Distinguish between a centrally planned economy and a market economy.
S.No. | Points of Difference | Centrally Planned Economy | Market Economy |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ownership of factors of production. | Factors of production are publicly owned; i.e., public ownership. | Factors of production are privately owned. |
2 | Production Motive | The motive of production is social welfare. Factors of production are publicly owned; i.e., public ownership. | The main motive is profit making. |
3 | Governing Factor | The production is governed by a planning mechanism; i.e. according to the government plans. | The production is governed by price mechanism; i.e., by demand and supply. |
4 | Income Distribution | The degree of inequality of income is low. | There exists unequal distribution of income. |
5 | Government’s Role | The main role is played by the government – from production to distribution. | The main role is played by private players. They decide what to produce, while the role of a government is limited to maintaining law and order in the nation. |
Distinguish between microeconomics and macroeconomics.
What do you mean by the production possibilities of an economy?
What is a production possibility frontier?
Discuss the central problems of an economy.
Discuss the subject matter of economics.
What do you understand by normative economic analysis?
What do you understand by positive economic analysis?
Explain the concept of a production function
What would be the shape of the demand curve so that the total revenue curve is?
(a) A positively sloped straight line passing through the origin?
(b) A horizontal line?
Explain market equilibrium.
What are the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market?
What do you mean by the budget set of a consumer?
What is the total product of input?
From the schedule provided below calculate the total revenue, demand curve and the price elasticity of demand:
Quantity |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Marginal Revenue |
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
When do we say that there is an excess demand for a commodity in the market?
How are the total revenue of a firm, market price, and the quantity sold by the firm related to each other?
What is budget line?
What is meant by prices being rigid? How can oligopoly behavior lead to such an outcome?
What is the supply curve of a firm in the short run?
How is the equilibrium number of firms determined in a market where entry and exit is permitted?
A firm earns a revenue of Rs 50 when the market price of a good is Rs 10. The market price increases to Rs 15 and the firm now earns a revenue of Rs 150. What is the price elasticity of the firm’s supply curve?
In what respect do the supply and demand curves in the labor market differ from those in the goods market?
Consider a market with two firms. The following table shows the supply schedules of the two firms: the SS1 column gives the supply schedule of firm 1 and the SS2 column gives the supply schedule of firm 2. Compute the market supply schedule.
Price (Rs.) | SS1 (units) | SS2 (units) |
---|---|---|
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
0 0 0 1 2 3 4 |
0 0 0 1 2 3 4 |
What is the total product of input?
Can you think of any commodity on which the price ceiling is imposed in India? What may be the consequence of price-ceiling?
What is the relation between market price and marginal revenue of a price-taking firm?
Suppose the price at which the equilibrium is attained in exercise 5 is above the minimum average cost of the firms constituting the market. Now if we allow for free entry and exit of firms, how will the market price adjust to it?