When average product increases, the marginal product is
A. Less than the average product
B. Equal to the average Product
C. More than the average product
D. None of these
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Pure monopoly exists
A. When there is a single producer with close substitutes
B. When there is a single producer without any close substitutes
C. When there is a single producer
D. When a few producers control the industry
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The reasons for L shaped long run average cost curve is/are
A. technological progress
B. learning by doing
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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The general average curve is also known as
A. Total marginal unit cost curve
B. Average total unit cost curve
C. Total unit cost curve
D. Total variable unit cost curve
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Which of the following statement is correct about demand curve?
A. When slope is zero, elasticity is zero; when slope is infinite, elasticity is also infinite
B. When slope is zero, elasticity is unitary and when slope is infinite, elasticity is still unitary
C. When slope is zero, demand is infinitely elastic; when slope is infinite, elasticity is zero
D. None of the above
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Match the following:
List-I (NNP)
List-II (Formula)
a. Personal Income
1. Private Income - Undistributed corporate profits - Profit Taxes
b. Disposable Income
2. Personal Income - Direct Taxes
c. NNP at factor cost
3. NNP at Market Prices - Indirect taxes + Subsidies
d. NNP
4. GNP - Depreciation
A. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
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The falling part of a total utility curve shows
A. zero marginal utility
B. decreasing marginal utility
C. increasing marginal utility
D. negative marginal utility
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The imposition of a ceiling on a monopolist's price will affect his
A. Equilibrium output only
B. Average revenue in the short-run only
C. Profits only
D. Equilibrium output and profits
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MRn = TRn - TRn - 1 is the algebraic expression of
A. Information is insufficient
B. Marginal Revenue, the change in total revenue when there is a change in quantity sold of the product
C. The addition to TR earned by selling n units of product instead of (n - 1) units
D. None of the above
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Whichis an inverted 'U' shaped curve?
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The Revealed Preference Theory is based on
A. Introspection
B. Utility and demand
C. The assumption of indifference
D. Observed consumer behaviour
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If the supply curve remains unchanged and the demand increases, the price will
A. Increase
B. Remain the same
C. Decrease
D. None of the above
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Marginal Utility (MU) curve is always
A. Parallel to X-axis
B. Falling
C. Rising
D. Parallel to Y-axis
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Which one is the technique of measuring elasticity of demand?
A. Total outlay method
B. Arc method
C. Point method
D. All of these
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Law of demand implies
A. qualitative relationship between demand and supply
B. qualitative relationship between price and demand
C. quantitative relationship between price and demand
D. quantitative relationship between demand and supply
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A high value of cross elasticity indicates that the two commodities are
A. very good substitutes
B. good complements
C. poor substitutes
D. poor complements
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Government regulation is important because government
A. uses scarce resources
B. regulation reduces public-sector employ ment
C. produces most of society's services output
D. produces most of society's material output
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"Price is the amount of money and/or other item with utility needed to acquire a product", is given by
A. Stanton
B. Clark
C. J. S. Bain
D. J. Robinson
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If marginal cost is above average variable at a time when output is rising, then
A. Average variable cost is falling
B. Average variable cost is rising
C. Average total cost is falling
D. Average total revenue is rising
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From the following two statements of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) suggest the correct option.
Assertion (A) The equilibrium price is decided at the level where the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied.
Reason (R) At this level excess of demand and excess of supply both remain zero.
A. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
B. (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
C. (A) and (R) both are correct, but (R) is not right explanation of (A)
D. (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) is the right explanation of (A)
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