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Managerial Economics Revision

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scarcity is a condition that exists when

a)

there is a fixed supply of resources relative to the demand for the product.

b)

there is a large demand for a product.

c)

resources are not able to meet the entire demand for a product.

d)

All of the above

2.

Select the group that best represents the basic factors of production.

a)

land, labor, capital, technology

b)

land, labor, money, management skills

c)

land, natural resources, labor, capital

d)

land, labor, capital, entrepreneurship

3.

The economic concept of "opportunity cost" is most closely associated with which of the following management considerations?

a)

market structure

b)

product demand

c)

resource scarcity

d)

technology

4.

________ risk involves variation in returns due to the ups and downs of the economy, the industry and the firm.

a)

business

b)

structural

c)

fluctuational

d)

financial

5.

Unlike an accountant, an economist measures costs on a(n) ________ basis.

a)

replacement

b)

explicit

c)

historical

d)

conservative

6.

If OPEC increases its price of oil, and still the demand for oil decreases by a very small amount, we can conclude that the demand for oil is

a)

relatively inelastic.

b)

relatively elastic.

c)

perfectly elastic.

d)

perfectly inelastic.

7.

Suppose the price of beans rises from $1.00 a pound to $2.00 a pound, quantity falls from 10 units to 6 units. In this example, the demand for beans is said to be

a)

relatively elastic.

b)

perfectly elastic.

c)

perfectly inelastic.

d)

relatively inelastic.

8.

If the income elasticity of a particular good is negative 0.2, it would be considered

a)

an inferior good.

b)

a superior good.

c)

a normal good.

d)

an elastic good.

9.

The marginal product of the variable input

a)

is always positive.

b)

typically falls then rises.

c)

is equal to the total product divided by the total amount of the variable input employed.

d)

None of the above

10.

Which of the following markets comes closes to the model of perfect competition?

a)

automobile industry

b)

agriculture

c)

aerospace industry

d)

information technology industry

11.
When the supply of a product or service goes up and the demand stays the same the Price will typically do what? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
stay the same
d)
Consumer
12.
When the demand for a product or service is higher than the supply this causes what?
a)
shortage
b)
consumer
c)
surplus
d)
equilibrium
13.
An individual or group who purchases goods.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
goods
d)
services
14.
The point where supply and demand are balanced is?
a)
product
b)
demand
c)
surplus
d)
equilibrium
15.
When there is a shortage the price will usually? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
remain the same
d)
equilibrium
16.
For the law of supply, as price rises, what happens to quantity supplied?
a)
it goes up
b)
it goes down
c)
it stays the same
d)
it is not effected
17.
If a price is above equilibrium price, it creates a...
a)
shortage
b)
surplus
c)
market price
d)
demand
18.
If a price is below the equilibrium price it creates a...
a)
shortage
b)
surplus 
c)
market price 
d)
supply
19.
What does this curve represent?
a)
demand
b)
supply
c)
equilibrium
d)
shortage
20.
What does this curve represent?
a)
supply
b)
equilibrium
c)
demand
d)
surplus
21.
The diagram represents a
a)
increase in demand
b)
decrease in demand
c)
change in quantity demand
d)
none of the above
22.
What does this graph show?
a)
Shortage
b)
Surplus
c)
Supply Table
d)
Equilibrium
23.
If a price floor was set at 320, what quantity would be purchased?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
60
d)
80
24.
The movement from Point A to Point B represents a(n)
a)
increase in the price.
b)
decrease in the quantity supplied.
c)
shift in the supply curve.
d)
Both Orange and Blue are correct.
25.

The law of variable proportions is said to exist when

a)

there are only two variable factors

b)

there is a fixed factor and a variable factor

c)

all factors are variable

26.

The law of variable proportion examines the production function

a)

is a long run production function

b)

with one fixed factor

c)

keeping all factors variable

d)

with one factor variable, while keeping the other factors fixed

27.

When MP is zero

a)

TP is maixmum

b)

TP starts falling

c)

AP becomes negative

d)

TP is zero

28.

Which stage represents the range of rational production decision?

a)

Stage III

b)

Stage I

c)

Stage II

29.

_____________ is a function of inputs.

a)

Raw Materials

b)

Output

c)

Production Function

d)

Labour

30.

________ an addition to the total production by the employment of an extra unit of a factor.

a)

Average Product

b)

Total Product

c)

Marginal Product

d)

Output

31.

When more units of a factor are employed for producing a commodity , the average product first ______ then _______.

a)

falls,rises

b)

rises,falls

32.

the period of time in which plant capacity can be varied is known as:

a)

short run

b)

long run

33.

When MP is negative

a)

TP is maixmum

b)

TP starts falling

c)

AP becomes negative

d)

TP is zero

34.

According to the law of diminishing returns:

a)

the total product of an input will eventually be negative.

b)

the marginal product of an input will eventually be negative.

c)

the marginal product of an input will eventually decline.

d)

the total product of an input will eventually decline.

e)

none of the above

35.

a production function:

a)

Gives the minimum level of output that can be produced from a combination of inputs

b)

Gives the different levels of output that can be produced from a combination of inputs

c)

Gives the maximum level of output that can be produced from a combination of inputs

d)

All of the above

36.

Which of the following is an example of a variable factor?

a)

Permanent labour which remains employed at all levels of output

b)

Land on which the factory is located

c)

Machinery which does not change easily

d)

None of the above

37.

identify the phase in which TP increases at an increasing rate and MP also increases.

a)

increasing returns to a factor.

b)

decreasing returns to a factor

c)

negative returns to a factor.

38.

Tools, machines, etc. are included in-

a)

fixed capital

b)

circulating factor

c)

sunk factor

d)

human capital

39.

A short run production function is one in which-

a)

at least one factor is fixed

b)

at least one factor is variable

c)

all factors are fixed

d)

all factors are variable

40.

Identify the two cost curves which start from the same point on the Y-axis.

a)

TVC and TFC

b)

TFC and TVC

c)

TFC and TC

d)

TFC and AFC

41.

The cost curve, which is inversely S-shaped is:

a)

Average cost curve

b)

Total fixed cost curve

c)

Total variable cost curve

d)

Marginal cost curve

42.

Marginal cost refers to addition to the total cost when one more unit of output is.........

a)

Wasted

b)

Produced

c)

Employed

d)

Sold

43.

MC can be directly derived from:

a)

TFC

b)

TVC

c)

AC

d)

AFC

44.

Average fixed costs:

a)

Remain same at all levels of output

b)

Increase as output increases

c)

Decreases as output increases

d)

Initially increases and then decreases

45.

Cost function is a ________concept:

a)

Economical

b)

Functional

c)

Financial

d)

Technical

46.

Area under MC curve is equal to:

a)

TVC

b)

AFC

c)

AVC

d)

AC

47.

MC curve intersects AC curve at its _____point and AVC curve at its ________point.

a)

Maximum, minimum

b)

Minimum, minimum

c)

Minimum, Maximum

d)

Maximum, maximum

48.

AVC can fall even when MC is rising, provided:

a)

MC<AVC

b)

MC>AVC

c)

MC=AVC

d)

None of these

49.

When the price of good X is $5, the consumer buys 100 units of good X. At what price would he be willing to purchase 140 units of good X? The price elasticity of demand for good X is 2.

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50.

The demand for a good at $10 per unit is 40 units. Price falls by $5. If price elasticity of demand is (-) 3, calculate the new quantity demanded.

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51.

The quantity demanded of a commodity at a price of $8 per unit is 600 units. Its price falls by 25% and the quantity demanded rises by 120 units. Calculate the price elasticity of demand. Is its demand elastic? Give reason for your answer.

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52.

In case of downward sloping straight line curve, the coefficient of elasticity at the intercept of the demand curve on the X-axis is equal to:

a)

Zero

b)

More than one

c)

One

d)

Infinity

53.

If there is no change in demand for commodity 'X', even after rise in its price, then its demand is:

a)

Perfectly elastic

b)

Perfectly inelastic

c)

Less elastic

d)

Highly elastic

54.

Sam spent $5,000 on a commodity and bought 25 units of it. When its price changed, he spent $6,000 and bought 20 units. The elasticity of demand by total expenditure method will be:

a)

Ed<1

b)

Ed=1

c)

Ed>1

d)

Ed=0

55.

A 5% fall in the price of X leads to a 10% rise in its demand. In case of Good Y, a 2% rice in price leads to a 6% fall in its demand. In the given case,_____is more elastic.

a)

X

b)

Y

c)

Both X and Y are equally elastic.

d)

Both X and Y are inelastic.