perfect market conditions a firm is said to be in equilibrium where (a) Total output is equal to total demand ; (b) Profit is the maximum; (c) Where the total revenue is maximum ; (d) Where total average cost is the minimum
Last Answer : (b) Profit is the maximum;
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 : In a competitive market ……………….. is the price taker (a) Firm ; (b) Industry ; (c) Consumer ; (d) Trade association
Last Answer : (a) Firm ;
Description : In a competitive market ………. is the price maker (a) Firm ; (b) Industry ; (c) Consumer ; (d) Trade association
Last Answer : (b) Industry ;
Description : A monopoly firm makes more profit because (a) It has ability to choose among price and output combination ; (b) It can discriminate price; (c) It leave the consumer with no consumer surplus ; (d) it acts as a market leader
Last Answer : (a) It has ability to choose among price and output combination ;
Description : When the Demand curve of a pure monopoly firm is elastic, MR will be (a) Negative ; (b) Positive ; (c) Zero ; (d) Any of these
Last Answer : (b) Positive ;
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 : A firm that makes profit in excess of normal profit is earning (a) Economic profit ; (b) Costing profit ; (c) Normal profit ; (d) Super normal profit
Last Answer : ; (d) Super normal profit