Question 201 : The laws of variable proportions assumes all factors should remain constant.
- true
- false
Question 202 : With the division of labour specialisation leads to technological economics
- true
- false
Question 203 : External economics are realized by the monopolist firms since there is no competition
- true
- false
Question 204 : Internal economics enjoyed by an individual firm.
- true
- false
Question 205 : Division of labour leads to labour economy
- true
- false
Question 206 : Using superior technology leads to external economy of scale.
- true
- false
Question 207 : The iso-quants are concave to the origin.
- true
- false
Question 208 : Two iso-quants can intersect each other.
- true
- false
Question 209 : The point of tangency between iso-cost line and iso-quant is the point of producers equilibrium.
- true
- false
Question 210 : Economies of scale lead to reduction in cost of production.
- true
- false
Question 211 : A large firm can enjoy financial economies and marketing economies.
- true
- false
Question 212 : Increasing return to scale curve is upward sloping curve.
- true
- false
Question 213 : Economies of scope is reflected in the higher cost.
- true
- false
Question 214 : Economies of scope is possible when two or more goods are produced.
- true
- false
Question 215 : Production refers to :
- Production function
- Creation of utilities
- Producing output
- Transformation
Question 216 : Inputs in the process of production refers to :
- The employment
- The use of factors of production
- Anything in a factory
- None of the above
Question 217 : Production function refers to :
- The input output relationship in the process of production
- The technological impact
- The technology and other resources in operations
- The production methods
Question 218 : In the shortrun :
- All factors are variable
- There exists some fixed factors only
- Output varies with variable factors
- There is short time for change
Question 219 : In longrun :
- Production level can be increased infinitely
- All factors are variable
- Everything can be changed
- Production level refers to period of 10 years and above
Question 220 : When the total product is maximum :
- Average product is maximum
- Marginal product is maximum
- Marginal product is equal to average product
- Marginal product is zero
Question 221 : Increasing returns to scale means :
- Marginal product is constant
- Proportion of change is output is exceeding the proportion of change in input
- The marginal product curve is declining
- Excellent management
Question 222 : The slope of an isoquant refers to the measurement of :
- The marginal rate of technical substitution
- The marginal physical product of labour
- The capital efficiency
- All of the above
Question 223 : Long-run average cost decline as output expands due to :
- Good management
- Technological advancement
- Economics of scale
- Spread of fixed costs
Question 224 : Labour economy is caused by :
- Division of labour
- Time management
- Managerial efficiency
- Better organisation
Question 225 : The slope of long-run cost curve is influenced by :
- The artist
- Managerial economy
- Economics and diseconomics of scale
- Input-output technical relationship
Question 226 : Application of automotive devices with expanding scale of operation leads to :
- Industrial economy
- Technical economy
- External economy
- Technical force
Question 227 : Internal economies are realized by the firm :
- When its size is big
- Scale of operation is large
- Within itself
- All of the above
Question 228 : External economics occur when :
- Size of firm expands
- Size of industry expands
- Economy grows
- All of the above
Question 229 : ______ type of iso-quant assumes perfect substitutability.
- Leontief iso-quant
- Kinked iso-quant
- Linear iso-quant
- Smooth convex iso-quant
Question 230 : The area lying between the two ridge lines is the ______.
- non-economic region
- economic region
- economic of scope
- none of there
Question 231 : ______ is attributed to the multiproduct cost function.
- Economies of scope
- Diseconomies of scale
- Economies of scale
- None of these
Question 232 : The point of tangency between isocost line and isoquant is the point of ______.
- Consumers equilibrium
- Producers equilibrium
- Both (a) and (b)
- None of these
Question 233 : Decreasing return to scale arises due to ______ of large scale production.
- economies
- diseconomies
- both (a) and (b)
- None of these
Question 234 : If there is zero substitutability between capital and labour the isoquant is__________.
- a straight line
- L shaped
- concave to the origin
- None of these
Question 235 : The total amount of output produced is called ______.
- Total supply
- Total product
- Both a and b
- None of the above
Question 236 : Using five units of labour a firm can produce 2500 units of a good. Using six units of labour the firm can produce 3000 units of the good. The marginal product of the sixth unit of labour is.
- 100 units
- 1500 units
- 2000 units
- 500 units
Question 237 : ______ cost consists of only those payments which are actually made by the firm.
- variable
- Accounting
- Average
- None of these
Question 238 : In longrun all costs are ______.
- Social
- variable
- Private
- None of these
Question 239 : Under constant costs conditions LAC and LMC curves tend to ______.
- Private
- coinside
- Social
- None of these
Question 240 : Minimum point of the LAC curve implies ______ plant size.
- Social
- Optimum
- Private
- None of these
Question 241 : ______ costs are incorporated in the firms total cost of production.
- Social
- Private
- fixed
- None of these
Question 242 : Environmental distraction is a ______ cost.
- fixed
- None of these
- Social
- Private
Question 243 : ______ are direct contractual monetary payments incurred through market transactions.
- Fixed cost
- None of these
- Explicit costs
- total cost
Question 244 : ______ remain fixed at any level of output in the short run.
- Explicit costs
- None of these
- Fixed cost
- total cost
Question 245 : ______ curve is regarded as the long-run planning device.
- None of these
- LAC
Question 246 : ______ is the total expenditure incurred by the firm in producing a given level of output.
- Average fixed cost
- None of these
- total cost
- fixed cost
Question 247 : ______ refers to the total expenditure made by the firm on the variable factor in short run.
- Prime cost
- fixed cost
- All of the above
- total variable cost
Question 248 : Marginal cost is also referred as ______.
- Supplementary
- fixed cost
- All of the above
- Incremental cost
Question 249 : Fixed costs are ______ cost.
- Prime
- Incrementalt
- All of the above
- Supplementary
Question 250 : Variable costs are ______ cost.
- Prime
- Incrementalt
- All of the above
- Prime