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Price elasticity of demand is generally

A) tends to be smaller in the short run than in the long run. B) tends to be smaller in the long run than in the short run.
C) tends to be unrelated to the length of time. D) tends to be larger in the short run than in the long run.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tends to be smaller in the short run than in the long run.

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A manufacturer faces price elasticity of demand of a -2 for its product. If it lowers its price by 5%, the increase in quantity sold will be

A) 3% B) 10%
C) 2.50% D) 7%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10%

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___________________________ is an Indian Government Savings Bond, primarily used for small savings and income tax saving investments in India.

A) Provident Fund B) Life Insurance Policies
C) National Saving Certificate D) Long term government bonds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) National Saving Certificate

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The production possibilities curve illustrates the basic principle that

A) an economy's capacity to produce increases in proportion to its population size. B) the production of more of any one good will in time require smaller and smaller sacrifices of other goods.
C) an economy will automatically seek that level of output at which all of its resources are employed. D) if all the resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) if all the resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced.

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In which of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

A) Capitalist B) Socialist
C) Mixed D) Both Capitalist and Socialist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Capitalist

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A ceramic pottery unit hires 8 craftsmen by paying each of them Rs 900 per day. The 9th craftsman demands Rs 950 per day. If this craftsman is hired then all other craftsmen must be paid Rs 950. The marginal resource (labour) cost of the 9th craftsman is _________.

A) Rs 1530 B) Rs 1050
C) Rs 50 D) Rs 1350
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 1350

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Deindustrialisation means

A) uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries B) uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries
C) a deliberate effort to compel the existing industries to shut down D) a deliberate effort to promote the new industries
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries

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Earnings per share are calculated by dividing

A) (net income less preferred stock dividends) by average common shares outstanding. B) gross profit by average common shares outstanding.
C) net sales by average common shares outstanding. D) net income by average common shares outstanding.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) (net income less preferred stock dividends) by average common shares outstanding.

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