Each short run AC curve coincides with LAC at
A. upper point
B. lower point
C. middle point
D. do not intersect
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NNP = ?
A. GNP - Depreciation
B. GNP - Gold
C. GNP - Dividend
D. GNP - Cost of Capital
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A monopolist has control over the price he charges for his product. He will be able to maximise his profit by
A. Lowering the price, if the demand curve is elastic
B. Raising the price, if the demand curve is elastic
C. Lowering the price, if the demand curve is inelastic
D. None of the above is applicable
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Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) . Read the statements and choose the correct answer.
Assertion (A) A price reduction leads to an increase in the quantity demanded of the commodity.
Reason (R) It results from price effects comprising income and substitutions effects which are always positive.
A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the right explanation of (A)
C. (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect
D. Both (A) and (R) are incorrect
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Match the following:
List-I (Subject of Managerial Economics)
List-II (Example)
a. Demand Analysis
1. Demand forecasting
b. Cost and Product Analysis
2. Cost output relationship
c. Capital Management
3. Price Estimates
d. Profit Management
4. Profit Policies
A. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
B. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
D. a-1, b-2, c-4, d-3
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Calculate elasticity of sales if a 20% increase in the advertising expenditure causes the amount of sales to increase by 40%.
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Which of the following persons is engaged in "secondary production"?
1. A bricklayer
2. An automobile assembly-line worker
3. An accountant
4. A cinema projectionist
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 only
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In long run competitive equilibrium
A. The marginal firm will earn no profit
B. Every firm will incur losses
C. Every firm will earn only normal profit
D. Every firm will earn economic profit
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The fixed cost of production of the firm is Rs. 20 crore and advertisement cost is Rs. 4 crore. The firm has the contribution margin, (P-AVC) as Rs. 100. In order to reach its target profit of Rs. 6 crore, the firm will target an output of
A. 25,00,000 units
B. 30,00,000 units
C. 35,00,000 units
D. 40,00,000 units
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A monopoly producer usually earns
A. Abnormal profits
B. Neither profits nor losses
C. Only normal profits
D. Profits and losses which are uncertain
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In a . . . . . . . . the decisions of a central planner are replaced by the decisions of millions of firms and households, which answer will be suitable for the blank?
A. Market economy
B. Business economy
C. Social economy
D. Plant economy
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To maximise profits during short run, a firm should produce the output that will
A. Maximise marginal revenue
B. Yield maximum total revenue
C. Minimise marginal cost
D. Equate marginal revenue with marginal cost
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When the consumer's income increases, the budget line on an indifference map moves to
A. A parallel position to the right
B. A parallel position to the origin
C. A parallel position to the left
D. None of the above
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The following table shows the various combinations of labour (L) and capital (K) and the resulting outputs
Combination
Output (units)
1L + 1K
200
2L + 2K
400
3L + 3K
600
4L + 4K
800
5L + 5K
1000
This table shows the
A. Constant returns to scale
B. Increasing returns to scale
C. Diminishing returns to scale
D. None of the above
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As a consumer increases his consumption of a commodity, the total utility he derives from its consumption increases, but at a diminishing rate. This is
A. An economic law
B. A statement of fact
C. A hypothesis
D. None of the above
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A firm may be considered to be of optimum size when
A. Its total cost and total revenue curve coincide
B. Its average cost is at a minimum
C. Its fixed and average costs are equal
D. It is faced with a horizontal demand curve
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The positive cross elasticity of demand between two products means the two products are
A. substitutes
B. not related
C. complementary
D. none of these
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At the point of producers equilibrium
A. P L M P L = P K M P K
B. The MRTSLK equals PK PL
C. The Iso-quant is tangent to the Iso-cost
D. All of the above
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The following is the demand function: Q = 100 - 5P, What will be the point price elasticity of demand at price Rs. 10?
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In general, most of the production functions measure
A. The economies of scale
B. The relation between the factors of production
C. The productivity of factors of production
D. The relations between change in physical inputs and physical output
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