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This set of Micro Economics analysis Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Micro Economics Analysis Set 1

Q1 | Which of the following industry is most closely approximates theperfectly competitive model.
  • automobiles
  • cigarette
  • newspaper
  • wheat farming
Q2 | Under perfectly competitive market an individual seller is a
  • price taker
  • price maker
  • individual seller can influence the price
  • none of the above
Q3 | Uniform price is a feature of
  • perfect competition
  • monopoly
  • monopolistic competition
  • oligopoly
Q4 | Which of the following is not a feature of a perfectly competitivemarket
  • large number of buyers and sellers
  • homogeneous product
  • group behaviour
  • perfect competition
Q5 | A perfectly competitive firm gets only normal profit when
  • mc = mr
  • ac = ar
  • ac < ar
  • mc = ar
Q6 | Which one of the following is a feature of a perfect competition
  • group behavior
  • selling cost
  • homogeneous product
  • differentiated product
Q7 | Average revenue curve under perfect competition is
  • upward sloping
  • downward sloping
  • horizontal straight line
  • vertical straight line
Q8 | Marginal revenue curve under perfect competition is
  • upward sloping
  • downward sloping
  • horizontal straight line
  • vertical straight line
Q9 | Average revenue curve under imperfect competition is
  • upward sloping
  • downward sloping
  • horizontal straight line
  • vertical straight line
Q10 | Marginal revenue curve under imperfect competition is
  • upward sloping
  • downward sloping
  • horizontal straight line
  • vertical straight line
Q11 | Perfect competition prevails when the demand for the output ofeach producer is
  • elastic
  • perfectly elastic
  • inelastic
  • perfectly inelastic
Q12 | Equilibrium price is determined under perfect competition by
  • the market demand
  • the market supply
  • the interaction between market demand and market supply
  • none of the above
Q13 | In the market period, market supply curve is
  • perfectly elastic
  • perfectly inelastic
  • elastic
  • inelastic
Q14 | Given the supply of a commodity, in the market period, the price ofa commodity is determined by
  • the market demand curve alone
  • the market supply curve alone
  • the market demand curve and the market supply curve
  • none of the above
Q15 | Total profit is maximum when
  • total revenue is equal to total cost
  • total revenue is greater than total cost
  • the positive difference between total revenue and total costs is largest.
  • all of the above
Q16 | Total profits are maximized where
  • tr equals tc
  • tr curve and tc curve are parallel
  • tr curve and tc curves are parallel and tc exceeds tr
  • tr curve and tc curves are parallel and tr exceeds tc
Q17 | The equality between MC and MR is
  • a necessary condition for equilibrium of the firm under perfect condition
  • a sufficient condition for equilibrium of the firm under perfect competition
  • a necessary but not sufficient condition for equilibrium of the firm under perfect condition
  • a necessary and sufficient condition for equilibrium of the firm under perfect condition
Q18 | The condition of equilibrium of the industry under perfectcompetition is
  • mc = mr
  • mc = ac
  • mc = mr = ar
  • mc = ac = ar
Q19 | In the short-run, a competitive firm can earn
  • normal profit
  • super normal profit
  • loss
  • either a or b or c depending upon the level of average cost.
Q20 | If price is equal to average cost, in the short-run, the competitivefirm can earn
  • only normal profit
  • super normal profit
  • loss
  • all of the above
Q21 | If price is greater than average cost, in the short-run, thecompetitive firm can earn
  • normal profit
  • super normal profit
  • loss
  • all of the above
Q22 | If price is less than average cost, in the short-run, the competitivefirm can earn
  • normal profit
  • super normal profit
  • loss
  • all of the above
Q23 | Break-even point is a point where price is equal to
  • ac
  • avc
  • afc
  • mc
Q24 | Shut-down point is a point where price is equal to
  • ac
  • avc
  • afc
  • mc
Q25 | In the long run, a competitive firm can earn
  • normal profit
  • super normal profit
  • loss
  • any of the above