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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.

  1. short run

  2. long run

  3. very short period

  4. all of the above


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.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partly true

  4. None of the above


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.

In the long run _________. 

  1. all inputs, such as labour, equipment and offices or factories can be varied, and so total variable cost is equal to total cost since fixed cost is equal to zero

  2. all inputs except labour can be varied, and so total variable cost remains unchanged but fixed cost is equal to zero

  3. all inputs, such as labour, equipment and offices or factories can be varied, and so average fixed cost is lower

  4. All inputs such as labour, equipment and offices or factories can be varied, and so total variable and fixed cost are lower


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In the long run all factors are varied. The proportion of inputs are scaled up or down in order to produce at the minimum efficiency scale (long run minimum average cost). Thus, in the long run the total cost is the total variable cost as there is no fixed cost involved.

Which of the following is an assumption in the Law of Variable Proportions?

  1. The Fixed Factor of production is scarce

  2. There are no perfect substitutes for the Fixed Factor

  3. Factors of Production can be used in any proportion

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

In a small scale rubber plant, factors of production like labour, material and capital are increased by 10% and output increases. It implies that the Firm is experiencing  ________.

  1. Constant Returns to Scale

  2. Decreasing Returns to Scale

  3. Increasing Returns to Scale

  4. Increasing as well as decreasing


Correct Option: C
A firm can quit the industry in the short run.
  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Quitting is not possible in the short run because short run, by definition, is a period of time which is too short for the existing firms to quit the industry or for any new firms to enter the industry. Therefore, a firm can quit the industry only in the long run.

Which factor of production brings together the other factors of production in order to produce economic goods and services?

  1. Land

  2. Labourer

  3. Capital

  4. Entrepreneur


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Entrepreneur uses his/her skills and knowledge to bring together all the other factors of production in order to produce goods and services in the economy.

Which of the following quality is attributable to social entrepreneurs ? 

  1. Visionaries

  2. One man show

  3. Rationalist

  4. Rich and powerful


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Visionaries: Social entrepreneurs often seem to be possessed by their ideas,committing their lives to changing the direction of their field. they are visionaries and concerned with the practical implementation of their vision above all else.