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The budget constraint equation of the firm is:

A.

B.

C.

D.

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C.


Here, L means total units of labor, means price of labor, K means total units of capital, means price of capital and C means total cost or budget.)

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After reaching the saturation point consumption of additional units of the commodity cause:

A. Total utility to fall and marginal utility to increase

B. Total utility and marginal utility both to increase

C. Total utility to fall and marginal utility to become negative

D. Total utility to become negative and marginal utility to fall

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Who formulated the Post-Keynsian Theory of Distribution and Growth?

A. J.M.Keynes

B. N.Kaldor

C. C.P.Kindleberger

D. Irving Fisher

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Increasing returns is not caused by:

A. Specialization of labor

B. Technological advancement

C. Marketing economics

D. Varying factor proportions

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The monopolist firm is price setter. The price setter firm is one which:

A. Can influence the market price

B. Cannot influence the market price

C. Can sell at zero price

D. None of the above

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The cost curves of the firm shift due to changes in:

A. Input prices

B. Technological innovations

C. Both of them

D. None of them

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In monopolistic competition, the aim of the firm is to:

A. Maximize output

B. Minimize output

C. Minimize cost

D. Maximize profit

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In real life firms:

A. Loss because of past

B. Learn from past

C. Destroy because of past

D. None of the above

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Nash equilibrium is applicable in case of:

A. Cournot model

B. Edgeworth model

C. Chamberline model

D. Sweezy model

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Rotten eggs are:

A. Free goods

B. Economic goods

C. Luxury goods

D. None of the above

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Competitors in monopolistic competition have full control over:

A. The price of their product

B. Product quality

C. The shape of the market demand curve

D. The elasticity of product substitution

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A monopoly producer usually earns:

A. Abnormal profits

B. Only normal profits

C. Neither profits nor losses

D. Profits and losses which are uncertain

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Change in demand (rise and fall of demand) is:

A. Due to change in price while other factors remain constant

B. Due to change in factors other than price

C. Both a and b

D. None of the above

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The Modern and Neo-Keynsian Theory of Interestwas presented by:

A. Gunner Myrdal

B. A.C.Pigou

C. J.M.Keynes

D. J.R.Hicks

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According to law of Equi-Marginal Utility when price of commodity falls then we bought:

A. More units

B. Less units

C. Same units

D. Zero units

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The MRTS along an iso-quant goes on to:

A. Appear

B. Diminish

C. Prominent

D. Increase

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If cross-elasticity of one commodity for another turns out to be zero, it means they are:

A. Close substitutes

B. Good complements

C. Completely unrelated (independent goods)

D. None of the above

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In monopoly and perfect competition, TC curves are:

A. Different

B. Similar

C. Opposite

D. None of the above

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The Hicksian demand curve includes:

A. Substitution effect

B. Income effect

C. Both substitution and income effect

D. None of them

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In the long-run competitive equilibrium:

A. There is tendency for firms to enter but not leave the industry

B. Firms have no tendency either to enter or to leave the industry

C. Some firms may enter while the others may leave the market even after the equilibrium of the industry

D. Entry or exit of the firms cannot be predicted

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The coefficient of the price elasticity of demand is computed as the absolute value of the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by:

A. The change in price

B. The change in supply

C. The percentage change in supply

D. The percentage change in price

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The budget-line is also known as the:

A. Iso-utility curve

B. Production possibility line

C. Isoquant

D. Consumption possibility line

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Each firm in cournot model can:

A. not ignor the activities of the rival

B. ignor the activities of the rival

C. both a and b

D. none of the above

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Identify the author of The Affluent Society?

A. Gunnar Myrdal

B. N.Kaldor

C. A.C.Pigou

D. J.K.Galbraith

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In 1932, The nature and significance of economic science was written by:

A. Prof. Adam Smith

B. Prof. Alfred Marshal

C. Prof. Robbins

D. J.S.Mill

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Who is the author of Trade Cycle ?

A. R.Nurkse

B. R.C.Mathews

C. W.A.Lewis

D. K.N.Raj

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Of the following, which one is a characteristic of monopolistic competition?

A. Standardized product

B. Differentiate product

C. Two firms

D. No entry

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According to M.Kalecki, the true measure of the degree of monopoly power is the:

A. Ratio between price and marginal cost

B. Extent of monopolistic profit enjoyed by him

C. Cross-elasticity of demand for the product of the monopolist

D. Price charged by the monopolist minus marginal cost of production

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If the commodity is normal then Income Effect (I.E) is:

A. Negative

B. Positive

C. Zero

D. Infinite

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For a few products such as insulin for diabetics,:

A. The demand curve can be upward sloping

B. The price elasticity of demand could be zero

C. The price elasticity of demand could be greater than one

D. None of the above

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Consumers are likely to get a variety of similar goods under:

A. Monopoly

B. Perfect competition

C. Duopoly

D. Monopolistic competition