Which among the following is not a property of indifference curves?
A. Indifference curves cannot intersect each other
B. Every point of an indifference curve shows equal satisfaction
C. Indifference curves are, always concave to the origin
D. Indifference curves do not touch the axis
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Long run equilibrium price of a perfectly competitive firm is always
A. above the LAC
B. below the LAC
C. equal to AFC
D. equal to LAC
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Assertion (A): The imposition of a per unit tax causes the monopolist's average cost and marginal cost curves to shift up.
Reason (R): The per unit tax is like a variable cost.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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Classical writers could not resolve the 'water-diamond' paradox because they could not distinguish between
A. AU from MU
B. MU from TU
C. AU from TU
D. MU from MC
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A firm encountering economies of scale over some range of output will have a
A. Rising long-run average cost curve
B. Falling long-run average cost curve
C. Constant long-run average cost curve
D. Rising, then falling, then rising long-run average cost curve
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Statement (A): The isoquant curves are drawn convex to the origin due to the diminishing technical rate of substitution.
Statement (B): The lesser the convexity of the isoquant curve, the greater the possibility of the complementarity of the two inputs.
A. Statement (A) and (B) are correct
B. Statement (A) is correct but (B) is incorrect
C. Statement (A) is incorrect but (B) is correct
D. Statement (A) and (B) are incorrect
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When the demand curve is a rectangular hyperbola, a fall in the price of a commodity causes total expenditures on the commodity to
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain unchanged
D. None of these
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Assertion (A): Utility will be maximized when the marginal units of expenditure in each direction bring the same increment of utility.
Reason (R): A consumer will try to maximize his utility.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true
B. Both (A) and (R) are false
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
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If the quantity of a commodity demanded remains unchanged as its price changes the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is
A. greater than one
B. equal to one
C. less than one
D. zero
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A production possibility curve indicates the
A. allocation of the supply of commodities among the members of a community
B. efficiency with which a community's resources are used to satisfy its wants
C. attainable combinations of commodities for a community using all its available resources
D. quantities in which a community decides to produce various commodities
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Which one of the following is represented by a rectangular hyperbola?
A. Average fixed cost curve
B. Average variable cost curve
C. Production potential curve
D. Extension path
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The demand curve for a commodity is generally drawn on the assumption that
A. the commodity has no substitutes
B. tastes, income and all other prices remain constant
C. the average household consists of two persons
D. purchases of the commodity are made by a free market
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The total transaction of various goods and services by a country in a span of one year from different countries of the world is called:
A. Current account
B. Balance of trade
C. Capital account
D. Balance of payments
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Total utility of a commodity is measured by which price of that commodity?
A. Value in use
B. Value in exchange
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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The first five year plan of India was based on
A. Mahalanovis model
B. Feldman model
C. Harrod-Domar model
D. Nehan-Mahalanovis model
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The larger the co-efficient of price elasticity of demand for a product, the
A. Larger the resulting price change for a given increase in supply
B. More rapid the rate at which the marginal utility of that product diminishes
C. Less competitive will be the industry supplying that product
D. Smaller the resulting price change for a given increase in supply
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A change in the supply of a commodity along with same supply curve may occur due to
A. Change in the price of the commodity
B. Change in the prices of related goods
C. Change in the future expectations of the price of the good
D. Change in the cost of inputs
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With fixed costs of Rs. 400, a firm has average total costs of Rs. 3 and average variable costs of Rs. 2.50. Its output is
A. 200 units
B. 400 units
C. 800 units
D. 1,600 units
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Increase in demand
1. Leftward shift of the demand curve
b. Extension of demand
2. Upward shift of the demand curve
c. Decrease in demand
3. Upward movement on the demand curve
d. Contraction of demand
4. Downward movement on the demand curve
A. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
D. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
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The following are the steps in designing the market driven distribution:
1. Know what customers want
2. Determine the costs
3. Review assumptions
4. Decide on the outlet
5. Compare alternatives
6. Implement changes
Select the right sequence of the steps:
A. 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6
B. 1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6
C. 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6
D. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1
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