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Why does a supply curve have a positive slope. |
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Answer» Because of positive relation between price and supply. |
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What is meant by leftward shift of supply curve? |
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Answer» Due to change in other factors the supply of a commodity falls at same price than supply curve shifted to leftward. |
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When does the supply curve shifted to rightward while price remains constant why the supply increases due to increase in price? |
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Answer» When the supply of commodity increases due to change in other factors. |
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What is the price elasticity of supply associated when a supply curve passing on 40° angle through the origin? |
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Answer» Equal to unity elastic. |
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Why does a producer moves downward along a supply curve due to decrease in price of commodity? |
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Answer» Profit margin of firm (producer). |
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What is meant by Law of Supply? |
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Answer» Law of supply states that other things remaining constant, quantity supplied of a commodity increases with increase in the price and decreases with a fall in its price. |
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When the producer increase the supply of a good at same price, give two reasons. |
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Answer» Due to change in other factor like improvement in technology, decrease in price of inputs. |
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Write two exceptions of law of supply. |
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Answer» (i) Score goods (ii) Market period |
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| 9. |
What do you mean by producer’s equilibrium. |
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Answer» Producer’s equilibrium is a situation where he gets maximum profit. |
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State any two conditions of producers equilibrium according to total revenue and total cost approach. |
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Answer» 1. MR = MC 2. Rising portion of Marginal cost curve intersects marginal revenue curve. |
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What will be the behaviour of total revenue when marginal revenue is zero? |
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Answer» Total revenue will be maximum. |
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| 12. |
What do you mean by marginal revenue? |
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Answer» Marginal revenue is net additions to total revenue by sale of one additional unit of output. |
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State the cause by which marginal product of a variable factor change from increasing return to diminishing return. |
| Answer» The supply will decrease. When supply decreases, it creates an excess demand at the old equilibrium price. This results in a competition among buyers, which raises the price of products or services. Increase in price results in a rise in supply and fall in demand. | |
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At what rate average and marginal revenue falls, with fall in per unit price of a good. |
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Answer» Marginal revenue falls twice the rate of average revenue. |
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What will be the behavior of total product when marginal product of variable input is falling but is positive? |
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Answer» Total product increases at diminishing rate. |
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| 16. |
If two supply curves intersect, which one has the higher price elasticity? |
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Answer» The flatter supply curve is more elastic at the point of intersection as compared to the steeper curve. |
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| 17. |
What is the price elasticity of supply, if supply curve is parallel to y-axis. |
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Answer» Perfectly elastic. |
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| 18. |
When does the elasticity of supply of commodity called equal to unity? |
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Answer» When percentage change in price is equal to percentage change in supply. |
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| 19. |
What effect does a decrease in price of input on supply curve of the commodity? |
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Answer» As a result of decrease in price of input producer cost falls than producers profit margin will increase so producer will increase the supply of commodity. |
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Why does average revenue curve not touch ox-axis. |
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Answer» Because AFC can never be zero at any level of output. |
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| 21. |
What will be the behaviour of Average revenue when total revenue increases at constant rate? |
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Answer» Average revenue remains constant. |
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| 22. |
Why does the difference between average total cost and average variable cost falls with increase in output. |
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Answer» It is because average fixed cost goes on falling with increase in output. |
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What behaviour of per unit price will cause the equality of average and marginal revenue. |
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Answer» Per unit price remains constant. |
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Why does average fixed cost falls with increase in output? |
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Answer» AFC can be calculated from TFC. |
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| 25. |
Define average production. |
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Answer» AP is a per unit of output of a factor. |
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| 26. |
Define marginal product. |
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Answer» Marginal product is net addition to total product when one additional unit of variable factor is used. |
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When is total product maximum? |
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Answer» When marginal product of a factor is zero, then total product will be maximum. |
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| 28. |
What do you mean by cost? |
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Answer» Cost is the sum of explicit and implicit cost. |
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What do you mean by fixed factors of production? |
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Answer» These factors of production which cannot be varied in short period. |
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| 30. |
Define Revenue. |
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Answer» Revenue is the amount received from sale of output. |
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| 31. |
Define explicit costs. |
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Answer» These monetary payments by producer on factor and non factor payments is called explicit cost. |
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| 32. |
What is meant by elasticity of supply? |
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Answer» Price Elasticity of Supply (Es) is a measure of degree of response of supply for a good to change in its price. |
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What is meant by market period? |
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Answer» A very short period in which no adjustment can take place in supply in response to a change in demand/price. |
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| 34. |
What do you mean by break-even point? |
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Answer» At the point where TR = TC. |
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| 35. |
What do you mean by normal profit? |
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Answer» Normal profit is a situation where total cost of a firm is equal to total cost. |
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| 36. |
What do you mean by individual supply schedule? |
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Answer» Individual supply schedule is a tabular form showing various quantities of a commodity which a firm is ready to sell at different prices during a given period of time. |
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| 37. |
What is supply function? |
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Answer» Supply function state the functional relation between supply of a commodity and determinants of supply. |
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| 38. |
Name two determinants of supply. |
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Answer» 1. Number of firms 2. Change in technology |
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| 39. |
What type of change in price is the cause of upward movement along a supply curve? |
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Answer» Due to decrease in price. |
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| 40. |
What effect does an increase intake rates have on supply of a commodity? |
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Answer» As a result of increase in take rates production cost increase, so the profit margin of producer will fall and producer will decrease the supply. |
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| 41. |
What causes a downward movement along a supply curve? |
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Answer» Decrease in price. |
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| 42. |
How does fall in total product affects marginal product? |
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Answer» When total product falls, marginal product becomes zero. |
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| 43. |
Define marginal cost. |
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Answer» Marginal cost is the net addition to total cost when one additional unit of output is produced. |
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What do you mean by implicit costs? |
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Answer» Implicit cost is the cost of self owned resources of producer. |
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| 45. |
Define production function. |
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Answer» Production function shows the functional relationship between physical input and output. |
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| 46. |
What is the relation between average and marginal product when average product is falling? |
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Answer» MP falls but it falls at faster rate than AP. |
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| 47. |
State the feature of factors, by which some of the factors of production are called variable factors? |
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Answer» Change in the behaviour of a factor in the short run. |
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| 48. |
Under which situation MR will fall when an additional quantity of a good is sold? |
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Answer» When per unit price falls by selling an additional unit of a good. |
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| 49. |
What causes an extension in supply? |
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Answer» Increase in price of a commodity. |
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| 50. |
Why is total variable cost curve parallel to total cost curve. |
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Answer» Total cost is the sum of total fixed cost and total variable cost. TFC remains constant at all levels of output. |
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