Which is not a fixed cost?
A. Monthly rent of Rs. 1,000 contractually specified in a one-year lease
B. An insurance premium of Rs. 50 per year, paid last month
C. An attorney's retainer of Rs. 50,000 per year
D. A worker wage is Rs. 15 per hour
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When marginal utility is negative, then total utility
A. increases
B. decreases
C. is zero
D. is negative
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Income elasticity of demand with respect to inferior goods will be:
A. Positive
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Infinite
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The Marshallian utility analysis is on the basis of a less valid assumption of
A. Cardinal measurability of the utility
B. Given marginal utility of money
C. Diminishing marginal utility of the goods
D. Additivity of the utility
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Match the following theories of profit with their propounders
Theory
Propounder
a. Profit as Rent of Ability
1. F. B. Hawley
b. Dynamic Theory of Profit
2. Joseph A. Schumpeter
c. Risk Theory of Profit
3. J. B. Clark
d. Innovation Theory of Profit
4. F. A. Walker
A. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
D. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
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The average cost curve of a firm will be
A. Straight line
B. Circular
C. Parabola
D. Rectangular hyperbola
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The essence of the deductive method which is often employed in economic investigation is
A. the re-statement in quantitative terms of general laws relating to production
B. the development of particular conclusions from a number of accepted general principles
C. the assessment of economic performance in terms of utility and price
D. the drawing of general conclusions from a number of particular instances
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Suppose that output (Y) is a function of capital (K); then the capital-elasticity of output is given by
A. A P k M P k
B. M P k A P k
C. K Y
D. None of these
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According to Schumpeter
A. Monopolies are inefficient
B. Monopoly profit acts as incentives for innovation
C. Monopolies are allocatively efficient
D. Monopolies are productively efficient
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The demand for life-saving drugs is
A. Elastic
B. Inelastic
C. Infinity
D. None of the above
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The law of diminishing returns refers to an eventual fall in
A. Productivity of factors of production
B. Total earing of the firm
C. Marginal product of the variable factor
D. None of the above
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Indicate the most popular route of privatisation adopte by the Government of India in recent decades.
A. Management-Employee Buyout
B. Spontaneous Privatisation
C. Cross Holdings
D. Strategic sale
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Under monopoly, the supply curve is absent because
A. The monopolist always makes a profit
B. There is no entry for other
C. Equilibrium involves MC = MR and MC < P
D. The monopolist controls the supply
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For a very large population the ratio between SEx and σ is 8:40. The Sample size n will be
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If marginal utility is zero then
A. Total utility is zero
B. An additional unit of consumption will decrease total utility
C. An additional unit of consumption will increase total utility
D. Total utility is maximised
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Indifference curve can be 'L' shaped
A. Inrespect of substitute goods
B. Inrespect of complementary goods
C. Inrespect of inferior goods
D. None of these
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In the very short run, plays a dominant role in price determination
A. Demand
B. Supply
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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The demand curve, when the demand is perfectly elastic, is
A. Vertical
B. Downward sloping
C. Horizontal
D. None of these
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Marginal cost is
A. M C = T C ( n − 1 ) − T C n
B. M C = T C n − T C ( n − 1 )
C. M C = n T C
D. None of these
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Consider the following statements.
1. One way the government can induce a monopolist to expand his output is by imposing a price ceiling that make the monopolist lower his price.
2. MC = MR = AC = AR shows the equilibrium position of the competitive firm.
3. One way the government can induce a monopolist to expand his output by imposing a price floor that makes the monopolist raise his price.
4. One way the government can induce a monopolist to expand his output by imposing a specific tax on the monopolist output.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Both 1 and 2
B. Both 3 and 4
C. Only 2
D. 1, 2 and 3
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