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Which school of thought holds that decreases in aggregate demand decrease real output but leave the price level largely unaffected?
- A) Real Business Cycle theory
- B) New Classical theory
- C) Keynesian
- D) Monetarism
Panasonic Corporation is a leading Japanese multinational electronics corporation. It maximizes its profit at a level of output where:
- A) Marginal Cost = Marginal Revenue.
- B) Marginal Cost = Average Revenue.
- C) Marginal Cost < Marginal Revenue.
- D) Marginal Cost > Marginal Revenue.
Which of the following is the characteristic of monopolistic competition?
- A) There is absence of entry barriers
- B) Firms face a horizontal demand curve
- C) Firms produce homogeneous products
- D) There are a small number of buyers and sellers
In monopolistic competition, there are:
- A) Many buyers and one seller
- B) Many sellers and many buyers
- C) One seller and one buyer
- D) Many sellers and one buyer
According to Keynes, what was the main reason of high unemployment in a period of great depression?
- A) High demand for labor
- B) Lower interest rate
- C) More investment
- D) Low wages
Which of the following is NOT a type of price discrimination?
- A) Uniform price discrimination
- B) Third-degree price discrimination
- C) Second-degree price discrimination
- D) First-degree price discrimination
Firms in monopolistic competition advertise their products to increase sales and thus the level of profits. From society’s point of view, which of the following is the advantage of advertising?
- A) It encourages price competition among firms.
- B) It uses economic resources.
- C) It increases human wants.
- D) It misleads consumers into buying a low quality product.
Which of the following can be thought of as a barrier to entry?
- A) Strategic actions by incumbent firms
- B) All of the given options are true
- C) Scale economies
- D) Patents
If the monopolist faces loss then government can regulate this situation through:
- A) Both taxes and subsidies
- B) Subsidies
- C) Taxes
- D) None of the given options is true
What may contribute to a monopolist's ability to retain its market share through brand loyalty?
- A) Product differentiation
- B) Perfect competition
- C) Cost leadership
- D) Diversification
Which market structure is characterized by a few major firms dominating the industry?
- A) Monopoly
- B) Perfect competition
- C) Monopolistic competition
- D) Oligopoly
If a departmental store offers 1 pack of Nido milk powder for Rs.1000 and two packs of milk powder for Rs.1800, it reflects that grocery store is engaging in:
- A) First degree price discrimination
- B) Third degree price discrimination
- C) Limit pricing
- D) Second degree price discrimination
In fruit market, all sellers charge different prices from different customers. They try to charge maximum price in order to maximize their profits. This is an example of:
- A) 3rd degree price discrimination.
- B) Monopoly.
- C) 2nd degree price discrimination.
- D) 1st degree price discrimination.
Pakistan Cement Company operates in an oligopolistic market structure. It faces the kinked demand curve which explains:
- A) Price rigidity.
- B) Price flexibility.
- C) Firm’s independence.
- D) Output flexibility.
Combined effects of Russian revolution, hyperinflation and crash of New York stock exchange results in:
- A) Low inflation
- B) High unemployment
- C) High consumption
- D) Low unemployment
KFC charges different prices for the same products in different countries. This is an example of:
- A) 2nd degree price discrimination.
- B) 1st degree price discrimination.
- C) 3rd degree price discrimination.
- D) Limit pricing.
Which of the following is an example of a real-world industry that exhibits monopolistic competition?
- A) Fast food restaurants
- B) Electricity generation
- C) Wheat farming
- D) Pharmaceutical drugs
According to Classical economists, an increase in aggregate demand would:
- A) Increase the price level and decrease the level of output.
- B) Only increase the price level.
- C) Increase both the price level and the level of output.
- D) Only increase the level of output.
In monopolist market, a new entrant firm should produce where:
- A) Marginal Cost < Marginal Revenue.
- B) Marginal Cost > Marginal Revenue.
- C) Marginal Cost = Average Revenue.
- D) Marginal Cost = Marginal Revenue.
In the first-degree price discrimination, prices are determined by:
- A) The cost of production.
- B) The willingness to pay of each individual customer.
- C) Market competition.
- D) Government regulations.