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THEME 3: CRP + BUS OBJ + EFF

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Internal economies of scale occurs when.......

a)

LRMC falls as output rises

b)

LRAC falls as output falls

c)

LRAC falls as there is a growth in the entire industry

d)

LRAC falls as output rises

e)

LRAC rises as output rises

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of INTERNAL ECONOMIES OF SCALE?

a)

Purchasing

b)

Cooperation

c)

Managerial

d)

Technical

e)

Financial

3.

Increasing returns to scale means......

a)

% change in factor inputs = % change in output

b)

% change in factor inputs > % change in output

c)

% change in factor inputs < % change in output

d)

% change in revenue > % change in costs

e)

% change in quantity > % change in price

4.

External economies of scale is where LRAC falls when.......

a)

the firm grows

b)

the economy grows

c)

the economy contracts

d)

the industry grows

e)

the firm declines

5.

The minimum efficient scale is the.................

a)

scale of output where internal economies of scale have been fully exploited

b)

scale of output where external economies of scale have been fully exploited

c)

scale of output where diseconomies of scale have been fully exploited

d)

scale of output where profit is maximised

e)

scale of output where revenue is maximised

6.

If you are producing beyond the point MR=MC which of the following would be true?

a)

There is a marginal loss of one extra unit of production

b)

There is a marginal profit on one extra unit of production

c)

Supernormal profits would rise

d)

Revenue would continue to rise with output

e)

Marginal profit would be zero

7.

What would happen to price and quantity if you move from profit max output to rev max output?

a)

fall, fall

b)

fall, rise

c)

rise, rise

d)

rise, fall

e)

none of the above

8.

What form of profit will you be making if you sales maximise?

a)

Impossible to say

b)

Loss

c)

Supernormal profit where AR<AC

d)

Supernormal profit where AR>AC

e)

Normal profit

9.

If a firm is profit satisficing between which two levels of output will they be operating?

a)

profit max and sales max

b)

profit max and rev max

c)

rev max and all efficiency

d)

prod efficiency and all efficiency

10.

Why would a firm adopt sales max as a strategy?

a)

To max profit

b)

To satisfy shareholders

c)

To max revenue

d)

To increase market share

e)

To price at point of allocative efficiency

11.

What is the formula for allocative efficiency?

a)

P=AFC

b)

P=MC

c)

MR=MC

d)

TC=TR

e)

AR=AC

12.

At what output level would a firm operate at prod efficiency?

a)

Max TR

b)

MR=0

c)

MR=MC

d)

MIN AC

e)

AR=MC

13.

Emily is the new CEO of Microsoft. Overtime the company draws on existing supernormal profits to invest in product innovation. This strategy is an example of what type of efficiency?

a)

X efficicency

b)

Allocative efficiency

c)

Productive efficiency

d)

Dynamic efficiency

e)

Social efficiency

14.

Cooper is a manager in a large company with monopoly power. He manages a team of inefficient workers but he decides to keep them on because they have worked for the company for many years. This is an example of?

a)

Productive inefficiency

b)

Allocative inefficiency

c)

X inefficiency

d)

Dynamic inefficiency

e)

X efficiency

15.

Which of the following markets is the best example of a perfectly competitive market?

a)

Supermarket industry

b)

Car industry

c)

Hairdressing industry

d)

Mobile phone industry

e)

Agricultural industry