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The imaginary differentiation is attributed to difference in:

A. Style

B. Salesmanship

C. Locality

D. All of these

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D. All of these


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Scarcity is:

A. A relative term

B. An economic term

C. A dynamic term

D. As a whole term

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If the demand curve is horizontal then its slope is:

A. Infinite

B. Zero

C. Equal to one

D. None of the above

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If the factors have to be employed in a fixed ratio, then the elasticity of substitution under Leontief technology is:

A. One

B. Zero

C. Two

D. Five

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When was Adam Smiths major work An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of Wealth of Nations published?

A. 1756

B. 1777

C. 1776

D. 1801

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If a monopolist is producing under decreasing cost conditions, increase in demand is beneficial to the society because:

A. Consumers get better quality goods

B. Cost of production falls and hence price will follow

C. Goods will be sold in many markets

D. None of the above

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A market demand schedule is obtained by adding individual demand schedules:

A. Horizontally

B. Vertically

C. Permanently

D. Perpetually

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The behavior of MC curve is determined by the behavior of the:

A. AC curve

B. SC curve

C. TC curve

D. None of the above

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If there are many firms producing similar but differentiated products, the competition is generally said to be:

A. Oligopoly

B. Pure competition

C. Perfect competition

D. Monopolistic competition

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The cobweb model will divergent when the slope of:

A. Demand curve is more than supply curve

B. Supply curve is more than demand curve

C. Supply curve is equal to demand curve

D. None of the above

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The elasticity of substitution measures the percentage change in the ratio of inputs when any producer observes the percentage change in:

A. Output cost

B. Output ratio

C. Input prices

D. Input ratio

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Which of the following is not an explicit cost of production?

A. Wage of self-employed proprietor

B. Depreciation on machinery

C. Returns on owned capital

D. Cost of raw materials

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In case of monopoly, when total revenue is maximum:

A. MR is positive

B. MR falls

C. MR rises

D. MR is zero

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Under Bandwagon effects, people use those goods which are used by their:

A. Friends

B. Relatives

C. Family

D. All of them

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Stable cobweb model is a:

A. Simple model

B. Dynamic model

C. Both of them

D. None of them

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In joint-profit maximization cartel, the distribution of profit is:

A. Made by agency

B. Not made by agency

C. Made by people

D. None of the above

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On the total utility curve the economically relevant range is the portion over which:

A. The total utility is rising at a declining rate

B. The total utility is raising at an increasing rate

C. Total utility is maximum

D. Total utility is declining

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When total product increases at a decreasing rate:

A. MP = AP

B. MP < AP

C. MP > AP =0

D. MP > AP

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Identify the coefficient of price-elasticity of demand when the percentage increase in the quantity of a commodity demanded is smaller than the percentage fall in its price:

A. Equal to one

B. Greater than one

C. Smaller than one

D. Zero

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When total product falls:

A. MP is positive

B. MP is negative

C. MP is falling

D. MP is rising

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In first degree price discrimination, monopolist takes away :

A. All of the consumer surplus

B. All of the producer surplus

C. Some part of the consumer surplus

D. None of them

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The long-run AC curve is constructed from:

A. The minimum points on all short-run AC curves

B. The lowest points on the short-run MC curve

C. The minimum points on the short run AVC curves

D. It has nothing to do with the short-run cost curves

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In non-constant sum game (non-zero sum game), if there are two parties then:

A. Both parties make better-off

B. Both parties make worse-off

C. Both parties become Neutral

D. Both parties can become better off or worse off

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If the consumers expect that the price of computers will decrease in next year then:

A. Current demand for computers will fall

B. Current demand for computers will rise

C. Current demand will change unpredictably

D. Current supply of computers will rise

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The advertisement and other selling activities:

A. Lessen the differentiation

B. Widen the differentiation

C. Does not effect the differentiation

D. All of the above

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According to Chamberlin, the activity of a monopolistic competitive firm:

A. Get noticed by the rival firms

B. Get unnoticed by the rival firms

C. Get noticed by the employees of the rival firms

D. None of the above

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Under monopolistic competition, the firms compete alongwith:

A. Supreme powers

B. Discretionary powers

C. Low powers

D. None of the above

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Marginal utility means:

A. Utility derived from the last unit of production

B. Utility derived from the last unit of a commodity which is being consumed

C. Total utility- Average utility

D. None of the above

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The pay-off matrix shows:

A. Possible outcomes

B. Possible benefits

C. Possible losses

D. None of them

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The model which gives us information about price and output changes in different periods is:

A. Stable cobweb model

B. Perpetual oscillation

C. Both(a) and(b)

D. None of them

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An exceptional demand curve is:

A. Downward sloping

B. Upward sloping

C. Horizontal straight line

D. Vertical straight line