Briefly explain the concept of the cost function.
The functional relationship between the cost of production and the output is called the cost function. It is expressed as
C = f ( Qx )
Where,
C = cost of production
Qx =units of output x produced
In other words, the output-cost relationship for a firm is depicted by the cost function. The cost function depicts the least cost combination of inputs associated with different output levels.
What is the total product of input?
Why does the SMC curve cut the AVC curve at the minimum point of the AVC curve?
Let the production function of a firm be Q=5L1/2K1/2Q=5L1/2K1/2 Find out the maximum possible output that the firm can produce with 100 units of LL and 100 units of KK.
What does the average fixed cost curve look like? Why does it look so?
What do the long-run marginal cost and the average cost curves look like?
Explain the concept of a production function
When does a production function satisfy decreasing returns to scale?
Explain the relationship between the marginal products and the total product of an input.
Why is the short-run marginal cost curve 'U'-shaped?
At which point does the SMC curve intersect the SAC curve? Give a reason in support of your answer.
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.
Discuss the central problems of an economy.
What are the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market?
What do you mean by the budget set of a consumer?
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?
What do you mean by the production possibilities of an economy?
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?
When do we say that there is an excess demand for a commodity in the market?
What happens to the budget set if both the prices as well as the income double?
Compare the effect of shift in the demand curve on the equilibrium when the number of firms in the market is fixed with the situation when entry-exit is permitted.
Explain how price is determined in a perfectly competitive market with a fixed number of firms.
Will a profit-maximising firm in a competitive market produce a positive level of output in the long run if the market price is less than the minimum of AC? Give an explanation.
What are the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market?
Distinguish between microeconomics and macroeconomics.
How are the total revenue of a firm, market price, and the quantity sold by the firm related to each other?
Discuss the central problems of an economy.
What is the supply curve of a firm in the long run?