Managerial Economics - 1

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The concept of Perfect competition includes all the features of :-
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Pure competition
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Pure competition

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An entrepreneur may earn high profits just by luck, say because of outbreak of war. This is known as :-
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Chance Profits
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Monopoly Profits

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Managerial economics is also understood to refer to
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applied economics
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applied economics

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Features of Dumping are :-
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It is possible in the case of monopoly market , Selling same good at higher price in home market and at lower price in international market , It is encouraged with a view to promote the exports
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It is possible in the case of monopoly market , It is encouraged with a view to promote the exports

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The type economic problem is
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universal
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universal

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In macro – economic analysis the behavior of economic agents such as firms, households and government is seen in total, disregarding details at particular level.
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True
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True

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Changes in the value of money because of inflation, make inventory valuation of finished products difficult.
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True
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True

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The method of inventory valuation in which, the cost of production is calculated on the assumption that the material which was last to enter the inventory of the company was used first is :-
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LIFO
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LIFO

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The act of making goods and services is called
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production
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production

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The partnership between private sector & government is called ________.
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Joint sector enterprise
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Joint sector enterprise

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According to Keynes there are three motives for holding cash for liquidity preference :-
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The speculative motive , The transactions motive , The precautionary motive
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The transactions motive , The precautionary motive , The speculative motive

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If the substitutes are relatively costly then the demand for the commodity in question will be :-
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More
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More

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The Laws of Returns to scale are :-
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Law of Increasing Returns to Scale , Law of Constant Returns to Scale , Law of Decreasing Returns to scale
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Law of Decreasing Returns to scale

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Increasing Returns explains :-
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Total product increases at an increasing rate , Marginal product increasing and it is maximum , Average product is increasing but it is below MP
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Total product increases at an increasing rate , Marginal product increasing and it is maximum , Average product is increasing but it is below MP

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An individual consumer or particular market for a given commodity are the subject matter of :-
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Micro Economics
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Micro Economics

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The prosperity phase is characterized by rise in the level of employment.
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True
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True

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Baumol has suggested as an alternative objective for profit maximization, the maximization of ________.
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Sales
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Sales

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The profit which is surplus of revenue over and above all paid out cost is :-
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Accounting Profit
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Gross Profit

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In perfect competition various factors of production are assumed to be ________.
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Perfectly mobile
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Perfectly mobile

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Keynes, on the basis of a fundamental psychological law, observed that as income ________, consumption Increases.
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Increases
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Increases

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During the period of depression, a large part of a country’s resources lie involuntarily idle.
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True
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True

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Pure private goods are completely divisible and to them the principle of exclusion applies in full measure.
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True
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False

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The taxation & public expenditure policies are called as ________ ..
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Budgetary Policy
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Budgetary Policy

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The disinvestments of industries is needed for :-
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Phased privatization , Reducing deficit , Capital support to plans
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Phased privatization , Reducing deficit , Capital support to plans

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The act of using goods and services to satisfy wants is called
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consumption
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consumption

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The things that are produced by factors of production are called
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commodities
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commodities

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In the context of externalities, driving the smoke-emitting buses and trucks in the cities is an example of ________ cost.
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Social
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Social

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The concept of just distribution of national product is a
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normative
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normative

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The government also fixes minimum procurement prices for major crops on the recommendation of the Agricultural Prices Commission (APC).
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True
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True

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According to Lionel Robbins definition of economics, "Economics is a science which :-
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Studies human behaviour , Relationship between ends and scares resources , Scarce means have alternate uses
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Studies human behaviour , Relationship between ends and scares resources , Scarce means have alternate uses

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Under perfect competition, price is determined by the interaction of total demand and ________.
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Total supply
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Total selling cost

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Features of monopolistic Competition are :-
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Fairly large number of firms , Product differentiation , Selling costs are existed
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Fairly large number of firms , Product differentiation , Selling costs are existed

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Steps in cost benefit analysis are :-
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Identification of a project , Formulation of the project , Appraisal and selection of the project
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Identification of a project , Formulation of the project , Appraisal and selection of the project

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There is no separation of ownership and management in case of a Joint Stock Company.
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False
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False

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During a period of rising prices (inflation), the goods and services are :-
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Scarce
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Scarce

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The cost recorded in the books of accounts are considered as :-
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Explicit costs
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Explicit costs

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Variable cost are those costs which vary with the level of :-
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Output
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Output

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Open market operations measures are ________.
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Quantitative credit control
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Quantitative credit control

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Managerial ________ lies on the borderline of management and Economics.
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Economics
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Economics

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The demand for life saving drugs is elastic.
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False
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False

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Managerial economics generally refers to the integration of economic theory with business
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Practice
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Practice

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Resource allocation decisions in free market economy
Theory of price
Theory of price
Economic problem
Universal
Universal
Managerial Economics
Applied branch of knowledge
Applied branch of knowledge
Inflation
Reduction in purchasing power
Reduction in purchasing power
Waste of resources
Involuntary unemployment
Involuntary unemployment

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According J.B.Clark, profit is the reward paid for :-
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Dynamism
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Risk bearing

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The characteristics of a sole proprietorship firm is :-
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Unlimited Capital , Ownership by a single person , Easy to form
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Ownership by a single person , Easy to form

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The rate of interest, according to Keynes depends upon two factors: the liquidity preference function and ________.
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The quantity of money.
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The quantity of money.

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Human wants
unlimited
unlimited
General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
J. M. Keynes
J. M. Keynes
Managerial economics
Decision making and forward planning
Decision making and forward planning
Resources
scarce
scarce
Commodities
goods and services
goods and services

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Every nation’s resources which are used to produce the quantities of goods and services that would be required to satisfy all its citizen’s wants are
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insufficient
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insufficient