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Theory of production and cost

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The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative forgone is known as

  1. production cost

  2. physical cost

  3. opportunity cost

  4. real cost


Correct Option: C

Which of the following statements concerning the long run average cost curve is false?

  1. It represents the least cost input combination for producing each level of output.

  2. It is derived from a series of short run average cost curve.

  3. The short run cost curve at the minimum point of the long run average cost curve represents the least-cost plant size for all levels of output.

  4. As output increases, the amount of capital employed by the firm increases along the curve.


Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is also known as plant curve?

  1. Long run average cost curve

  2. Short-run average cost curve

  3. Average variable cost curve

  4. Average total cost curve


Correct Option: B

In the long run any firm will eventually leave the industry, if

  1. price does not at least cover the average total cost.

  2. Price does not equal marginal cost.

  3. economies of scale are being reaped.

  4. price is greater than long run average cost.


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is an example of “implicit cost”?

  1. Interest that could have been earned on retained earning used by the firm to finance expansion.

  2. The payment of rent by the firm for the building in which it is housed.

  3. The interest payment made by the firm for borrowal from a bank

  4. The payment of wages by the firm.


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is most likely to be a variable cost for a firm?

  1. The interest payments on loans.

  2. The franchiser's fee that a restaurant must pay to the national restaurant chain.

  3. The monthly rent on office space that is leased for a year.

  4. The payroll taxes that are paid on employees' wages.


Correct Option: D

Suppose you find Rs. 100. If you choose to use Rs. 100 to go to a football match, your opportunity cost of going to the game is

  1. nothing, because you found the money.

  2. Rs. 100 (because you could have used Rs. 100 to buy other things) plus the value of your time spent at the game.

  3. Rs. 100 (because you could have used Rs. 100 to buy other things) plus the value of your time spent at the game, plus the cost of the dinner you purchased at the game.

  4. Rs 100 (because you could have used Rs. 100 to buy other things).


Correct Option: B

The average fixed cost

  1. remains the same whatever the level of output

  2. increases as output increases

  3. diminishes as output increases

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: C

If AC is minimum

  1. MC > AC

  2. MC > AC

  3. MC = AC

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

What are the two items listed on a balance sheet?

  1. Interest and principle

  2. Assets and liabilities

  3. Interest and assets

  4. Principle and bonds


Correct Option: B

Suppose that a sole proprietorship is earning a total revenue of Rs. 1,00,000 and is incurring explicit cost of Rs. 75,000. If the owner could work for another company for Rs. 30,000 a year, we would conclude that

  1. the firm is incurring an economic loss

  2. implicit costs are Rs. 25,000

  3. the total economic costs are Rs. 1,00,000

  4. the individual is earning an economic profit of Rs 25,000


Correct Option: A

Liquidity rules have been formulated and enforced by

  1. World Bank

  2. State Govt.

  3. Central Govt.

  4. RBI


Correct Option: D

Which of the following statement is false?

  1. Economic costs include the opportunity costs of the resources owned by the firm.

  2. Accounting costs include only explicit costs.

  3. Economic profit will always be less than accounting profit will always be less than accounting profit if resources owned and used by the firm have any opportunity costs.

  4. Accounting profit is equal to total revenue less implicit costs.


Correct Option: D

What do you call deposits that are covered by cash?

  1. Paper deposits

  2. Nominal deposits

  3. Cash deposits

  4. Real deposits


Correct Option: D

RBI is responsible for overall

  1. credit and fiscal policy of the economy

  2. debit and fiscal policy of the economy

  3. credit and monetary policy of the economy

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Open market operations perform

  1. direct sales of securities

  2. indirect sales of securities

  3. purchase and sales of bills

  4. all of these


Correct Option: D

What role does the board of directors of a bank play?

  1. Make loans

  2. Make deposits

  3. Oversee bank activities

  4. Handle withdrawals


Correct Option: C

The lender of last resort means

  1. the govt. coming to the rescue of poor farmers

  2. the central bank coming to the rescue of other banks in financial crisis

  3. commercial banks in coming to the rescue of small industrial units

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) means

  1. minimum cash reserve with RBI

  2. minimum liquid assets in the form of cash, gold and approved securities

  3. a maximum ratio of cash holding to total liabilities of bank

  4. a minimum ratio of cash holding to total liabilities of bank


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) is a term for reserve requirement that the commercial banks in India require to maintain in the form of gold and/or government approved securities before providing credit to the customers.

Which of the following is not part of the opportunity cost of going on holiday?

  1. The money you spend on a theatre shown

  2. The money you could have made if you had stayed at home and worked

  3. The money you spent on airline tickets

  4. The money you spent on food


Correct Option: D
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