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Multiple choice 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?

Which of the following statement is true?

  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.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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. 
Multiple choice 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?

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice 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?

In the long run production function all inputs are fixed.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partly true

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice 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?

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
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.
Multiple choice 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?

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Law of Variable Proportions assumes that factors are not perfect substitutes, the fixed factor is scarce, and factors can be combined in different proportions. Therefore, all these are valid assumptions.

Multiple choice 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?

Law of Returns to Scale indicates the responsiveness of total product when all inputs ________________.

  1. Remain same

  2. Are changed drastically

  3. Are changed marginally

  4. Are changed proportionately
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Returns to Scale examines the relationship between output and inputs when all inputs are changed in the same proportion. It describes the long-run production function.

Multiple choice 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?

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When inputs are increased by a certain percentage and output increases by a greater percentage, the firm is experiencing increasing returns to scale. In this case, a 10% increase in inputs leads to a more than 10% increase in output.

Multiple choice 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?

A short-run production function is one which has ___________.

  1. at least one fixed factor

  2. all fixed factors

  3. all variable factors

  4. at least one variable factor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A short-run production function is defined by the existence of at least one fixed factor of production, which limits the firm's ability to adjust all inputs simultaneously.

Multiple choice 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?
A firm can quit the industry in the short run.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.

Multiple choice economics public expenditure public expenditure public finance and budget public finance, taxes and budget

If the budget shows the government expenditure to be more than its revenue, it is a ___________ budget.

  1. surplus

  2. deficit

  3. balanced

  4. imbalanced
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A budget deficit is an indicator of financial health in which expenditures exceed revenue. The term budget deficit is most commonly used to refer to government spending rather than business or individual spending, but can be applied to all of these entities.