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The Law of Equi-Marginal Utility refers to:

A. Marginal utility of commodity X

B. Marginal utility of commodity Y

C. Marginal utility per rupee spent on X and Y commodities

D. None of the above

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C. Marginal utility per rupee spent on X and Y commodities


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Equilibrium of a firm represents maximization of profits as well as:

A. Maximization of losses

B. Minimization of losses

C. Minimization of profits

D. None of the above

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The Substitution Effect (S.E) is always:

A. Negative

B. Zero

C. Positive

D. Infinite

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In collusive olligopoly, the firms may make:

A. Open agreements

B. Secret agreements

C. Both a and b

D. None of the above

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According to Smith, by value we mean the value with respect to use, and the price we mean the value with respect to:

A. Production

B. Consumption

C. Exchange

D. Formation

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The law of Diminishing Marginal Utility implies that the marginal utility of a good decreases as:

A. It gets more expensive

B. A household consumes more of it

C. Preference changes

D. A households income goes up

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

A. Negative

B. Positive

C. Zero

D. Infinite

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Total fixed costs are:

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Marginal utility is only meant for:

A. Half utility

B. Full utility

C. Additional utility

D. Multiplied utility

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According to Leontief technology, there:

A. Is only one technique of production

B. Are few techniques of production

C. Are many techniques of production

D. Are two techniques of production

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In perfect cartel, the:

A. Perfect competition price is charged

B. Monopoly price is charged

C. Monopoly price is not charged

D. None of the above

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The feasible part of the demand curve for the monopolist who is charging high price will be:

A. The elastic part of a demand curve

B. The inelastic part of a demand curve

C. The constant elastic part of the demand curve

D. None of the above

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When total revenue is maximum in monopoly, elasticity of demand is:

A. E =1

B. E >1

C. E <1

D. E =0

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The optimal strategy for a player is termed as:

A. Recessive strategy

B. Dormant strategy

C. Dominant strategy

D. Hidden strategy

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Income-demand curve shows:

A. Income-expenditure relationship

B. Income-cost relationship

C. Income-price relationship

D. Income-quantity relationship

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Rational economic behavior on the part of the consumer means that he will:

A. Save as much of his income as possible

B. Spend as much of his income as possible

C. Buy everything at the lowest possible price

D. Make wise choices among available economic goods

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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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The ordinary demand curve is also called:

A. Marshallian demand curve

B. Hicksian demand curve

C. Slutsky demand curve

D. All the above

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The cost of production is faced by a:

A. Producer

B. Consumer

C. Seller

D. Firm

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Which of the following curves is a rectangular hyperbola?

A. ATC

B. AVC

C. AFC

D. None of the above

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In Edgeworth model, price remains:

A. Constant

B. On increasing

C. Independent

D. Indeterminate

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Marginal cost curve cuts the average cost curve:

A. At the left of its lowest point

B. At its lowest point

C. At the right of its lowest point

D. None of the above

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A budget line shows:

A. Price of commodity X in terms of Y

B. Price of commodity Y in term of X

C. Income of the consumer

D. All of the above

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Economic laws are:

A. Conditional

B. Moral by nature

C. Predicted

D. Like laws of sports

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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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A firm in a position of equilibrium is supposed to be maximizing:

A. Output

B. Sales

C. Profits

D. None of the above

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Under conditions of perfect competition, price in the long-run is equal to:

A. Minimum of average variable cost

B. Minimum of marginal cost

C. Minimum of average fixed cost

D. Minimum of average cost

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Each firm in cournot model starts selling:

A. 1/2 of the total market demand

B. 1/4 of the total market demand

C. 1/3 of the total market demand

D. None of the above

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In Nash Equilibrium:

A. Each player has a dominant strategy

B. No players have a dominant strategy

C. At least one player has a dominant strategy

D. Players may or may not have dominant strategies

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Which of the following would be least likely to cause a consumer to eat less beef?

A. An increase in the price of beef

B. An increase in the price of lamb

C. A reduction in the consumers income

D. A reduction in the price of lamb

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Marshallian demand function is also known as:

A. Utility demand function

B. Compensated demand function

C. Collective demand function

D. Relative demand function