This document provides 33 questions and answers related to managerial economics concepts. Key topics covered include:
1. Definitions of production, short run and long run production, production functions and their assumptions.
2. The law of variable proportions, isoquants and their types, economies of scale, costs and cost of production.
3. Sunk costs, short run and long run cost functions, and why long run average cost curves are L-shaped.
4. Market structures including perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition, and their characteristics.
5. Pricing under different market structures, monopoly power, bilateral monopoly, normal and super-normal profits, and
Macro Economics
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Effat Ara Saima
MD. Rajib Mojumder (Captain)
This document discusses several theories of profit, including the frictional theory, monopoly theory, compensatory theory, and innovation theory. It also covers demand analysis, defining demand, the importance of demand for firms, types of demand including direct and derived demand. The determinants of demand and the law of demand are explained. In summary, the document outlines different theories for why firms earn profits and provides an overview of demand analysis concepts.
Managerial economics applies economic principles and methodologies to business decision-making. It seeks to establish rules and principles to help businesses attain their economic goals. The key aspects of managerial economics are decision-making, using economic methodology, and achieving the economic goals of the firm like maximizing profits from scarce resources. While economic theories are too general, managerial economics adds business logic and analytical tools to make the theories useful for rational managerial decision-making.
The document discusses several theories of profit, including:
1. The rent theory of profit which views profit as a reward for superior business ability, similar to rent.
2. The risk bearing theory which sees profit as compensation for undertaking business risks. It notes four types of risks.
3. The uncertainty bearing theory built upon the risk bearing theory but distinguishes between foreseeable risks that can be insured against and unforeseeable or uncertainty risks that warrant profit.
4. The dynamic theory that argues profit results from ongoing changes in factors like population, technology, and business organization that keep the economy in a state of flux.
5. The innovation theory associating profit with successful business innovations in
This slide share contains the meaning of profits and the first order and second order conditions for profit maximization with numerical examples.Theories of profits are also discussed in brief.
Profit maximization involves adjusting factors like production costs, sale prices, and output levels to maximize a company's returns. There are two main methods: marginal cost-marginal revenue and total cost-total revenue. Sales maximization aims to generate as much revenue as possible in the short-term, while profit maximization focuses on long-term net income and viability. While revenue does not necessarily mean profits, profit maximization maintains reasonable profit margins over time and positions the business for long-term success by balancing sales growth and value perception. The risks of prioritizing sales include restricting a company's ability to maximize profits in the long run if sales objectives are mismanaged.
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The document provides an introduction to the theory of the firm, which attempts to explain how firms behave under different market conditions. It discusses three market structures - perfect competition, oligopoly, and monopoly. The theory of the firm includes production theory, cost theory, revenue theory, and profit maximization in different market types. It evaluates the market structures based on efficiency and welfare criteria.
Macro Economics
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Prepared by Students of University of Rajshahi
Mohammad Abadullah
Dilruba Jahan Popi
Rabiul Islam
Effat Ara Saima
MD. Rajib Mojumder (Captain)
This document discusses several theories of profit, including the frictional theory, monopoly theory, compensatory theory, and innovation theory. It also covers demand analysis, defining demand, the importance of demand for firms, types of demand including direct and derived demand. The determinants of demand and the law of demand are explained. In summary, the document outlines different theories for why firms earn profits and provides an overview of demand analysis concepts.
Managerial economics applies economic principles and methodologies to business decision-making. It seeks to establish rules and principles to help businesses attain their economic goals. The key aspects of managerial economics are decision-making, using economic methodology, and achieving the economic goals of the firm like maximizing profits from scarce resources. While economic theories are too general, managerial economics adds business logic and analytical tools to make the theories useful for rational managerial decision-making.
The document discusses several theories of profit, including:
1. The rent theory of profit which views profit as a reward for superior business ability, similar to rent.
2. The risk bearing theory which sees profit as compensation for undertaking business risks. It notes four types of risks.
3. The uncertainty bearing theory built upon the risk bearing theory but distinguishes between foreseeable risks that can be insured against and unforeseeable or uncertainty risks that warrant profit.
4. The dynamic theory that argues profit results from ongoing changes in factors like population, technology, and business organization that keep the economy in a state of flux.
5. The innovation theory associating profit with successful business innovations in
This slide share contains the meaning of profits and the first order and second order conditions for profit maximization with numerical examples.Theories of profits are also discussed in brief.
Profit maximization involves adjusting factors like production costs, sale prices, and output levels to maximize a company's returns. There are two main methods: marginal cost-marginal revenue and total cost-total revenue. Sales maximization aims to generate as much revenue as possible in the short-term, while profit maximization focuses on long-term net income and viability. While revenue does not necessarily mean profits, profit maximization maintains reasonable profit margins over time and positions the business for long-term success by balancing sales growth and value perception. The risks of prioritizing sales include restricting a company's ability to maximize profits in the long run if sales objectives are mismanaged.
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The document provides an introduction to the theory of the firm, which attempts to explain how firms behave under different market conditions. It discusses three market structures - perfect competition, oligopoly, and monopoly. The theory of the firm includes production theory, cost theory, revenue theory, and profit maximization in different market types. It evaluates the market structures based on efficiency and welfare criteria.
This document contains an assignment for a Managerial Economics course. It includes 5 questions related to concepts in managerial economics. Question 1 asks about the difference between a firm and an industry, and the equilibrium of a firm and industry under perfect competition. Question 2 asks about implicit and explicit costs and actual and opportunity costs. Question 3 provides data to calculate price elasticity of supply. Question 4 asks about monetary policy objectives and instruments. Question 5 explains the relationship between total revenue, average revenue, and marginal revenue under different market conditions.
The document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 2 of a managerial economics textbook. It discusses [1] the assumptions of the neoclassical profit-maximizing model of the firm, including that firms maximize profits, act as single entities, and have perfect certainty. It then [2] contrasts this with managerial models where managers' interests may differ from shareholders and firms are run to maximize sales or manager utility. [3] The behavioral model views firms as coalitions of individuals who "satisfice" rather than optimize objectives.
Managerial Economics Defined is the application of economic theory and decision science tools to help organizations achieve their objectives efficiently. It involves using microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, econometrics, economic models, and theories of the firm to analyze business decisions and market interactions. The goal of managers according to economic theory is to maximize the value of the firm.
This document provides an introduction to managerial economics. It defines managerial economics and discusses its nature and scope. The scope includes demand analysis and forecasting, cost and production analysis, pricing decisions, policies and practices, profit management, and capital management. It also defines the objectives of a firm as typically being profit maximization or sales maximization. It then provides information on demand analysis, including the objectives and components of demand analysis like demand functions and elasticities.
The document discusses key concepts in managerial economics. It defines managerial economics as the application of economic analysis to business decision making. A business faces an economic problem of scarce resources and unlimited wants. It must make decisions around what, how, how much and for whom to produce. Managerial economists help study the business environment, operations, create economic intelligence and raise public awareness. Common objectives for firms include profit maximization, sales maximization, and growth maximization. Demand is determined by factors like price, income, tastes and expectations. The law of demand states that demand is inversely related to price, with assumptions and exceptions.
Dr. Jyoti Khare presented theories of profit in their document. They discussed Clark's dynamic theory of profit which states that profit arises from six dynamic changes in an economy: changes in population, tastes, wants, capital formation, technology, and business organization. They also discussed Schumpeter's innovation theory where profit is the reward for successful innovation, as well as the wage theory where profit is viewed as a form of wages for entrepreneurs' special abilities and work. Theories were criticized for not accounting for risks, uncertainties, or determining profit amounts. The document provided overviews of several economic theories of the source of business profits.
Managerial economics uses economic analysis to help managers make optimal business decisions by allocating scarce resources efficiently. It draws on microeconomic concepts and decision science tools. The goal is to find solutions that maximize profit or other objectives given the firm's constraints. Managerial economics helps managers address questions like pricing, production levels, costs, markets, and regulations to best achieve the firm's goals.
There are three main managerial theories described in the document:
1. Baumol's Model of Sales Revenue Maximization suggests that managers pursue sales maximization over profit maximization to boost their prestige, power, and job security.
2. Marris's Theory of Managerial Enterprise notes the separation of ownership and management allows managers to set goals that benefit themselves rather than owners, such as prioritizing growth over profits.
3. Williamson's Theory of Managerial Discretion discusses how managers have discretion over decisions and may not always act in the owners' best interests.
This document defines profit and distinguishes between accounting and economic profit. It states that profit is the reward to owners for taking risks and is the difference between revenue and costs. While accountants view costs as expenses, economists see costs as also including opportunity costs of using resources. Economic profit subtracts normal profit, which is the amount that could be earned elsewhere, from accounting profit. Abnormal profit occurs when economic profit is positive, indicating resources could be better allocated to that good's production. The document encourages testing understanding of these profit concepts through a worksheet task.
Helen owns a cookie factory. She buys ingredients like flour and sugar, as well as equipment like mixers and ovens. She also hires workers. Helen's total revenue comes from selling cookies. Her total costs include explicit costs of buying inputs and paying workers, as well as implicit costs like the income Helen forgoes by working in the factory instead of as a programmer. For economists, total costs include both explicit and implicit opportunity costs, while accountants only consider explicit costs. Economic profit is total revenue minus all costs, while accounting profit only subtracts explicit costs.
The document provides an overview of key economic concepts including microeconomics, macroeconomics, demand analysis, determinants of demand, the law of demand, demand curve, demand schedule, exceptions to the law of demand, individual demand versus market demand, circular flow of economic activity, and discusses how market research has found the law of demand is not always applicable in analyzing consumer behavior. It also outlines basic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, productivity, and profit.
Managerial economics applies microeconomic theory to solve practical business problems. It helps managers make optimal decisions regarding pricing, production, costs, profits, and resource allocation. A managerial economist studies both macroeconomic trends and a firm's internal environment to advise on issues like investment, pricing, market analysis, and policy impacts. Their goal is to help businesses operate efficiently and maximize profits within the economic conditions.
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Fayol's Principles of Management document discusses several key principles including unity of command, unity of direction, span of control, and budgetary control. It also discusses several types of jobs including job evaluation, job rotation, job morphing, job mapping, job enlargement, job enrichment, and job empowerment. The document also briefly mentions topics such as multiplying gains and losses through borrowing, buying assets, and using derivatives. It defines zero-based budgeting and security market lines. Finally, it discusses generally accepted accounting principles and analyzing organizational behavior.
The document discusses the various objectives of a firm, including:
1) Profit maximization, which aims to generate the highest profits for shareholders.
2) Sales maximization, which focuses on selling as much output as possible while earning normal profits.
3) Revenue maximization, which occurs when marginal revenue from additional sales is zero.
4) Managers may also pursue objectives like increasing market share, firm size, or their own utility through salaries and perks.
The document discusses several economic principles used in managerial decision making:
1) Opportunity cost principle - The cost of any decision is the next best alternative forgone. Managers must consider sacrificed alternatives, not just monetary costs.
2) Incremental principle - Decisions should increase revenues more than costs to be profitable. Incremental analysis examines the changes in costs and revenues of alternatives.
3) Discounting principle - Future cash flows must be discounted to their present value to accurately compare decision alternatives over time, since money has a time value.
Economics is the study of how individuals, businesses, and societies allocate scarce resources. It examines human behavior in relation to decisions about production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Managerial economics applies economic theory and quantitative methods to managerial decision-making. It helps managers optimize business operations and strategies using tools like demand analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and forecasting. Managerial economics has a wide scope across production, finance, marketing, human resources, and IT departments of an organization.
Managerial economics is the application of economic theory and methodology to address practical business problems. It helps managers make decisions regarding demand analysis, cost analysis, pricing, profit management, and capital management. Specifically, it provides frameworks for demand forecasting, cost-output analysis, determining optimal prices and pricing strategies, profit planning and measurement, and evaluating capital investment projects and managing a firm's capital. The goals and objectives of firms include maximizing sales revenue, growth rate, managerial utility, satisfying multiple constituencies, and long-run survival with sufficient market share.
Fundamental concepts, principle of economicsShompa Nandi
Fundamental Concept or Principle of Economics, Opportunity cost principle, Equi-marginal principle, incremental principle, discounting principle, Risk and uncertainty, Time Perspective
This document provides a summary of managerial economics concepts including two mark questions and answers on topics such as demand, elasticity, forecasting, and marginal analysis. It was prepared by a lecturer at Sengunthar Engineering College for an MBA managerial economics course. The document contains 18 questions with short answers on key economic terms relevant to business decision making.
The document provides an overview of motivation and several theories of motivation:
1. It defines motivation and discusses factors that influence employee behavior and performance such as opportunities, abilities, and motivation.
2. It summarizes Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory and Alderfer's ERG theory, which propose that humans have a hierarchy of physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs that motivate behavior.
3. It outlines Herzberg's two-factor theory, finding that factors like achievement, recognition, and responsibility improve satisfaction, while supervision, salary, and policies relate to dissatisfaction.
This document provides guidance on answering common interview questions. It discusses 64 tough questions that interviewers may ask and provides sample answers. The questions cover a wide range of topics including work history, skills, weaknesses, goals, challenges, and opinions on controversial issues. For each question, the document suggests focusing on being upbeat, rehearsing concise answers, and avoiding negativity. The overall message is to feel confident facing tough questions by preparing sample answers in advance.
The document discusses organizational development (OD) intervention strategies and techniques. It identifies three basic approaches to organization change - structural, technical, and behavioral. It also provides an overview of major OD intervention techniques, which focus on the individual, team, intergroup, and total organizational levels. Examples of interventions discussed include team building, survey feedback, and organizational restructuring.
This document contains an assignment for a Managerial Economics course. It includes 5 questions related to concepts in managerial economics. Question 1 asks about the difference between a firm and an industry, and the equilibrium of a firm and industry under perfect competition. Question 2 asks about implicit and explicit costs and actual and opportunity costs. Question 3 provides data to calculate price elasticity of supply. Question 4 asks about monetary policy objectives and instruments. Question 5 explains the relationship between total revenue, average revenue, and marginal revenue under different market conditions.
The document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 2 of a managerial economics textbook. It discusses [1] the assumptions of the neoclassical profit-maximizing model of the firm, including that firms maximize profits, act as single entities, and have perfect certainty. It then [2] contrasts this with managerial models where managers' interests may differ from shareholders and firms are run to maximize sales or manager utility. [3] The behavioral model views firms as coalitions of individuals who "satisfice" rather than optimize objectives.
Managerial Economics Defined is the application of economic theory and decision science tools to help organizations achieve their objectives efficiently. It involves using microeconomics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, econometrics, economic models, and theories of the firm to analyze business decisions and market interactions. The goal of managers according to economic theory is to maximize the value of the firm.
This document provides an introduction to managerial economics. It defines managerial economics and discusses its nature and scope. The scope includes demand analysis and forecasting, cost and production analysis, pricing decisions, policies and practices, profit management, and capital management. It also defines the objectives of a firm as typically being profit maximization or sales maximization. It then provides information on demand analysis, including the objectives and components of demand analysis like demand functions and elasticities.
The document discusses key concepts in managerial economics. It defines managerial economics as the application of economic analysis to business decision making. A business faces an economic problem of scarce resources and unlimited wants. It must make decisions around what, how, how much and for whom to produce. Managerial economists help study the business environment, operations, create economic intelligence and raise public awareness. Common objectives for firms include profit maximization, sales maximization, and growth maximization. Demand is determined by factors like price, income, tastes and expectations. The law of demand states that demand is inversely related to price, with assumptions and exceptions.
Dr. Jyoti Khare presented theories of profit in their document. They discussed Clark's dynamic theory of profit which states that profit arises from six dynamic changes in an economy: changes in population, tastes, wants, capital formation, technology, and business organization. They also discussed Schumpeter's innovation theory where profit is the reward for successful innovation, as well as the wage theory where profit is viewed as a form of wages for entrepreneurs' special abilities and work. Theories were criticized for not accounting for risks, uncertainties, or determining profit amounts. The document provided overviews of several economic theories of the source of business profits.
Managerial economics uses economic analysis to help managers make optimal business decisions by allocating scarce resources efficiently. It draws on microeconomic concepts and decision science tools. The goal is to find solutions that maximize profit or other objectives given the firm's constraints. Managerial economics helps managers address questions like pricing, production levels, costs, markets, and regulations to best achieve the firm's goals.
There are three main managerial theories described in the document:
1. Baumol's Model of Sales Revenue Maximization suggests that managers pursue sales maximization over profit maximization to boost their prestige, power, and job security.
2. Marris's Theory of Managerial Enterprise notes the separation of ownership and management allows managers to set goals that benefit themselves rather than owners, such as prioritizing growth over profits.
3. Williamson's Theory of Managerial Discretion discusses how managers have discretion over decisions and may not always act in the owners' best interests.
This document defines profit and distinguishes between accounting and economic profit. It states that profit is the reward to owners for taking risks and is the difference between revenue and costs. While accountants view costs as expenses, economists see costs as also including opportunity costs of using resources. Economic profit subtracts normal profit, which is the amount that could be earned elsewhere, from accounting profit. Abnormal profit occurs when economic profit is positive, indicating resources could be better allocated to that good's production. The document encourages testing understanding of these profit concepts through a worksheet task.
Helen owns a cookie factory. She buys ingredients like flour and sugar, as well as equipment like mixers and ovens. She also hires workers. Helen's total revenue comes from selling cookies. Her total costs include explicit costs of buying inputs and paying workers, as well as implicit costs like the income Helen forgoes by working in the factory instead of as a programmer. For economists, total costs include both explicit and implicit opportunity costs, while accountants only consider explicit costs. Economic profit is total revenue minus all costs, while accounting profit only subtracts explicit costs.
The document provides an overview of key economic concepts including microeconomics, macroeconomics, demand analysis, determinants of demand, the law of demand, demand curve, demand schedule, exceptions to the law of demand, individual demand versus market demand, circular flow of economic activity, and discusses how market research has found the law of demand is not always applicable in analyzing consumer behavior. It also outlines basic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, productivity, and profit.
Managerial economics applies microeconomic theory to solve practical business problems. It helps managers make optimal decisions regarding pricing, production, costs, profits, and resource allocation. A managerial economist studies both macroeconomic trends and a firm's internal environment to advise on issues like investment, pricing, market analysis, and policy impacts. Their goal is to help businesses operate efficiently and maximize profits within the economic conditions.
BBA review of basic terms , important for VIVA Gunjan Pronoto
Fayol's Principles of Management document discusses several key principles including unity of command, unity of direction, span of control, and budgetary control. It also discusses several types of jobs including job evaluation, job rotation, job morphing, job mapping, job enlargement, job enrichment, and job empowerment. The document also briefly mentions topics such as multiplying gains and losses through borrowing, buying assets, and using derivatives. It defines zero-based budgeting and security market lines. Finally, it discusses generally accepted accounting principles and analyzing organizational behavior.
The document discusses the various objectives of a firm, including:
1) Profit maximization, which aims to generate the highest profits for shareholders.
2) Sales maximization, which focuses on selling as much output as possible while earning normal profits.
3) Revenue maximization, which occurs when marginal revenue from additional sales is zero.
4) Managers may also pursue objectives like increasing market share, firm size, or their own utility through salaries and perks.
The document discusses several economic principles used in managerial decision making:
1) Opportunity cost principle - The cost of any decision is the next best alternative forgone. Managers must consider sacrificed alternatives, not just monetary costs.
2) Incremental principle - Decisions should increase revenues more than costs to be profitable. Incremental analysis examines the changes in costs and revenues of alternatives.
3) Discounting principle - Future cash flows must be discounted to their present value to accurately compare decision alternatives over time, since money has a time value.
Economics is the study of how individuals, businesses, and societies allocate scarce resources. It examines human behavior in relation to decisions about production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Managerial economics applies economic theory and quantitative methods to managerial decision-making. It helps managers optimize business operations and strategies using tools like demand analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and forecasting. Managerial economics has a wide scope across production, finance, marketing, human resources, and IT departments of an organization.
Managerial economics is the application of economic theory and methodology to address practical business problems. It helps managers make decisions regarding demand analysis, cost analysis, pricing, profit management, and capital management. Specifically, it provides frameworks for demand forecasting, cost-output analysis, determining optimal prices and pricing strategies, profit planning and measurement, and evaluating capital investment projects and managing a firm's capital. The goals and objectives of firms include maximizing sales revenue, growth rate, managerial utility, satisfying multiple constituencies, and long-run survival with sufficient market share.
Fundamental concepts, principle of economicsShompa Nandi
Fundamental Concept or Principle of Economics, Opportunity cost principle, Equi-marginal principle, incremental principle, discounting principle, Risk and uncertainty, Time Perspective
This document provides a summary of managerial economics concepts including two mark questions and answers on topics such as demand, elasticity, forecasting, and marginal analysis. It was prepared by a lecturer at Sengunthar Engineering College for an MBA managerial economics course. The document contains 18 questions with short answers on key economic terms relevant to business decision making.
The document provides an overview of motivation and several theories of motivation:
1. It defines motivation and discusses factors that influence employee behavior and performance such as opportunities, abilities, and motivation.
2. It summarizes Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory and Alderfer's ERG theory, which propose that humans have a hierarchy of physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization needs that motivate behavior.
3. It outlines Herzberg's two-factor theory, finding that factors like achievement, recognition, and responsibility improve satisfaction, while supervision, salary, and policies relate to dissatisfaction.
This document provides guidance on answering common interview questions. It discusses 64 tough questions that interviewers may ask and provides sample answers. The questions cover a wide range of topics including work history, skills, weaknesses, goals, challenges, and opinions on controversial issues. For each question, the document suggests focusing on being upbeat, rehearsing concise answers, and avoiding negativity. The overall message is to feel confident facing tough questions by preparing sample answers in advance.
The document discusses organizational development (OD) intervention strategies and techniques. It identifies three basic approaches to organization change - structural, technical, and behavioral. It also provides an overview of major OD intervention techniques, which focus on the individual, team, intergroup, and total organizational levels. Examples of interventions discussed include team building, survey feedback, and organizational restructuring.
Managing across cultures involves recognizing similarities and differences between nations and approaching issues with an open mind. Cultural values are deeply held beliefs that specify preferences and define right and wrong. Organizational culture starts when key people share a common vision and collaborate to create an organization. Managing across cultures requires understanding cultural factors to motivate employees and having a strong culture that reduces turnover. Multinational strategies must address cultural similarities and differences in varied markets.
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A market is defined as a place where buyers and sellers engage in transactions of various products. The structure of a market determines the price and level of production in that market. There are four main types of market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, and oligopoly. Under perfect competition, there are many small firms and buyers/sellers, products are homogeneous, there is free entry and exit into the market, and prices are determined by supply and demand forces.
1) Monopolistic competition is an imperfect market structure between perfect competition and monopoly. It is characterized by many small businesses that sell differentiated products that are close substitutes for one another.
2) Firms have some control over prices under monopolistic competition. While there are many buyers and sellers, product differentiation gives firms some monopoly power over their brand.
3) In both the short run and long run, a monopolistically competitive firm will be in equilibrium when marginal revenue equals marginal cost, allowing the firm to maximize its profits. In the short run, firms can earn supernormal profits if price is above average cost.
The document defines key concepts related to elasticity of supply and perfect competition. It provides the following key points:
1. Elasticity of supply measures the responsiveness of supply to changes in price. It is determined by factors like time period, availability of inputs, technology, and production costs.
2. Perfect competition is characterized by many small sellers and buyers, homogeneous products, free entry and exit, perfect information and mobility of inputs. Features include price taking behavior and normal profits.
3. Monopolistic competition involves differentiated products, some monopoly power for each seller, and non-price competition through product differentiation, branding, and advertising.
The document provides an introduction to markets and pricing strategies. It defines key market concepts such as perfect competition, imperfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition. It describes the characteristics and features of each market structure. For example, a perfect competition market has many small sellers and buyers of homogeneous products, no barriers to entry or exit, and perfect information. A monopoly market has a single seller of unique products with no close substitutes and barriers to entry. The document also discusses methods of calculating national income, including the output, expenditure, and income methods.
MARKET STRUCTURES AND PRICING
Concept of market structures
Perfect competition market and price determination
Monopoly and abnormal profits
Monopolistic Competition
Price Discrimination
Oligopoly-Features of oligopoly
Syndicating in oligopoly
Kinked demand curve
Price leadership and market positioning
Conditions for Company Equilibrium
To achieve Equilibrium, a Company must meet two conditions:
You need to make sure that the marginal revenue is equal to the marginal cost (MR = MC).
If MR> MC, the Company has an incentive to expand production and sell additional units.
If MR<MC, the Company needs to reduce production because additional units generate more costs than revenue.
Only when MR = MC does the Company achieve maximum profit.
Chapter 13A monopolistically competitive market is characterized.docxketurahhazelhurst
Chapter 13
A monopolistically competitive market is characterized by:
· many buyers and sellers,
· differentiated products, and
· easy entry and exit.
The monopolistically competitive market is similar to perfect competition in that there are many buyers and sellers who can enter or leave the market easily in response to economic profits or losses. A monopolistically competitive firm, though, is similar to a monopoly in that it produces a product that is different from that produced by all other firms in the market. The restaurant market in New York City provides a good example of a monopolistically competitive market. Each restaurant has its own recipes, decor, ambiance, etc. but also must compete with many other similar restaurants.
Because each firm produces a differentiated product, it won't lose all of its customers if it raises its prices. Thus, a monopolistically competitive firm faces a downward sloping demand curve for its product. As noted in Chapters 8 and 10, whenever a firm faces a downward sloping demand curve, its marginal revenue curve lies below its demand curve. The diagram below illustrates the relationship that exists between a monopolistically competitive firm's demand and marginal revenue curves.
While the diagram above seems similar to the demand and marginal revenue curves facing a monopolist, there is a critical difference. In a monopolistically competitive market, the number of firms changes as firms enter or leave the industry. When new firms enter the market, the customers are spread over a larger number of firms and the demand for each firm's product declines. An increase in the number of firms also tends to result in an increase in the elasticity of demand for each firm's products (since demand is more elastic when more substitutes are available). The diagram below illustrates the shift in a typical firm's demand curve that occurs when additional firms enter a monopolistically competitive market.
Short-run and long-run equilibrium in monopolistically competitive markets
Let's examine the determination of short-run equilibrium in a monopolistically competitive output market.
The diagram below illustrates a possible short-run equilibrium for a typical firm in a monopolistically competitive market. As with any profit-maximizing firm, a monopolistically competitive firm maximizes its profits by producing at a level of output at which MR = MC. In the diagram below, this occurs at an output level of Qo. The price is determined by the amount that customers are willing to pay to buy Qo units of output. In the example below, the demand curve indicates that a price of Po will be charged when Qo units of output are sold.
In a monopoly industry, economics profits could persist indefinitely due to the existence of barriers to entry. In a monopolistically competitive industry, however, the existence of economic profits results in the entry of additional firms into the industry. As additional firms enter, the demand for each ...
This document discusses different market structures. It begins by defining market structure and its key characteristics. It then lists the four major market structures: perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition. For each structure, it provides examples and discusses key assumptions. It also outlines factors that determine a market's structure and provides definitions for different models of market structures, including their main assumptions.
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The document discusses similarities and differences between monopolistic competition and Islamic economics. Both allow for free entry and exit of firms in the long run, and both see some role for government involvement. However, they differ in their views on pricing of goods, welfare of society, and advertising. Specifically, Islamic economics aims to maximize social welfare rather than just firm profits, and prohibits certain types of advertising.
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Me Part 2[1]
1. MBA – 0903 – MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Two Mark questions with Answers
1.Explain the meaning of Production.
Production is an activity that transforms inputs into output. Production is
any activity that increases consumer usability of goods and services thus
production consists of producing , storing and distributing tangible of goods
and services
For example : A sugar mill uses such inputs as labour, raw material like
sugarcane and capital invested in machinery, factory building to produce
sugar.
2. Explain short run and long run production .
Short run production.
The short run is that period of time in which some of the firm’s inputs
are fixed – these fixed inputs act as a limiting factor on change in output. In
the short run at least one of the inputs remains constant , while the other
inputs are vary in nature. Simply, if the firm uses more then two inputs but
only two of them are variable and other is fixed is said to be short run
Long run.
The long run term is that period of time in which there are no limiting
factors on output change. In long run all the variables are variable in nature
and there is no fixed input like short run . Simply, if the firm uses only two
inputs and both of them variable in nature is said to be long run.
3. Define Production function with its assumptions.
The production function is purely a technological relationship which
expresses the relation between output of a good produced and the
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2. different combinations of inputs used in its production. It means the
maximum Amount of output that can be produced with the help of each
possible combination of inputs. The production function can be
mathematically written as
Q= F(L,N,K…..)
Assumptions :
1. technology is invariant
2. Production function includes all the technically efficient methods of
production
4. Define law of variable propositions .
The law of variable propositions states that as more and more of one
factor input is employed , all other input quantities held constant , a point
will eventually be reached where additional quantities of the varying input
will yield diminishing marginal contributions to total product
This law is also called as law of diminishing marginal returns
5. Define Iso-quant with its types .
An Iso-quant is a curve representing the various combination of two
inputs that produce the same amount of output . An Iso-quant is defined
as curve which shows the different combinations of the two inputs
producing a given level of output.
Types :
1. Linear Iso-quant
2. Input- output Iso-quant
3. Kinked Iso-quant
4. Smooth convex Iso-quant
6. What is Economies of Scale?
Economies of scale simply denote that per unit cost of production will
goes down if the firm involves in mass production. The cost benefit
secured by the firm at the time of large scale production is simply called as
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3. economies of scale . Simply , If a firm expands its size of production by
increasing all the factor . These economies of large scale production have
been classified into
• Internal Economies
• External Economies
7.Define cost and cost of production .
Cost.
The term cost refers to “ the amount of expenditure , notional or
actual , attributable to a thing or a product . Cost is the main factor with
which the profit maximizing firms need to deal carefully.
Cost of production.
Business decisions are generally taken on the basis of money
values of the inputs and outputs. Inputs multiplied by their respective
prices and added together give the money value of the inputs, i.e., the cost
of production . The cost of production is an important factor in almost all
business analysis and decisions.
8. Explain Sunk cost .
Sunk costs are the cost that are not altered by a change in quantity
and cannot be re covered . Sunk costs are a part of outlay costs. However,
most business decisions require cost estimates that are essentially
incremental and not sunk in nature .
9. Define short run & Long run cost function
Short run
In short run one input has to be kept constant and there is no
other way for the manufacturer to change his plant size. He has to keep
the plant size as constant and he has to manufacture all the things by
using the existing plant
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4. Long Run.
In the long – run , by definition , all factors are variable so that the
entrepreneur has the before him a number of alternative plant sizes and
levels of output which he can adopt
10.Why a long run average cost curve is likely to be L – shaped?
The basis of argument as to why long run average cost curve is likely
to be L shaped rather then U shaped . Production costs falls continuously
with increase in output, while managerial costs may rise at very large
scales of output. The fall in production costs more then offsets the increase
in the managerial costs, so that the long run average cost continuously
falls with increase in scale
11. Write short notes on Market Structure?
Market structure shows the relationship between various buyers
and sellers in the market. An analysis of the market structure leads to an
understanding of the nature of competition in the market and nature of
pricing in the market.
Characteristics of Market Structure
The degree of seller concentration
The degree of Buyer concentration
The degree of product differentiation
The entry condition to the market
12. What is Monopoly?
Monopoly market is the market where there is only one supplier in the
market. Hence it is known as ‘one firm industry’. The product of the firm
has no close substitute in the market. There are considerable barriers to
the entry of new firms to the market.
In the monopoly market structure, market power and profitability for
the firm will be high. In practice, monopoly exists today only in certain
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5. products like medicine and public utilities. In monopoly, there is no
difference between the firm and the industry. It is the only firm producing
the commodity.
13. What is Oligopoly?
Oligopoly is a term derived from the Greek words ‘oligos’ meaning a
few and ‘pollenin’ meaning to sell. Oligopoly refers to only few producers in
the market. If the producers are selling identical commodity, we will call it a
case of pure or perfect oligopoly. But if they are selling different
commodities, it will be a case of imperfect oligopoly. In oligopoly market
the sellers are few in number. Each seller knows his competitors
individually in each market. Any change in price and advertising policy of
an oligopolist will lead its competitors to change their products.
14. What is Monopolistic Competition?
The most important type of competition is the monopolistic
competition. In such competition, there are many buyers and sellers but
they are not producing identical commodities though all are producing the
same commodity.
In this market, the product of each company has a specific feature
to differentiate it with the product of other companies. Thus in Monopolistic
competition there is product differentiation and hence each company
charges different price. E.g. Soaps, tooth pastes, blades, radios etc..,
15. What is Perfect Competition?
Under perfect competition, there exists homogeneity of the
product, there are large number of dealers and buyers. Free entry or exit is
possible in this market. In perfect competition, there is only one price in the
market. This price cannot be altered by one individual seller because he is
selling a very small quantity of the total supply.
Price can be only affected when the supply is significantly changed.
This change can only be brought about by a change in the total supply of
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6. the industry. Hence, in perfect competition, an individual seller or a firm
cannot affect the price.
16. Explain the main features of perfect competition.
The perfectly competitive market is characterized by
A very large number of relatively small buyers and sellers. A single
buyer’s or seller’s actions cannot therefore have any perceptible
influence on market price.
All sellers are selling homogenous products
The firms are free to enter or leave the industry. That is, in the long
run in efficient firms would have left the industry and new but
efficient firms would enter, so that ultimately the firms in the industry
have almost similar levels of efficiency.
The firms in the industry do not collude with each other that is
independent action
Each buyers and seller operates under conditions of uncertainity.
17. What is Pure Monopoly?
A pure monopoly exists if one and only one firm produces and sells
a particular commodity in the market. No other seller can enter the market,
else monopoly would cease to exist. Thus, in case of pure monopoly, the
single firm producing the product is itself both the firm and the industry.
There are no direct competitors or rivals.
18. Explain the main features of Pure Monopoly.
The main features of pure monopoly was
Only one firm sells the commodity having no rivals or direct
competitors
Monopolist is a price maker. He tries to take the best of whatever
demand and cost conditions exist without the fear of new firms
entering to compete away his profits.
Indirect rivalry or competition may exist in the form of
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7. i. Existence of substitutes
ii. The monopolist’s product competing with all other goods
and services in the general struggle for the consumer’s
rupee
19. What is Monopoly Power?
In practice no monopolist will have absolute monopoly power. The
monopoly power or control enjoyed will be limited and partial. Even in state
monopolistic control, we cannot say that monopoly power is absolute. It will
be limited and the limitation may vary from producer to producer
depending upon the method by which they have to enjoy monopoly power.
Usually the producer will gets a monopoly control or power in the following
ways
Power given by government
Legal power
Technical Power
Combinations
Bias of the consumer
20. What is Simple Monopoly and Discriminating Monopoly?
Simple Monopoly
It is a situation where the single producer produces a
commodity having only a remote substitute. Here the product of the firm
may have some substitute. But in economic analysis, we take that the
monopoly firm produces a commodity having no close substitutes.
Discriminating Monopoly
The Monopolists may charge different prices for different
consumers or markets. He has not only the power to fix the price of the
commodity but also charge different prices from different consumers.
The Monopolists will discriminating between the markets.
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8. 21. What are the main features of Monopolistic competition?
The main features of the Monopolistic Competition are
Existence of large number of firms
Product Differentiation
Selling costs
Freedom of entry and exit of firms
22. How the Price is determined under Monopolistic Competition
Price – output determination under monopolistic competition is
governed by the cost and revenue curves of the firm. The cost curves are
governed by laws of production. The revenue curves of the firm will not be
very elastic. It will not be very steep falling down curve as in monopoly.
The average revenue of the firm under monopolistic competition will be a
slopping down curve, the slope neither too steep nor flat. It will not be flat
or parallel straight line because the firm may not very elastic demand for its
products.
23. Explain the defects or wastes of Monopolistic Competition.
The Main defects of Monopolistic or imperfect competition are
referred to as wastes of competition. They are
Unemployment
Excess capacity
Cross Transport
Failure to specialize
Advertising
51. Define Oligopoly.
Oligopoly is a term derived from the Greek words ‘oligos’
meaning a few and ‘pollenin’ meaning to sell. It is also referred as
“competition among the few”
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9. Definition:-
Prof. Stigler defines oligopoly as that “situation in which a firm bases
its market policy in part on the expected behavior of a few close rivals”.
According to Prof.Leftwhich “An oligopolistic industry is one in which the
number of sellers is small enough for the activities of a single seller to
affect the other firms and for the activities of other firms and for the
activities of other firms to affect him”.
24. Explain the types of Oligopoly.
The following are the main types of oligopoly
Pure or Perfect Oligopoly
Open and Closed Oligopoly
Collusive and Competitive Oligopoly
Partial and Full Oligopoly
Syndicated and Organized Oligopoly
25. Explain the characteristics of Oligopoly.
The following are the main features of Oligopolistic Market,
Interdependence
Importance of Selling costs
Indeterminate demand curve
Group Behavior
Element of Monopoly
Price Rigidity
26. How the Pricing is done under Oligopoly?
Price Rigidity under oligopoly is explained with the help of Kinked
Demand Curve used by Prof.Paul M.Sweezy. The kinked demand model
represents a condition in which the firm has no incentive either to increase
the price or to decrease the price but keep the price rigid at a particular
level. The firm believes that the rival firms will not follow suit if it raises the
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10. price. But if cut downs the price the rival firms will follow suit. Acting on this
belief the firm maintains the present price.
27. What is Bilateral Monopoly?
A Bilateral Monopoly is a situation in which monopolist faces a
monopsonist i.e.., a single seller faces a single buyer in the market. The
commodity is a distinct product which has no close substitute. If a tea
estate owner could supply the raw material to a tea manufacturer in the
area, it is a situation of Bilateral Monopoly. The buyer has no competitor to
buy raw tea and the seller has no competitive producers.
28. What is Normal and Super-Normal profit?
Normal Profit:-
Normal Profits are like wages to labour, which accrue to the
entrepreneur, in the long run, for his work as an organizer and manager of
the enterprise. Normal Profit is the profit which will not attract the new firms
to get into an industry. At the same time it will not compel the existing firms
to go out of the industry.
Super Normal Profit:-
Super Normal Profits are the excess profits earned by the
entrepreneur over and above what is earned by marginal entrepreneurs.
Hence it does not enter into cost of production
29. What is Duopoly?
DUO means two and duopoly refers to a market situation in which
there are only two sellers. Each seller tries to guess the rival’s motives and
actions. The two firms may either resort to competition or collusion.
Under Duopoly, there is no product differentiation and goods are
identical. The consumers are indifferent between the two producers and
the same price must be charged by both in the long run, otherwise a seller
charging a higher price may not be able to sell more. They must fix the
price as it they were a single monopolist. Only by this method they can
maximize their profits.
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11. 30. Explain the assumptions of Duopoly.
The following are the main assumptions of duopoly
There are two independent sellers, each producing and selling the
homogenous products.
The cost of production of two sellers is identical
Each seller is rational in the sense that it aims at maximizing the
profit.
The number of buyers are large
Each firm has a complete knowledge about the demand conditions
The duopolies accept the price at which he can sell his total output.
31. Explain the types of Monopoly.
There are various kinds of Monopoly which are as follows
Natural Monopoly
Social Monopoly
Private Monopoly
Legal Monopoly
Service Monopoly
Simple Monopoly
Fiscal Monopoly
Discriminating Monopoly
Voluntary Monopolies
32. Explain the causes of Monopoly.
The following are the main causes of monopoly,
Strategic Raw materials
Patent’s over Inventions
Market Franchise
Cost of establishing an efficient plant in relation to the market
Fiscal Monopolies
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12. Control of secret process
Restricted Market for a Product
Deliberate policy to exclude competitors
Transport cost, Reputation
33. Explain the concept of National Income.
The concept of national income occupies an important place in
economic theory. National income is the flow of goods and services which
became available to a nation during a year. To be more precise, national
income is the aggregate money value of all goods and services produced
in a country during one year, account being taken of the deductions made
due to wear and tear, and depreciation of plants and machineries used in
the production of goods and services. It is distributed among the factors of
production in the form of rent, interest, wages and profits. The larger the
national income, other things remaining the same, the larger will be the
share of the each factor.
34. What is meant by Aggregate Demand?
Aggregate Demand is the total expenditure which at given fixed
prices all households and business firms want to make on goods and
services in a period at various levels of national income. Thus by
aggregate demand means how much expenditure the households and the
entrepreneurs are undertaking on consumption and investment. Therefore
Aggregate Demand = Consumption demand + Investment
demand.
AD = C + I
Aggregate Demand consists of two components 1. There is
consumption demand 2. There is demand for capital goods which is called
as Investment Demand.
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13. 35. What is Aggregate Supply?
The aggregate supply means the total money value of goods and
services produced in an economy in a year. There are two important
constituents of aggregate supply. They are
The supply or output of final consumer goods and services in a year
and
The output of capital goods which are also called investment goods
or producer goods because they help in producing further goods.
The aggregate supply of goods of an economy depends upon the stock
of capital, The amount of labour used and the state of technology.
36. Explain the major factors which determine the National Income.
There are number of influences which determine the size of the
national income in a country. The following are the main influences of
national income
Quantity and Quality of factors of production – The quantity and
quality of land, the climate, the rainfall, etc.., determine the quantity
and quality of agricultural production and hence the size of national
income
The state of Technical Know how – A country with poor technical
knowledge cannot have a large sized national income, because it
will not be in a position to make the best possible use of its
resources.
Political Stability – Political Stability is the main factor which
determines the national income. The economic development of
several countries, particularly the South American republics, has
been hindered in the past by political instability.
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14. 37. Explain the difficulties or hindrances faced by the under
developed countries in calculating the National Income.
The calculation of the National Income of a country is a task full of
difficulties and complexities. The main difficulties in calculating the National
Income
The available statistics in these countries are not only inadequate
but also unreliable.
The existence of a large non-monetized sector in underdeveloped
countries also makes the computation of national income difficult.
The majority of the small producers in the under developed countries
are illiterate and ignorant and they are not in a position to keep any
account of their productive activities.
There is little of occupational specialization on the part of the people
in underdeveloped countries.
38. What is Disposable Income?
The part of personal income which is left behind after payment of
personal direct taxes is called as Disposable Personal Income. In fact it is
the disposable income which is spent by the individual or the household on
consumption. Therefore,
Disposable Personal Income = Personal Income – Personal Direct
Taxes
Sometimes the individuals will allot some of his income for savings.
At that time,
DPI = Consumption + Saving
39. What do you mean by Multiplier Model?
The name Multiplier comes from the finding that each dollar
change in exogenous expenditures (such as investment) leads to more
than a dollar change (or a multiplied change) in GDP. The Multiplier Model
explains how shocks to investment, foreign trade, and government tax and
spending policies can affect output and employment in an economy.
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15. The key assumption underlying in these model are the wages and
prices are fixed and that there are unemployed resources. In addition, we
are suppressing the role of monetary policy and assuming that there are
no financial market reactions to changes in the economy.
40. What is Gross National Product and Gross Domestic Product?
Gross National Product
The GNP is defined as the value of all final goods and services
produced during a specific period, usually one year, plus incomes earned
abroad by the nationals minus incomes earned locally by the foreigners.
The GNP so defined is identical to the concept of gross national income.
Gross Domestic Product
The GDP is defined as the market value of all final goods and
services produced in the domestic country during a period of one year,
plus income earned locally by the foreigners minus income earned abroad
by the nationals
41. What do you mean by Static Multiplier?
The Static multiplier is essentially a theoretical concept. It is
based on the assumption that ∆I results instantly in ∆y. There is no time
lag between ∆I and ∆y. It implies that when ∆I takes place, the equilibrium
of national income shifts instantly from one point to another, at a higher
level of income.
42. Explain the limitations of Multiplier.
The following are the main limitations of Multiplier
The Multiplier formula, i.e., m- 1/(1-mpc) imples that the higher
the mpc the higher the multiplier. The actual Multiplier does not
depend upon on the mpc alone. It depends on number of other
factors also.
The working of Multiplier assumes that those who earn income as
a result of certain autonomous investment, would continue to
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16. spend a certain percentage of their newly earned income on
consumption. This assumption may not be hold in reality.
The working Multiplier is based on the assumption that the goods
and services are available in adequate supply. Thus this is not
suitable for the scarce supply.
43. What is Business Cycle?
The fluctuations in economic activity have been occurring
periodically and regularly and these fluctuations are popularly called as
Business Cycle. This is also called as Trade Cycle. As per J.M.Keynes,
“A Trade cycle is composed of periods of good trade characterized by
rising prices and low unemployment percentages with periods of bad trade
characterized by falling prices and high employment percentages. The
duration of Business Cycle has not been of the same length; it has varied
from a minimum of two years to a maximum of ten to twelve years.
44. What do you mean by Economic Growth?
Economic Growth means sustained increase in per capita national
output or net national product over a long period of time. It implies that the
rate of increase in total output must be greater than the rate of population
growth. That is Economic growth is defined as increase in an economy’s
real national income or gross national product over a period of time. Simply
we can say that economic growth means the annual increase in percapita
income of a country. Economic Growth describes the growth of output per
head of population.
45. Explain the concept of Economic Development.
Economic development is the development of economic wealth of
countries or regions for the well-being of their inhabitants. From a policy
perspective, economic development can be defined as efforts that seek to
improve the economic well-being and quality of life for a community by
creating or retaining jobs and supporting or growing incomes and the tax
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17. base. The term "economic development" is often used in a regional sense
as well (e.g., a mayor might say that "we need to promote the economic
development of our city"). In this sense, economic development focuses on
the recruitment of business operations to a region, assisting in the
expansion or retention of business operations within a region or assisting
in the start-up of new businesses within a region. (See section 'regional
policy' below.)
46. Explain the three major areas where we can encompass the
economic development.
The Economic development can be encompassed in the
following areas
Policies that governments undertake to meet broad economic
objectives such as price stability, high employment, and sustainable
growth. Such efforts include monetary and fiscal policies, regulation
of financial institutions, trade, and tax policies.
Policies and programs to provide infrastructure and services such as
highways, parks, affordable housing, crime prevention, and K-12
education.
Policies and programs explicitly directed at job creation and
retention through specific efforts in business finance, marketing,
neighborhood development, small business development, business
retention and expansion, technology transfer, and real estate
development. This third category is a primary focus of economic
development professionals.
47. Explain the three major areas where we can encompass the
policies of economic development
The policies of an economic development can be framed in the
following areas
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18. Governments undertaking to meet broad economic objectives such
as price stability, high employment, and sustainable growth. Such
efforts include monetary and fiscal policies, regulation of financial
institutions, trade, and tax policies.
Programs that provide infrastructure and services such as highways,
parks, affordable housing, crime prevention, and K-12 education.
Job creation and retention through specific efforts in business
finance, marketing, neighborhood development, small business
development, business retention and expansion, technology
transfer, and real estate development. This third category is a
primary focus of economic development professionals.
48. What is Balance of Payments?
The Balance of Payments is a systematic record of economic
transactions of the residents of a country with the rest of the world during a
given period of time. The record is so prepared as to provide meaning and
measure to the various components of a country’s external economic
transactions. Thus, the aim is to present an account of all the receipts and
payments on account of goods exported, services rendered and capital
transferred by residents of the country. The main purpose of keeping these
records is to know the economic position of the country and help the
government in reaching decisions on monetary and fiscal policies
49. What is Inflation?
By inflation generally means a general rise in prices. Inflation is measured
as the growth of the money supply in an economy, without a commensurate
increase in the supply of goods and services. This results in a rise in the general
price level, as measured against a standard level of purchasing power. There are
a variety of measures of inflation in use, related to different price indices,
because different prices affect different people. Two widely known indices for
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(CPI), which measures nominal consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which
measures the nominal prices of the goods and services produced by a given
country or region.
50. How we can measure the Inflation?
The following way clearly explains the way which is used
for measuring the inflation
Consumer price indices (CPIs) - Which measures the price of a
selection of goods purchased by a "typical consumer."
Cost-of-living indices (COLI) - which often adjust fixed incomes
and contractual incomes based on measures of goods and services
price changes.
Producer price indices (PPIs) - which measure the price received
by a producer.
Wholesale price indices, which measure the change in price of a
selection of goods at wholesale, prior to retail mark ups and sales
taxes. These are very similar to the Producer Price Indices.
Commodity price indices - which measure the change in price of a
selection of commodities
GDP Deflator - Measures price increases in all assets rather than
some particular subset. The term "deflator" in this case means the
percentage to reduce current prices to get the equivalent price in a
previous period. The US Commerce Department publishes a deflator
series for the U.S. economy.
Capital goods price Index- The growth in money supply has
remained fairly constant through since the 1970's however
consumption goods price inflation has been reduced because most
of the inflation has happened in the capital goods prices.
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20. Regional Inflation - The Bureau of Labor Statistics breaks down
CPI-U calculations down to different regions of the US.
Historical Inflation - It is used to adjust for the differences in real
standard of living for the presence of technology. This is equivalent
to not adjusting the composition of baskets
51. Explain the types of Inflation.
There are three major types of inflation, as part of what Robert J.
Gordon calls the "triangle model":
• Demand-pull inflation - Inflation caused by increases in aggregate
demand due to increased private and government spending, etc.
• Cost-push inflation - Presently termed "supply shock inflation,"
caused by drops in aggregate supply due to increased prices of
inputs, for example. Take for instance a sudden decrease in the
supply of oil, which would increase oil prices. Producers for whom oil
is a part of their costs could then pass this on to consumers in the
form of increased prices.
• Built-in inflation- Induced by adaptive expectations, often linked to
the "price/wage spiral" because it involves workers trying to keep
their wages up (gross wages have to increase above the CPI rate to
net to CPI after-tax) with prices and then employers passing higher
costs on to consumers as higher prices as part of a "vicious circle."
Built-in inflation reflects events in the past, and so might be seen as
hangover inflation.
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21. 52. Explain the major problems of Inflation.
If inflation is high in an economy there are three main problems
it can cause:
People on a fixed income (e.g. pensioners, students) will be worse
off in real terms due to higher prices and equal income as before;
this will lead to a reduction in the purchasing power of their income.
This has a great effect on the GDP of a country
Rising inflation can encourage trade unions to demand higher
wages, as wages have to be adjusted to keep up with inflation. In
the case of collective bargaining the wages will be set as a factor of
price expectations (Pe). Pe will be higher when inflation has an
upward trend. This can cause a wage spiral. Also if strikes occur in
an important industry which has a comparative advantage the nation
may see a decrease in productivity and suffer.
If inflation is relatively higher in one country, and that country
maintains fixed exchange rates with other countries, then the
country's exports will become more expensive for other countries to
purchase, creating a deficit on its current account.
53. What do you mean by Inflation Accounting?
Inflation accounting is a financial reporting process that
considers the effects of inflation on financial statements. Accounting
assumes a stable monetary unit. Financial statements that are not
adjusted for changes in the purchasing power of the currency become
economically irrelevant. In certain countries experiencing high inflation
or hyperinflation, laws or accounting standards require corporate
financial statements to be adjusted for changes in purchasing power
using a price index
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22. 54. How to control Inflation?
There are a number of methods that have been suggested to stop
inflation, although a 0% inflation rate has never been achieved over any
sustained period of time in the past
High interest rates and slow growth of the money supply are the
traditional ways through which central banks fight or prevent
inflation, though they have different approaches
Keynesians emphasize reducing demand in general, often through
fiscal policy, using increased taxation or reduced government
spending to reduce demand as well as by using monetary policy is a
way to control Inflation
Supply-side economists advocate fighting inflation by fixing the
exchange rate between the currency and some reference currency
such as gold. This would be a return to the gold standard. All of
these policies are achieved in practice through a process of open
market operations.
Another method attempted in the past has been wage and price
controls ("incomes policies"). Wage and price controls have been
successful in wartime environments in combination with rationing.
Temporary controls may complement a recession as a way to fight
inflation: the controls make the recession more efficient as a way to
fight inflation (reducing the need to increase unemployment), while
the recession prevents the kinds of distortions that controls cause
when demand is high
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23. 55. What is Deflation?
Deflation is a decrease in the general price level over a period
of time. Deflation is the opposite of inflation. For economists especially, the
term has been and is sometimes used to refer to a decrease in the size of
the money supply (as a proximate cause of the decrease in the general
price level). During deflation the demand for liquidity goes up, in
preference to goods or interest. During deflation the purchasing power of
money increases. Deflation is generally regarded as a negative in modern
currency environments, because a deflationary spiral may cause large falls
in GDP and purchasing power, and may take a very long time to correct
.Deflation is considered a problem in a modern economy because of the
potential of a deflationary spiral and its association with the Great
Depression, although not all episodes of deflation correspond to periods of
poor economic growth historically.
56. Explain the causes of Deflation.
From a monetary perspective deflation is caused by a reduction in
the velocity of money and/or the amount of money supply per
person.
Capitalism (when sufficient competition exists) is also an engine of
deflation: as capital stocks improve, and there are more competitors,
the supply of goods goes up, which means prices must fall until they
balance demand. Capitalism also drives efficiency and innovation
which has a downward pull on prices.
In modern credit-based economies, a deflationary spiral may be
caused by initiating higher interest rates (i.e., to 'control' inflation),
thereby possibly popping an asset bubble or the collapse of a
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24. command economy which has been run at a higher level of
production than it could actually support.
In a credit-based economy, a fall in money supply leads to markedly
less lending, with a further sharp fall in money supply (since debt is
money), and a consequent sharp fall-off in demand for goods.
Demand falls, and with the falling of demand, there is a fall in prices
as a supply glut develops.
In unstable currency economies, barter and other alternate currency
arrangements are common, and therefore when the 'official' money
becomes scarce, commerce can still continue (e.g., most recently in
Russia and Argentina). Since in such economies the central
government is often unable, even if it were willing, to adequately
control the internal economy, there is no pressing need for
individuals to acquire official currency except to pay for imported
goods.
57. Explain the effects of Deflation.
In more recent economic thinking, deflation is related to risk, where
the risk adjusted return of assets drops to negative
In an open economy it creates a carry trade and devalues the
currency producing higher prices for imports without necessarily
stimulating exports to a like degree.
Deflation is related to a sustained reduction in the velocity of money
or number of transactions.
Deflation discourages investment and spending, because there is no
reason to risk on future profits when the expectation of profits may
be negative and the expectation of future prices is lower,
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25. The available amount of hard currency per person falls, in effect
making money scarcer; and consequently, the purchasing power of
each unit of currency increases.
Since deflationary periods favor those who hold currency over those
who do not, they are often matched with periods of rising populist
sentiment,
Deflation raises real wages which are both difficult and costly for
management to lower. This frequently leads to layoffs and makes
employers reluctant to hire new workers, increasing unemployment.
58. What do you mean by Balance of Trade?
Balance of Trade refers to the difference in value of imports
and exports of commodities only, i.e., visible items only. During the given
period of time, the exports and imports may be exactly equal, in which
case, the balance of payments of trade is said to be balanced. If the value
of its imports exceeds the value of its exports, the country is said to have a
deficit or an adverse balance of trade. Balance of Trade in other words, will
not balance. During any period a country may experience a favorable or
adverse balance of trade
59. Explain the causes of Inflation.
The following are the main causes of Inflation,
Increase in Money supply
Increase in Disposable Income
Increase in public expenditure
Increase in consumer expenditure
Cheap Monetary policy
Deficit Financing
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26. Expansion of the private sector
Black Money
Repayment of Public Debt
Increase in Exports
60. What are the measures that are adopted for controlling Inflation?
The following are the methods adopted for controlling the
Inflation
Monetary Measures
• Credit control
• Demonetization of currency
• Issue of new currency
Fiscal Measures
• Reduction in unnecessary expenditure
• Increase in savings
• Increase in taxes
• Surplus Budgets
• Public Debt
Other Measures
• To increase production, Rationing
• Rational Wage policy, Price control,
61. What do you mean by Economic Indicators?
An economic indicator (or business indicator) is a statistic
about the economy. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic
performance and predictions of future performance. Economic indicators
include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries, such
as unemployment, housing starts, Consumer Price Index (a measure for
inflation), industrial production, bankruptcies, Gross Domestic Product,
retail sales, stock market prices, and money supply changes. Economic
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27. indicators are primarily studied in a branch of macroeconomics called
"business cycles". The term economic indicator is also described as
business indicator.
62. Explain the types of Economic Indicator.
The economic Indicators are divided into three types. They are
1. Coincident indicators – These indicators which occur at the same time
as the economic activity.
Example
• Payroll
• Personal income less transfer payments and overall change in GDP
2. Leading indicators – These economic indicators which tend to change
before the general economic activity, and so may sometimes be used as a
predictor.
Example:
• Stock prices
• Average work hours in manufacturing sector
• Housing Markets
• Inflation
• Interest rates
3. Lagging indicators – These indicator trail behind the general economic
activity.
Example:
• Unemployment rate
• Percentage change in CPI
• GDP (sometimes)
• The time difference between the indicator and the economic activity is
called lead time or lag time.
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28. 63. How Correlation is used in economic indicators
An indicator can also move in the same or opposite direction of the
general economic activity. Pro-cyclical indicators move in the same
direction as the general economic activity. Counter-cyclical indicators
move in the inverse direction of the general economic activity.
Unemployment is an example of a counter-cyclical indicator. Statistically,
correlation can be used to determine whether an indicator is pro- or
counter-cyclical.
64. Explain the stages of economic growth.
The stages of Economic growth are as follows
Pre-Take Off stage
Take- Off Stage
Stage of Self Sustaining Growth
Stage of High Mass Consumption
65. Explain the list of Indicators.
• Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (nominal and real) (for the entire
nation or per individual)
• Index of Leading Indicators
• Gross national happiness (GNH), a new concept relating happiness
with economic growth
• Population
• Labor Force: Employment, Unemployment rate, Average Weekly
earnings
• Public Expenditure, Revenues, Budget Surplus and Deficit, National
Debt
• Personal Income, Expenditure, Savings
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29. • International: Balance of Payments (Current Account & Balance of
Trade)
• Productivity Survey
• Manufacturing output, Capacity Utilization, Inventories
• Money Supply, Interest Rates, Yield on various financial Instruments
and Yield Curves.
• Stock Market Indices
• Inflation, CPI, Producer Price Index
• New Home Sales
• Retail Sales, Auto Sales
66.Define resale price maintenance and its types
The manufacturer of such products fix and stipulate the price of the
products at which the product is to be resold by the individual retailer. This
is done to maintain a uniform selling price of the branded products at all
the outlets of their sale .
Types :
1.Collectivre resale price maintenance
2.Individual resale price maintenance
67.Define Discretionary fiscal policy and non discretionary fiscal
policy .
Discretionary fiscal policy : Deliberate change in the government
expenditure and taxes to influence the level of national out put and prices .
Fiscal policy generally aims at managing aggregate demand for goods and
services
Non Discretionary Fiscal policy : Non – discretionary fiscal policy of
automatic stabilizers is a build- in tax or expenditure mechanism that
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30. automatically increase aggregate demand when recession occurs and
reduces aggregate demand when there is inflation in the economy with out
any special deliberate actions on the part of the Government
68.List out the tools of monetary policy .
1.Open market operation
2.Changing the bank rate
3.Changing the cash reserve ratio and
4.Undetaking selective credit controls
69.Objectives of monetary policy>
1. To ensure economic stability at full employment or potential level of
output
2.To achieve price stability by controlling inflation and deflation
3.To promote and encourage economic growth in the economy
70. What is liquidity trap ?
A liquidity trap occurs when under conditions of depression of economy
finds itself in a situation where people hold all the increments in the stock
of money and money demand curve takes a horizontal shape .
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31. ESSAY TYPE QUESTIONS
1.Explain in detail about cost function
2.Discuss about Economies of scale
3.Explain various cost concepts
4. How the price has been determined under oligopoly and Duopoly
Competition?
5. How the price has been determined under perfect Competition?
6. How the price has been determined under Monopoly Competition?
7. How the price has been determined under Monopolistic Competition?
8. Explain the types of oligopoly.
9. Explain oligopoly with kinked demand curve
10. What is Non Price Competition? Discuss detail.
11. What did you understand from Market Structure?
12..Explain the methods available for calculating the National Income.
13.What is National Income? Explain the concept of National Income.
14.Explain the National Income determination under Three Sector
economy.
15..How the National Income has to be determined under Four Sector
Economy.
16.What is Inflation? Explain the causes for Inflation.
17.Explain the methods available for calculating the Inflation rate.
18.What is Deflation? Explain the causes for Deflation.
19.What is Business Cycle? Explain the Phases of Business Cycle. Also
discuss the features of Trade Cycle.
20..Write about the Theories of Business Cycle.
21.Explain the determinants and stages of Economic growth.
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32. 22.Explain the role of Inflation in an economy.
23.Explain the effects of inflation.
24.Explain the government policies and regulations with regard to
economic growth and development.
25.Explain the role fiscal policy in overcoming recession and achieving
economic stability at full employment level
26.Distinguish between Discretionary fiscal policy and non discretionary
fiscal policy
27.Briefly explain the instruments of monetary policy .
28.Explain the mechanism through which tight monetary policy works to
control inflation
29.Explain crowding out and effectiveness of fiscal policy
30.Monetary policy for its success depends on fiscal policy – Explain and
critically examine this statement
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