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What is marginal efficiency of capital ?

  1. Expected rate of return on new investment

  2. Expected rate of return of existing investment

  3. Difference between rate of profit and rate of interest

  4. Value of output per unit of capital invested


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is calculated in order to make the future prediction and to check the efficiency of the return which the investors will receive when they will invest in that new investment opportunity.It is extremely important in order to draw more shareholders in the financial market.

Capital-output ratio of a commodity measures ________. 

  1. its per unit cost of production

  2. the amount of capital invested per unit of output

  3. the ratio of capital depreciation to quantity of output

  4. the ratio of working capital employed to quantity of output


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Capital-output ratio is measured by calculating the proportion of capital investment needed to produce one unit of output. Capital-output ratio helps to determine the productivity of the economy.

Capital-Output Ratio measures ________.

  1. its per unit cost of production

  2. the amount of capital invested per unit of output

  3. the ratio of capital depreciation to quantity of output

  4. the ratio of working capital employed to quantity of output


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the amount of capital needed to produce one unit of output.

It represent the proportionate change in the amount of investment due to a fixed capital investment in an economy in a particular period of time.

In the short run which of the following is fixed?

  1. Labor

  2. Capital

  3. Raw material

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In short run period(which generally means period within 1 year)capital remains fixed as capital formation needs high investment and moreover in short run even when the output is zero some fixed cost is incurred by the firm due to capital .

Labour intensive technique would get chosen in a _______.

  1. Labour surplus economy

  2. Capital surplus economy

  3. Developed economy

  4. Developing economy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The economy has to decide about technique of production on the basis of cost of labour and capital. A labour surplus economy choose labour intensive techniques and a capital surplus economy choose capital - intensive technique.

Find the odd option out.

  1. Capital is man-made

  2. All capital is wealth

  3. Capital is durable

  4. Mobilisation of savings


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Capital is that wealth which is used in the production of goods and services in an economy: capital and human resource have an integrated  relationship:capital has to withstand wear ,pressure, damage etc.MOBILISATION OF SAVINGS is the odd one as it is not a feature of capital

Capital that can be used for several purposes or by several industries is ___________.

  1. working capital

  2. social capital

  3. floating capital

  4. human capital


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Floating capital can be used for many purposes or by several industries. It is a part of capital that is invested in current assets of the organization, like raw materials.

Leather in a shoe factory is _______.

  1. fixed capital

  2. sunk capital

  3. floating capital

  4. circulating capital


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Floating capital refers to the raw material part of the capital also known as working capital which can be used in many ways in the factory. Therefore, leather in a shoe factory is a floating capital.

Machines and tools are included in ________.

  1. circulating capital

  2. fixed capital

  3. floating capital

  4. sunk capital


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Machines and tools are fixed capital  they are fixed assets(assets which are purchased for long term use and are not likely to be converted quickly into cash)

Consider the following groups of items:
(i)Factory buildings
(ii)Plant and Machinery
(iii) Stocks of raw materials

(iv)Wage bills
Which of these are known as working capital?

  1. i and ii

  2. iii and iv

  3. i, ii and iii

  4. ii, iii and iv


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Working capital refers to those goods which are used to run the day-to-day activities in an organization. Thus stocks of raw materials and wage bills comprise the working capital.