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PRODUCER BEHAVIOUR MCQs

Total Questions : 29 | Page 2 of 3 pages
Question 11. Output of food grain in India at one stage was less than its domestic demand. Now it is not. Does it mean that the law of diminishing returns has failed in Indian agriculture?
  1.    No
  2.    Yes
  3.    Manager
  4.    Entrepreneur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> No
:
A
No. Rise in output of food grain in India is owing to the use of new technology (related to HYV seeds). When there is an improvement in technology, the occurence of the law of diminishing returns is deferred for some time. It does not mean that the law of diminishing returns has failed. It only postponement of law. The law is bound to set-in again once the effect of new technology is exhausted.
Question 12. The combination of inputs is optimal
  1.    at points of tangency between isoquants and isocosts
  2.    if the marginal revenue product is equal to the marginal resource cost for all inputs
  3.    if the marginal rate of technical substitution between every pair of inputs is equal to the ratio of the prices of those inputs
  4.    All of the above are correct.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above are correct.
:
D
All options are correct.
Question 13. A line that connects all points where the marginal rate of technical substitution is equal to the ratio of input prices is called the
  1.    input demand curve
  2.    total product curve
  3.    expansion path
  4.    isocost line
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> expansion path
:
C
A line that connects all points where the marginal rate of technical substitution is equal to the ratio of input prices is called theexpansion path.
Question 14. If the marginal product of labor is 2, the marginal product of capital is 4, the wage rate is INR 3, the rental price of capital is INR 6, and the price of output is INR 1.50, then the firm should
  1.    Increase output by hiring more labor, more capital, or both
  2.    Hold output constant, but hire more labor and less capital
  3.    Decrease output by reducing the quantity of capital, reducing the number of units of labor, or both
  4.    None of the above is correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of the above is correct
:
D
Cost of hiring one additional unit of labour = Rs 3
Revenue from hiring an additional unit of labour
= MP of labour x price = Rs 3
Cost of renting oneadditional unit of capital = Rs 6
Revenue from renting an additional unit of capital
= MP of capital x price = Rs 6
Hence, there is no benefit in increasing labour or capital.
Question 15. Labour is hirable but you cannot hire:
  1.    Capital
  2.    Land
  3.    Manager
  4.    Entrepreneur
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Entrepreneur
:
D
All factors except enterpreneur can be hired.
Question 16. ___ is that period of time in which some factors are fixed and some are variable.
  1.    Short run
  2.    Long run
  3.    Either A or B
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Short run
:
A
In the short run, there are both fixed and variable factors.
Question 17. In the ___,changes in all the  factors of production is possible.
  1.    Short run
  2.    Long run
  3.    Intermediate period
  4.    Market period
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Long run
:
B
In the long run, all factors are variable.
Question 18. In short period there is no change in ___factors.
  1.    Fixed
  2.    Variable
  3.    Human
  4.    Physical
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Fixed
:
A
The short run is defined in terms of fixed factors i.e. factors which can't be changed immediately.
Question 19. Returns to a factor refers to the resultant increase in the total product when only one factor is increased, keeping all the other factors constant. 
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    Either A or B
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
The statement is true. It measures the returns in terms of increased output when one additional unit of a factor is used, keeping all other factors constant.
Question 20. Productivity basically measures the ratio of total output to a weighted average of inputs.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    marginal product is at a maximum
  4.    All of the above are correct
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> True
:
A
True.Productivity measures the ratio of total output to a weighted average of inputs.Economists typically look at two measures of productivity: labor productivity, which calculates the amount of output per unit of labor, and total factor productivity, which measures output per unit of total inputs (typically of capital and labor).

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