Under perfect competition a firm may earn supernormal profit in
A. Short run
B. Long run
C. Never
D. Always
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In a planned economy the economic problem of what shall be produced is determined primarily by
A. computers deciding what consumers want
B. direction by the Government
C. the pattern of consumer's spending
D. the independent decisions of entre-preneurs
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The market demand curve for a perfectly competitive industry is QD = 12 - 2P; the market supply curve is QS = 3 + P. The market will be in equilibrium if
A. P = 6 and Q = 9
B. P = 5 and Q = 2
C. P = 4 and Q = 4
D. P = 3 and Q = 6
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Demand for electricity is elastic because
A. it is very expensive
B. it has alternative uses
C. it has a number of close substitutes
D. None of the above
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"Economics remains neutral to objectives". This is the statement
A. Adam Smith
B. Marshall
C. R. C. Devis
D. Harold Smidy
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The price of compact disc players fell over the past decade due to the combination of improving technology and rising incomes. The falling prices of a compact disc caused the
A. Demand curve for compact disc players to shift rightward faster than the supply curve of compact disc players shifted rightward
B. Supply curve of compact disc players to shift rightward faster than the demand curve for compact disc players shifted rightward
C. Demand curve for compact disc players to shift leftward and supply curve of compact disc players to shift leftward
D. Supply curve of compact disc players to shift rightward and the demand curve for compact disc players to shift leftward
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Production function depends on
A. The technology of the firm
B. The quantum of falls
C. The type of leaves
D. All of these
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Manufacturing of T.V. sets and refrigerators and their pricing in India belong to which one of the following market structures?
A. Monopolistic competition
B. Perfect competition
C. Monopoly
D. Oligopoly
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In a monopoly, when abnormal profits are made
A. The price set is greater than the average cost
B. The price is less than the marginal cost
C. The average revenue equals the marginal cost
D. Revenue equals total cost
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An unusually warm winter will
A. Shift the supply curve of gloves leftward
B. Shift the demand curve for gloves rightward
C. Shift the demand curve for gloves leftward
D. Shift the supply curve of gloves rightward
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Normal profits mean-
A. which compels an entrepreneur to remain in the same industry
B. profits which are not more or less than 10 p.c. of the working capital
C. profits which are not less or more than 10 p.c. of the total capital
D. profits which are so fixed by the government
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The law of diminishing marginal utility states that
A. total satisfaction will decrease as more units of the good are consumed
B. the satisfaction derived from each additional unit of a good consumed will decrease
C. total utility will become negative
D. Both A and C
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The opportunity cost of retaining money is determined by
A. Inflation rate
B. Gross product level
C. Interest rate
D. Discount rate
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If two demand curves intersect, then at the point of intersection
A. they are equally elastic
B. the steeper curve is more elastic
C. the flatter curve is more elastic
D. their elasticity cannot be compared
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A prudent producer will produce at a point where the marginal producer
A. Decreasing and negative
B. Increasing and negative
C. Decreasing and positive
D. Increasing and positive
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If NNPFC is Rs. 400 crore, indirect tax is Rs. 125 crore and the financial assistance is Rs. 25 crore, then NNPMP will be
A. Rs. 525 crore
B. Rs. 550 crore
C. Rs. 250 crore
D. Rs. 500 crore
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The prime objective of economic activities is:
A. Political Advantage
B. Environment Improvement
C. Profit Earning
D. Social Development
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The kinked demand curve is reflected in a discontinuity in the
A. total revenue curve
B. marginal cost curve
C. average revenue curve
D. marginal revenue curve
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Which of the following is a reason for economic problem?
A. Unlimited ends or wants
B. Scarce resources
C. Alternative uses of scarce resources
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is the best general definition of the study of economics?
A. Inflation and employment in a growing economy
B. The best way to invest in the stock market
C. Business decision-making under foreign competition
D. Individual and social choice in the face of scarcity
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