Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Consumer surplus
1. Loniet
b. Concept of compensating variation
2. Newman Morgensterm
c. Utility index number
3. Hick
d. Input-output model
4. Marshall
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?
A. Elastic demand curve is shown by letter demand curve
B. Perfectly inelastic demand curve will be a horizontal straight line
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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With reference to angle of incidence, which of the following statements is correct?
1. It shows the profit earning capacity of business.
2. It represents the angle between sales line and total cost line.
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 the context of cost minimisation by a competitive producer, which one of the following is NOT correct?
A. Marginal rate of technical substitution of the factors equals relative factor price ratio
B. Ratio of marginal physical productivities of the factors equals the ratio of factor prices
C. Slope of the isoquant in question equals slope of the budget line
D. Marginal rate of technical substitution of factors of production divided by relative factor price ratio is zero
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Which of the following pair(s) is/are incorrectly matched?
A. Demand curve is indeterminate ⇔ Oligopoly
B. Ed = ∞ ⇔ Monopoly
C. Demand curve is relatively more elastic ⇔ Monopolistic competition
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is not a condition for successful price discrimination?
A. Different elasticity of demand for different consumers
B. Sellers should be an MNC
C. Location of markets at distant places
D. Consumers ignorance and prejudices
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Who among the following is called a business economist?
A. Company secretary
B. Liaison officer
C. Economic adviser
D. Controller of accounts
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In zero base budget planning
A. There is no context of previous budget
B. Working plans are prepared
C. Operating budget is not prepared
D. No target is fixed
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Which would be an implicit cost for a firm? The cost
A. Of worker wages and salaries for the firm
B. Paid for leasing a building for the firm
C. Paid for production supplies for the firm
D. Of wages foregone by the owner of the firm
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The L-shaped isoquant implies that production requires that the input
A. Cannot be used together
B. Must be used together in a certain proportion
C. Are imperfect substitutes
D. Are perfect substitutes
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When demand for the product increases in the same proportion in which income increases, income elasticity of demand will be equal to
A. unity
B. elastic
C. inelastic
D. None of these
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When demand curve is rectangular Hyperbola, the elasticity of demand will be
A. Perfectly elastic
B. Unit elastic
C. Perfectly inelastic
D. Highly elastic
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Monopolist may charge higher price to maximize profit under which of the following conditions?
A. When elasticity of demand is highly elastic
B. When elasticity of demand is less elastic
C. When elasticity of demand is perfectly elastic
D. When elasticity of demand is equal to unit
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Consider the following statements
1. Decrease in demand is caused by change in factors other than own price of the commodity.
2. Contraction of demand is caused by decrease in own price of the same commodity.
3. Extension of demand is caused by increase in own price of the same commodity.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Both 1 and 2
C. Both 2 and 3
D. None of these
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The fundamental aim of a monopolist is to
A. charge a very high price
B. sell all what he has produced
C. earn maximum profits
D. ensure that costs are a declining function of output
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Consider the following statements
1. One way for the government to induce a monopolist to expand his output is by imposing a price ceiling that makes the monopolist lower his price.
2. MC = MR = AC = AR shows the equilibrium position of the competitive firm.
3. One way for the government to induce a monopolist is to make the monopolist raise his price.
4. One way for the government to induce a monopolist is to expand his output by imposing a specific tax on the monopolist output.
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
C. Only 2
D. 1, 2 and 3
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Liberalization means:
A. Reducing number of industries
B. Reducing competition
C. Relaxing control mechanism
D. Free determination of interest rate
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The highest growth target has been set in the tenth five year plan
A. Agriculture
B. Industries
C. Communication
D. Business
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Demand curve of monopoly:
A. Parallel to the X-axis
B. Parallel to the Y-axis
C. Leans down from left to right
D. Climbs up from left to right
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Which of the following is not included in computing the gross national product of the country at market prices?
A. Indirect tax
B. Subsidy
C. Wages and salaries before tax
D. Retirement pension
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