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Internal 2 Question Bank - Basics of Business Economics

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A function that describes the input output relationship is known as ____ function

a)

Consumption

b)

Production

c)

Distribution

d)

Exchange

2.

The inputs of factors of production include __________

a)

Land

b)

Labour & capital

c)

Organisation

d)

All the above

3.

The __________ functional relationship assumes that at least one of the units remains unchanged as the output varies.

a)

Long run

b)

Medium term

c)

Short run

d)

Cobb Douglas

4.

The _______ is the result of total product per unit of the variable input

a)

Average product

b)

Variable product

c)

Total product

d)

Marginal product

5.

In law of returns to scale, if proportionate increase in output is greater than the proportionate increase in inputs then it is known as ________________

a)

Increasing returns to scale

b)

Decreasing returns to scale

c)

Constant returns to scale

d)

Negative returns to scale

6.

Formula for Breakeven sales is __________

a)

Fixed Cost/Profit

b)

Fixed Cost /Contribution

c)

Fixed Cost / P/V ratio

d)

Fixed Cost / Desired sales

7.

Opportunity Cost is also known as ________

a)

Real cost

b)

Implicit Cost

c)

Explicit Cost

d)

Indirect Cost

8.

The curve that declines with increase in level of output tends to infinity but never touches the X axis is

a)

TFC

b)

AVC

c)

AFC

d)

TVC

9.

The Long run average cost curve (LAC) is a _______

a)

Tangent curve

b)

Planning curve

c)

Envelope curve

d)

All the above

10.

Larger firms get borrowings from bank at a lower rate of interest. This comes under ______

a)

Managerial economies

b)

Financial economies

c)

Technical economies

d)

Marketing economies

11.

Reasons for increasing returns in Stage I of law of variable proportion is ________

a)

Indivisibility

b)

Specialisation

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of the above

12.

Cobb Douglas production function mainly studies -----------------?

a)

Capital & labour

b)

Labour & Entrepreneur

c)

Land & Labour

d)

Land & capital

13.

The rate at which a firm can substitute capital for labour and hold output constant is the ________.

a)

marginal rate of production

b)

law of diminishing marginal returns

c)

marginal rate of technical substitution

d)

isoquant.

14.

What is Production in Economics:

a)

Creating/Addition of Utility

b)

Production of food grains

c)

Creation of services

d)

Manufacturing of goods

15.

A firm that increases the quantity it produces without any change in per-unit cost is experiencing:

a)

economies of scale

b)

diseconomies of scale

c)

constant returns to scale

d)

none of the above

16.

A Monopolist is a:

a)

Price-maker

b)

Price-taker

c)

Price-adjuster

d)

None of the above

17.

Under monopoly, the degree of control over price is:

a)

None

b)

Some

c)

Very considerable

d)

None of the above

18.

Which market structure is characterized by a few large firms controlling the market?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Monopolistic competition

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Perfect competition

19.

When marginal cost equals average cost, average cost is

a)

Rising

b)

Falling

c)

Minimum

d)

Maximum

20.

Total fixed cost curve is

a)

Upward sloping

b)

Horizontal straight line

c)

Vertical line

d)

U-shaped

21.

A firm is in equilibrium when

a)

MC = MR

b)

AR = AC

c)

TR = TC

d)

AC = MC

22.

If average cost decreases as output increases, the firm experiences

a)

Diseconomies of scale

b)

Constant returns to scale

c)

Economies of scale

d)

Negative returns

23.

Marginal product becomes zero when total product is

a)

Maximum

b)

Minimum

c)

Constant

d)

Increasing at increasing rate

24.

The stage of production in which marginal product is positive but falling is called

a)

Stage I

b)

Stage II

c)

Stage III

d)

Constant stage

25.

The law of diminishing marginal returns applies to the

a)

Short run

b)

Long run

c)

Both

d)

Neither

26.

When average cost is rising, marginal cost must be

a)

Below average cost

b)

Equal to average cost

27.

Break-even point is where

a)

Total cost = Total revenue

b)

Fixed cost = Variable cost

c)

Profit = Revenue

d)

Marginal cost = Marginal revenue

28.

In perfect competition, demand curve faced by a firm is

a)

Upward sloping

b)

Downward sloping

c)

Horizontal

d)

Vertical

29.

In monopoly, price elasticity of demand is generally

a)

Greater than one

b)

Equal to one

c)

Less than one

d)

Infinite

30.

The distinguishing feature of monopolistic competition is

a)

Product differentiation

b)

Homogeneous product

c)

Single seller

d)

No entry

31.

In an oligopoly, price rigidity is often explained by

a)

Demand curve

b)

Kinked demand curve

c)

Isoquant curve

d)

Isocost line

32.

When firms agree not to compete but to fix prices, it is known as

a)

Collusion

b)

Competition

c)

Integration

d)

Regulation

33.

Production is the process where goods and services are ________ and includes various forms of utility.

a)

created

b)

destroyed

c)

ignored

d)

sold

34.

The law of _____________________________comes under long run production function.

a)

returns to scale

b)

diminishing marginal utility

c)

variable proportions

d)

equilibrium price

35.

The __________________curves show the different combinations of two resources with which a firm produces equal or same level of output.

a)

isoquant

b)

indifference

c)

budget

d)

supply

36.

Expand MRTS ______________________________________

a)

Marginal Rate of Technical Substitution

b)

Marginal Return to Scale

c)

Maximum Rate of Technical Substitution

d)

Marginal Ratio of Total Supply

37.

The line which shows different possible combinations of two factors, that a firm can buy with a given expenditure or outlay is known as ______________

a)

iso-cost line

b)

indifference curve

c)

production possibility curve

d)

budget constraint

38.

___________________________is an economic tool that determines how changes in an organization's sales volume affect its costs, revenue, and profit.

a)

CVP Analysis

b)

SWOT Analysis

c)

Break-even Chart

d)

Budgetary Control

39.

Raw materials, Direct labour and overheads are examples of ______________cost.

a)

variable

b)

fixed

c)

semi-variable

d)

sunk

40.

______________economies mean the benefits of large-scale production available to an organisation due to division of labour within its own operation.

a)

Internal

b)

External

c)

Marginal

d)

Social

41.

The curve that implies that the more experienced a company is in manufacturing a specific product, the lower its cost of production is known as ________________.

a)

learning curve

b)

supply curve

c)

demand curve

d)

indifference curve

42.

In economies of scope, when a company produces a ______________ of products the unit cost to produce a product will decline.

a)

Variety

b)

Small number

c)

Single type

d)

Limited range

43.

A market exists where there is ............................ between buyers and sellers.

a)

Interaction

b)

Isolation

c)

Negligence

d)

Conflict

44.

Buying and selling takes place in a ............................

a)

Market place

b)

Library

c)

Hospital

d)

School

45.

The process of ............................ and ............................ takes place simultaneously in market place.

a)

Buying; Selling

b)

Producing; Consuming

c)

Importing; Exporting

d)

Storing; Transporting

46.

A market has existence of buyers and sellers, communication between them and ______________.

a)

commodity

b)

currency

c)

agreement

d)

location

47.

Under perfect competition, the firms are producing ______________ product.

a)

identical products

b)

differentiated products

c)

unique products

d)

inferior products

48.

When the Average revenue of the firm is greater than its average cost, the firm is earning __________.

a)

economic profit

b)

normal profit

c)

zero profit

d)

economic loss

49.

The perfect competitive firms are __________.

a)

price taker

b)

price maker

c)

monopolist

d)

oligopolist

50.

An __________ is a curve on a graph that measures output, and the trade-off between two factors needed to keep that output constant.

a)

isoquant

b)

isobar

c)

isotherm

d)

isocline

51.

An _______ show all combinations of factors that cost the same amount.

a)

isocost

b)

isoquant

c)

budget line

d)

production possibility curve

52.

____________ refer to the cost advantage experienced by a firm when it increases its level of output.

a)

Economies of scale

b)

Diseconomies of scale

c)

Marginal cost pricing

d)

Price discrimination

53.

The cost incurred on the use of self-owned resources is called __________ cost.

a)

implicit

b)

explicit

c)

variable

d)

fixed

54.

The additional output produced by employing one more unit of a variable factor is called __________.

a)

marginal product

b)

average product

c)

total product

d)

fixed product

55.

When total revenue equals total cost, the firm is at __________ point.

a)

break-even

b)

shutdown

c)

profit-maximizing

d)

loss-minimizing

56.

The slope of the total cost curve gives __________ cost.

a)

marginal

b)

average

c)

fixed

d)

variable

57.

When average cost equals marginal cost, both are at their __________ point.

a)

minimum

b)

maximum

c)

equilibrium

d)

break-even

58.

The long-run average cost curve is often called the __________ curve.

a)

envelope

b)

marginal

c)

supply

d)

demand

59.

The difference between total revenue and total variable cost is known as __________.

a)

contribution

b)

profit

c)

gross margin

d)

net income

60.

The shape of the marginal cost curve is generally __________ shaped.

a)

U

b)

L

c)

S

d)

V

61.

The output at which marginal cost equals marginal revenue gives the __________ output level.

a)

equilibrium

b)

maximum profit

c)

shutdown

d)

break-even

62.

Firms in perfect competition can sell any quantity at the __________ market price.

a)

prevailing

b)

discounted

c)

negotiated

d)

variable

63.

A firm earns normal profit when average cost equals __________.

a)

average revenue

b)

marginal cost

c)

total cost

d)

marginal revenue

64.

Price and output determination under monopoly depends upon the firm’s __________ curve.

a)

demand

b)

supply

c)

cost

d)

revenue

65.

The part of total cost that changes with the level of production is called __________ cost.

a)

variable

b)

fixed

c)

sunk

d)

opportunity

66.

If marginal product is greater than average product, average product will __________.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain constant

d)

become zero

67.

A horizontal supply curve indicates __________ cost conditions.

a)

constant

b)

increasing

c)

decreasing

d)

variable