Even in the long run equilibrium, the pure monopolist (as opposed to the perfectly competitive firm) can make abnormal profits because of
A. Blocked entry
B. His low LAC
C. High price he charges
D. Advertising
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Marginal cost curve always cuts the average cost curve
A. From below on the rising portion of the AC curve
B. From below on the falling portion of the AC curve
C. From below at the minimum point of the AC curve
D. From below at any point on the AC curve
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Given: E p x = Percentage change in P x Percentage change in Q y
The above relationship is:
A. Arc Cross Price Elasticity
B. Cost Output
C. Cost Profit
D. Capital Budgeting
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For a production firm, the pecuniary economies arise from which one of the following sources?
A. Large scale production
B. Purchasing and market economies
C. Indivisibility of factor inputs
D. Learning economies of workers and managers
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The limit to the long-run growth of a firm under imperfectly competitive conditions is set by
A. Fear of rising costs
B. Fear or prices falling more than costs
C. Fear of falling demand
D. Fear of external diseconomies
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If a demand curve exhibits unit elasticity for all prices, the MR curve
A. Is identical with it
B. Lies below the demand curve
C. Is identical with the X-axis
D. Is identical with the Y-axis
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Under bilateral monopoly the price is higher if
A. The monopolist has his way
B. The monopsonist has his way
C. The monopolist acts as a competitor
D. The monopsonist sells his own product in a monopoly market
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Which of the following statement is correct?
A. Inflation: An increase in the overall level of prices in the economy
B. Productivity: The amount of goods and services produced from each hour of a worker's time
C. Phillips curve: A curve that shows the short run trade off between inflation and unemployment
D. All of the above
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A circumstance in which it might pay a monopolist to cut the price of his product is where
A. MC is falling
B. MR is greater than MC
C. His advertising costs are increasing
D. Average costs seem about to fall
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Match the items of the List-I with those of the List-II and indicate the correct answer.
List-I
List-II
a. Positive income elasticity
1. Substitute goods
b. Negative income elasticity
2. Complementary goods
c. Positive cross elasticity
3. Inferior goods
d. Negative cross elasticity
4. Superior goods
A. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
D. a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3
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When the income elasticity of demand is greater than unity, the commodity is
A. An inferior good
B. A luxury
C. A necessity
D. A non-related good
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Consider a demand curve which takes the form of a straight line cutting both axis elasticity at the mid-point of the line would be
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The change to a new indifference curve following a rise in aggregate consumption caused by a price cut is:
A. a consumption effect
B. a price effect
C. an income effect
D. a substitution effect
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Which of the following will not be considered while calculating national income by product method?
A. Services of doctors
B. Agricultural produce of farmer
C. Services of housewives
D. Sales of goods manufactured in company
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Marginal utility approach' was finalised by
A. A. C. Pigou
B. Alfred Marshall
C. J. S. Mill
D. J. R. Hicks
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The study of national income accounts is of great importance because it
1. reveals the changes in the size and composition of the national product.
2. provides us with information about the distribution of national income in the society among various groups.
3. reveals the manner in which national expenditure is divided between consumption and investment.
A. Both 1 and 2 are correct
B. Both 2 and 3 are correct
C. Both 1 and 3 are correct
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is/are the causes of demand curves moving downwards to the right?
A. Law of diminishing marginal utility
B. Income effect
C. Veblen effect
D. Both A and B
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A rise in the price of a commodity will generally call forth a bigger supply and this will be brought about partly by existing firms expanding their output and partly by
A. The discovery of new sources of raw materials
B. New firms being attracted into the indus try
C. The general expansion of the market
D. Changes in the general level of consumer's incomes
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Kinky demand curve hypothesis was put forward by
A. Paul M. Sweezy
B. Augustin Cournot
C. Bertrand
D. Stackelberg
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In the context of Prisoner's dilemma, which one of the following is correct?
A. rational choices can lead to bad outcomes
B. rational choices can lead to good outcomes
C. cooperation can lead to sub-optimal results
D. none of the above
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