The fixed costs of a firm
1. are fixed only in the short period.
2. when expressed as an average, do not change with output.
3. do not reflect diminishing marginal returns.
Select the correct answer
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 1 and 3
C. Only 2
D. Both 2 and 3
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Which one of the following statement is correct?
A. Monopolist charges the maximum possible price
B. Monopolist always makes (economic) profit
C. Monopolist operates on an inelastic demand curve
D. None of the above
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Which of the following is necessary for a natural monopoly?
A. Economies of scale
B. A high proportion of the total cost is the cost of capital goods
C. The market is very small
D. All of the above
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The industry supply curve under perfect competition (when revenue prices are constant and there are no external economies and diseconomies)
A. Average cost is derived from the vertical sum of the curves
B. Average cost is derived from the horizontal sum of the curves
C. Marginal cost is derived from the vertical sum of the curves
D. Marginal cost is derived from the horizoinrtal sum of the curves
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If it is assumed that there is no government or foreign sector and the marginal rate of consumption is 0.8, then the value of the multiplier will be
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To calculate the elasticity of demand which of the following formula is used
A. Original demand Percentage change in demand
B. Proportionate change in price Proportionate change in demand
C. Change in price Change in demand ÷ Original price Original demand
D. Change in price Change in demand
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When AR is constant, MR is
A. equal to AR
B. less than AR
C. more than AR
D. equal to zero
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Profit is denoted with which of the following symbol?
A. Sigma
B. Summation
C. Pie
D. Alpha
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If an increase in the price of blue jeans causes on increase in the demand for tennis shoes, then what types of goods are blue jeans and tennis shoes
A. Complementary goods
B. Inferior goods
C. Best goods
D. Replacement goods
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If the percentage increase in the quantity of a commodity demanded is smaller than the percentage fall in its price, elasticity of demand is
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The rule of Equimarginal utility is given below also known by many other names. Which of the following is a mismatch
A. Law of utility and demand
B. Rule of replacement
C. Indifference rule
D. Law of economy in expenditure
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A firm learns that the own-price elasticity of a product it manufacturers is 3.5. What is the correct action for the firm to take to raise its total revenue?
A. Raises the price because the demand for the good is elastic
B. Lowers the price because the demand for the good is elastic
C. We need information on the firm's cost structure to answer
D. Raise the price because demand is elastic
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If Px = Py , then when the consumer maximises utility,
A. X must be equal to Y
B. MU(X) must be equal to MU(Y)
C. MU(X) may equal MU(Y), but it is necessarily so
D. X and Y must be substitutes
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Match the following.
List-I (Types of Market Structures)
List-II (Methods of Marketing)
a. Perfect competition
1. Market exchange
b. Monopolistic competition
2. Competitive advertising
c. Oligopoly
3. Quality
d. Monopoly
4. Promotional advertising
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
C. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
D. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
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Which of the following statement is/are correct?
1. When the percentage change in demand is greater than that of price, then demand is relatively inelastic.
2. When the demand remains unchanged at all price variation, it is perfectly inelastic.
Select the correct answer
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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In an oligopoly market, the kinked demand curve explains
A. Collusion among rival firms
B. Average variable cost curves
C. Short-run average cost curves
D. Long-run average cost curves
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Higher indifference curve shows:
A. Minimum level of satisfaction
B. The point of satisfaction
C. Higher level of satisfaction
D. Highest level of satisfaction
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For inferior commodities, income effect is
A. zero
B. negative
C. infinite
D. positive
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Elasticity of demand for electricity is:
A. Inelastic
B. Elastic
C. Less elastic
D. More elastic
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A firm produces 2,00,000 units a year and sells all for Rs. 10 each. The explicit costs of production are Rs. 15,000 and the implicit costs of production are Rs. 3,00,000. The firm has an accounting profit of
A. Rs. 5,00,000 and an economic profit of Rs. 2,00,000
B. Rs. 4,00,000 and an economic profit of Rs. 2,00,000
C. Rs. 3,00,000 and an economic profit of Rs. 4,00,000
D. Rs. 2,00,000 and an economic profit of Rs. 5,00,000
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