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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
BBA (2019 Admission)
Semester I
Complementary Course
BBA1C01 Managerial Economics
QUESTION BANK
1. A utility function shows the relation between …..
a. The amount of goods consumed and a consumer utility.
b. Income and a consumer utility.
c. Prices and consumers utility.
d. Maximum utility and the price and income facing a consumer.
2. _______ is known as father of economics
a. Marshal
b. Robins
c. Adam smith
d. A C Pigou
3. The famous book on economics “An Enquiry into the Nature and Cause of Wealth of
Nation” was written by
a. Marshal
b. Ricardo
c. Robins
d. Adam smith
4. Welfare (neo classical) definition of economics is given by
a. J B Say
b. Lionel Robbins
c. Adam Smith
d. Alfred Marshall
5. If the income elasticity of demand is that one, the good is a
a. Necessity
b. Luxury
c. Substitute
d. Complement
6. The income elasticity of demand is negative for a
a. Positive good
b. Normal good
c. Elastic good
d. Inferior good
7. What effect is working when the price of a good falls and consumers tend to buy it
instead of other goods
a. Income effect
b. Substitution effect
c. Price effect
d. None of these
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8. “A rupee tomorrow is worth less than a rupee today” relates to
a. Opportunity cost principle
b. Discounting principle
c. Equi‐marginal principle
d. None of these
9. Basic economic tools of managerial economics does not include
a. Principle of time perspective
b. Equi‐marginal principle
c. Incremental principle
d. None of these
10. ……..
principle is closely related to the marginal costs and marginal revenue of economic theory
a. Principle of time perspective
b. Equi‐marginal principle
c. Incremental principle
d. None of these
11. Analysis of long run and short run affects of decisions on revenue as well as costs is bas
ed on
a. Principle of time perspective
b. Equi‐marginal principle
c. incremental principle
d. None of these
12. Two goods that are used jointly to provide satisfaction are called
a. Inferior goods
b. Normal goods
c. Complementary goods
d. Substitute goods
13. Demand curve slopes downwards because of
a. The law of diminishing marginal utility
b. The income effect
c. Substitution effect
d. All of the above
14. If the income and substitution effect of a price increase works in the same direction the
good whose price has changed is a
a. Giffen goods
b. Inferior goods
c. Normal goods
d. Superior
15. Which of the following is not a survey method of demand forecasting
a. Consumers interview method
b. Expert opinion method
c. Barometric method
d. Collective opinion method
16. Which of the following is not a method of demand forecasting
a. Trend projection method
b. Substitute approach
c. Sales experience approach
d. Evolutionary approach
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17. Which one is not a property of isoquant
a. Downward sloping
b. Convex
c. Negative slope
d. Positive slope
18. In which production function, the degree of homogeneity is always one
a. Cobb doubglas production fuction
b. Homogeneous production function
c. Linear homogeneous production function
d. None of these
19. Which of the following is a short run law
a. Law of diminishing returns
b. Law of constant returns to scale
c. Law increasing returns to scale
d. None of these
20. Which of the following is not a variable input
a. Raw material
b. Power
c. Equipment
d. None of these
21. Which cost is more useful for decision making
a. Opportunity cost
b. Sunk cost
c. Historical cost
d. None of these
22. Which cost are recorded in books of accounts
a. Opportunity cost
b. Implicit cost
c. Social cost
d. Explicit cost
23. Fixed cost per unit increases when
a. Volume of production decreases
b. Volume of production increases
c. Variable cost per unit decreases
d. None of these
24. Variable cost per unit
a. Remains fixed
b. Varies with the volume of production
c. Varies with sales
d. None of these
25. Firms in an oligopoly
a. Are independent of each other’s action
b. Can each influence the market price
c. Charge a price equal to marginal revenue
d. All of these
26. Duopoly is
a. Another name for monopoly b. Special type of monopolistic competition
b. Two firm oligopoly
c. None of these
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UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
BBA (2019 Admission)
Semester I
Complementary Course
BBA1C01 Managerial Economics
QUESTION BANK
1. A utility function shows the relation between …..
a. The amount of goods consumed and a consumer utility.
b. Income and a consumer utility.
c. Prices and consumers utility.
d. Maximum utility and the price and income facing a consumer.
2. _______ is known as father of economics
a. Marshal
b. Robins
c. Adam smith
d. A C Pigou
3. The famous book on economics “An Enquiry into the Nature and Cause of Wealth of
Nation” was written by
a. Marshal
b. Ricardo
c. Robins
d. Adam smith
4. Welfare (neo classical) definition of economics is given by
a. J B Say
b. Lionel Robbins
c. Adam Smith
d. Alfred Marshall
5. If the income elasticity of demand is that one, the good is a
a. Necessity
b. Luxury
c. Substitute
d. Complement
6. The income elasticity of demand is negative for a
a. Positive good
b. Normal good
c. Elastic good
d. Inferior good
7. What effect is working when the price of a good falls and consumers tend to buy it
instead of other goods
a. Income effect
b. Substitution effect
c. Price effect
d. None of these
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8. “A rupee tomorrow is worth less than a rupee today” relates to
a. Opportunity cost principle
b. Discounting principle
c. Equi‐marginal principle
d. None of these
9. Basic economic tools of managerial economics does not include
a. Principle of time perspective
b. Equi‐marginal principle
c. Incremental principle
d. None of these
10. ……..
principle is closely related to the marginal costs and marginal revenue of economic theory
a. Principle of time perspective
b. Equi‐marginal principle
c. Incremental principle
d. None of these
11. Analysis of long run and short run affects of decisions on revenue as well as costs is bas
ed on
a. Principle of time perspective
b. Equi‐marginal principle
c. incremental principle
d. None of these
12. Two goods that are used jointly to provide satisfaction are called
a. Inferior goods
b. Normal goods
c. Complementary goods
d. Substitute goods
13. Demand curve slopes downwards because of
a. The law of diminishing marginal utility
b. The income effect
c. Substitution effect
d. All of the above
14. If the income and substitution effect of a price increase works in the same direction the
good whose price has changed is a
a. Giffen goods
b. Inferior goods
c. Normal goods
d. Superior
15. Which of the following is not a survey method of demand forecasting
a. Consumers interview method
b. Expert opinion method
c. Barometric method
d. Collective opinion method
16. Which of the following is not a method of demand forecasting
a. Trend projection method
b. Substitute approach
c. Sales experience approach
d. Evolutionary approach
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17. Which one is not a property of isoquant
a. Downward sloping
b. Convex
c. Negative slope
d. Positive slope
18. In which production function, the degree of homogeneity is always one
a. Cobb doubglas production fuction
b. Homogeneous production function
c. Linear homogeneous production function
d. None of these
19. Which of the following is a short run law
a. Law of diminishing returns
b. Law of constant returns to scale
c. Law increasing returns to scale
d. None of these
20. Which of the following is not a variable input
a. Raw material
b. Power
c. Equipment
d. None of these
21. Which cost is more useful for decision making
a. Opportunity cost
b. Sunk cost
c. Historical cost
d. None of these
22. Which cost are recorded in books of accounts
a. Opportunity cost
b. Implicit cost
c. Social cost
d. Explicit cost
23. Fixed cost per unit increases when
a. Volume of production decreases
b. Volume of production increases
c. Variable cost per unit decreases
d. None of these
24. Variable cost per unit
a. Remains fixed
b. Varies with the volume of production
c. Varies with sales
d. None of these
25. Firms in an oligopoly
a. Are independent of each other’s action
b. Can each influence the market price
c. Charge a price equal to marginal revenue
d. All of these
26. Duopoly is
a. Another name for monopoly b. Special type of monopolistic competition
b. Two firm oligopoly
c. None of these
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