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In economics, _______ is a period where all factors/inputs are variable.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. long run

  2. short run

  3. very short period

  4. none of above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the long run all factors are variable as producers have enough time to organize all factor inputs in the appropriate proportions to achieve the minimum efficient scale.

In economics, ________ is a period where some factor inputs are fixed, while the others are variable.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. long run

  2. short run

  3. very long period

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The short run, as economists use the phrase, is characterized by at least one fixed factor of production so the proportion of inputs can be changed, the law of variable proportion will only operate in the short run. It is in the long run all factors are variable as producers have enough time to organize all factor inputs in the appropriate proportions to achieve the minimum efficient scale.

The short run is characterized by ___________.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. at least one fixed factor of production and firms neither leaving nor entering the industry

  2. a period where the law of diminishing returns does not hold

  3. no variable input, i.e., all of the factors of production are fixed

  4. all inputs being variable

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The short run, as economists use the phrase, is characterized by at least one fixed factor of production so the proportion of inputs can be changed, the law of variable proportion will only operate in the short run. Firms in perfect competition can make super normal/subnormal profits in the short run as firms are allowed to enter and exit the market only in the long run.

To economists, the main difference between the short run and the long run is that _____________.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. in the short run all inputs are fixed, while in the long run all inputs are variable

  2. in the short run the firm varies all of its inputs to find the least-cost combinations of inputs

  3. in the short run, at least one of the firm's inputs levels is fixed.

  4. in the long run, the firm is making a constrained decision about how to use existing plant and equipment efficiently

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The short run, as economists use the phrase, is characterized by at least one fixed factor of production so the proportion of inputs can be changed, the law of variable proportion will only operate in the short run. In the long run all factors are variable as producers have enough time to organize all factor inputs in the appropriate proportions to achieve the minimum efficient scale.

"Law of diminishing returns" or "Law of variable proportion" operate in ___________.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. long run

  2. short run

  3. very long period

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For the law of diminishing returns or variable proportions to operate, at least one factor needs to be fixed, as only then can factor proportions be changed, this happens in the short run. In the long run all factors are variable and thus it is not possible for the law of diminishing returns or law of variable proportions to operate.

The "law of diminishing returns" applies to _________.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. the short run, but not the long run

  2. the long run, but not the short run

  3. both the short run and the long run

  4. neither the short run nor the long run

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

For the law of diminishing return to operate at least one factor needs to be fixed, as only then can factor proportions be changed, this happens in the short run. In the long run all factors are variable and thus it is not possible for the law of diminishing returns to operate.

In describing a given production technology, the short run is best described as lasting __________.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. upto six months from now

  2. upto five years from now

  3. as long as all inputs are fixed

  4. as long as at least one input is fixed

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Short run does not correspond to a specific time frame, rather is varies by the industry of operation, and sometimes it can even vary between different firms in the same industry. A firm is considered to be in the short run as long as at-least one factor of production is fixed. 

Which of the following statement is true?

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. In short run, some of the factors of production are fixed and other may vary.

  2. In short run, all the factors of production are fixed.

  3. In short run, all the factors of production are variable.

  4. In short run, there are no fixed factors of production.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Short run does not correspond to a specific time frame, rather is varies by the industry of operation, and sometimes it can even vary between different firms in the same industry. A firm is considered to be in the short run as long as at-least one factor of production is fixed. 

The term ______ is defined as that length of time over which the firm gets an opportunity to vary if need be the quantities of all its inputs.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. short run

  2. long run

  3. very short period

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Long run does not correspond to a specific time frame, rather is varies by the industry of operation, and sometimes it can even vary between different firms in the same industry. A firm is considered to be in the long run when it has the opportunity to vary all factors of production.

In the long run production function all inputs are fixed.

economics laws of returns - returns to a factor and returns to scale production and costs production function producer behaviour and supply total product, average product and marginal product production and law of variable proportions production return to scale and cobb douglas function land land,labour, capital and entrepreneur how does production take place?

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partly true

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the long run all factors are variable as the firm has enough time and other resources to vary any of its factors of production.