An Iso-cost line represents
A. Combinations of two inputs which yield varying amounts of output
B. Combinations of two inputs which cost the same amount to a firm
C. Combinations of two inputs which yield the same amount of output
D. Combinations of two inputs which cost different amounts of outlay to a firm
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Statement I Costs which do not take the form of cash outlays, nor do they appear in the accounting system are known as opportunity cost.
Statement II Costs in the form of depreciation allowances and unpaid interest on the owner's own funds are known as sunk cost.
A. Both staements are correct
B. Both statements are incorrect
C. Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
D. Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
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If two goods are perfect substitutes for each other, it necessarily follows that
A. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be curvilinear
B. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be linear
C. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be divided into two segments which meet at a right angle
D. An indifference curve relating the two goods will be convex to the origin
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Under perfect competition, a firm will be in equilibrium when its AC is
A. Covering only prime costs of production
B. At a minimum
C. At a maximum
D. Covering wages and salaries only
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From the following two statements of Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) , indicate the correct option.
Assertion (A) The quantity of a product demanded invariably changes inversely to changes in its price.
Reason (R) The price effect is the net result of the positive substitution effect and negative income effect.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct
B. Both (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct
C. Both (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
D. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
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When the average product is at its maximum, the equality can be reached between
A. The marginal product and primary product
B. The marginal product and average product
C. The marginal product and total product
D. The marginal product and final product
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Under perfect market and in case of decreasing marginal cost the firm's quilibrium with respect to level of production
A. Cannot be achieved
B. Can be achieved after a high level of output
C. Can be achieved after a small level of output
D. Will result in run-away inflation
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Which of the following is most closely connected with Paul A. Samuelson?
A. Liquidity preference theory
B. Marginal utility analysis
C. Revealed preference theory
D. Indifference curve analysis
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Match the following:
List-I (Cost)
List-II (Formula)
a. Average fixed cost
1. Quantity Total Fixed Cost
b. Average variable cost
2. Quantity Total Variable Cost
c. Average total cost
3. Quantity Total Cost
d. Marginal cost
4. Total production + One addition production
A. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4
D. a-1, b-3, c-2, d-4
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Match the items given in List-I with those given in the List-II and suggest the correct option.
List-I
List-II
a. Marginal productivity/Average productivity
1. Isoquant curve
b. Substitutability of inputs
2. Isocost line
c. Constant negative slope
3. Production Function
d. Convex to origin
4. Elasticity of production
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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If there were no changes in the quantity of goods demanded even when their prices fall, we understand that
A. demand was perfectly inelastic
B. demand was elastic
C. demand was unit elastic
D. demand was more elastic than one
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The AR curve and industry demand curve are same in case of
A. pure oligopoly
B. perfect competition
C. monopolistic competition
D. monopoly
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Under monopoly and imperfect competition, MC is
A. Equal to the price
B. Less than the price
C. More than the price
D. Anyone of the above
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The term optimum allocation on consumer's expenditure on various goods and services is used in
A. giffen paradox
B. law of demand
C. law of diminishing MU
D. law of equi-marginal utility
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The expansion path of production theory is analogous in consumption theory to the
A. Engel curve
B. Price consumption line
C. Income consumption line
D. Budget constraint line
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Marginal revenue will be positive if elasticity of demand is
A. Equal to one
B. More than one
C. Less than one
D. Equal to zero
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The short run equilibrium condition gives following data:
Equilibrium output = 30
P1 (= AR1 ) = 140
LAC = 72.08
Super normal profit will be
A. 67.92
B. 70.42
C. 67
D. All of these
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In case the price (P), quantity (Q), and changes (?) are represented by respective symbols given in the brackets, the price elasticity ofdemand (Ed) is measured by
A. E d = Δ P Δ Q
B. E d = P Δ P Q Δ Q
C. E d = Δ Q Δ P
D. E d = Q Δ Q P Δ P
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Consumer's surplus is the highest in the case of
A. Necessities
B. Luxuries
C. Comforts
D. Conventional necessities
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Indicate the correct option matching the items in List-I with those in List-II as follows.
List-I
List-II
a. Competitive partity in advertising
1. Variations in advertising
b. Promotional elasticity of product
2. Advertising scheduling
c. Optimal promotion mix
3. Advertising expenditure
d. Pulsing advertising
4. Marginal equivalence of advertising media outlay
A. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
D. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
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