A firm's average fixed cost is Rs.20 at 6 units of output. What will it be at 4 units of output?
A. Rs.60
B. Rs.30
C. Rs.40
D. Rs.20
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If the price of good A increases relative to the price of substitutes B and C, the demand for
A. B will increase
B. C will increase
C. Both B and C will increase
D. B and C will decrease
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If income elasticity for a good is 2, then it is a
A. Necessity item
B. Inferior good
C. Luxury item
D. Comfortable item
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Lesser production of ____ would lead to lesser production in future.
A. Public goods
B. Consumer goods
C. Capital goods
D. Agricultural goods
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In perfect competition, the firm's _____ above AVC has the identical shape of the firm's supply curve
A. Marginal revenue curve
B. Marginal cost curve
C. Average cost curve
D. None of the above
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Suppose the total cost of producing commodity X is Rs.125000. Out of this cost, implicit cost is Rs.35000 and normal profit is Rs.25000. What will be the explicit cost of commodity X?
A. Rs.90000
B. Rs.65000
C. Rs.60000
D. Rs.100000
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When indifference curve is L shaped, then two goods will be
A. Perfect substitute goods
B. Substitute goods
C. Perfect complementary goods
D. Complementary goods
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One characteristic not typical of oligopolistic industry is
A. Too much importance to non-price competition
B. Price leadership
C. Horizontal demand curve
D. A small number of firms in the industry
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In case of inferior goods, the income elasticity is
A. Zero
B. Positive
C. Negative
D. None
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If all inputs are trebled and the resultant output is doubled, this is a case of
A. Constant returns to scale
B. Increasing returns to scale
C. Diminishing returns to scale
D. Negative returns to scale
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Demand curve can be derived from
A. MU curve
B. PCC
C. Both 'a' and 'b'
D. None
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The exception to law of demand is
A. Veblen goods
B. Giffen goods
C. Both 'a' and 'b'
D. None
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The upper portion of the kinked demand curve is relatively
A. More inelastic
B. More elastic
C. Less elastic
D. Inelastic
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Price discrimination is not possible in case of
A. Perfect competition
B. Monopoly
C. Monopolistic competition
D. Oligopoly
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If the income elasticity is greater than one, the commodity is
A. Necessity item
B. Luxury item
C. Inferior good
D. None
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The 'Diamond water' controversy is explained by
A. Total utility
B. Marginal utility
C. Price offered
D. Quantity supplied
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Which of the following are sources of growth?
A. Natural resources
B. Human capital
C. Physical capital
D. All of the above
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The IC curve approach assumes
A. Rationality
B. Consistency
C. Transitivity
D. All of the above
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A higher indifference curve shows
A. A higher level of satisfaction
B. A higher level of production
C. A higher level of income
D. None of the above
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In the case of two perfect substitutes, the indifference curve will be
A. Straight line
B. L-shaped
C. U-shaped
D. C-shaped
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