MCQ Bank
Given the Cobb-Douglas production function;$$Q = AK^\alpha L^\beta$$ Q represents:
- A) Constant
- B) Capital
- C) Output
- D) Labor
Given the Cobb-Douglas production function;$$Q = AK^\alpha L^\beta$$ K represents:
- A) Output
- B) Capital
- C) Labor
- D) Constant
In the consumption function; C = 1250 + 0.85Y, marginal propensity to consume is:
- A) 1250
- B) 0.85
- C) 1250.85
- D) 1249.15
$$2x + 3y = 20$$ is an example of:
- A) Cubic function
- B) Production function
- C) Quadratic function
- D) Implicit function
Which of the following is used to find out the Hicksian demand functions?
- A) Roy’s identity
- B) Cobweb theorem
- C) Hotelling’s Lemma
- D) Shephard Lemma
$$\begin{gathered} y = f(g(x)) \hfill \\ \frac{{dy}} {{dx}} = \frac{d} {{dx}}\{ f(g(x))\} = f'(g(x)).g'(x) \hfill \\\ \end{gathered}$$ Given the above expression; $$f'$$ represents:
- A) Outside function
- B) Inside function
- C) Derivative of inside function
- D) Derivative of outside function
Envelope theorem is based on:
- A) Matrices
- B) Calculus
- C) Algebra
- D) Equilibrium
Given the Cobb-Douglas production function;$$Q = AK^\alpha L^\beta$$ A represents:
- A) Constant
- B) Output
- C) Labor
- D) Capital
Cost of raw material is an example of:
- A) Sunk cost
- B) Opportunity cost
- C) Variable cost
- D) Fixed cost
Cost which does not change with the level of output is called:
- A) Opportunity cost
- B) Fixed cost
- C) Variable cost
- D) Sunk cost
$$\pi = PQ - wK$$ is the profit function of the labor market; what does K show in this function?
- A) Quantity of capital input
- B) Price of capital input
- C) Quantity of output
- D) Price of output
$$F(U,x_1 ,x_2 ) = 0$$ shows:
- A) Cubic function
- B) Quadratic function
- C) Cubic function
- D) Implicit function
Total derivative of the function $$y = f(g(w),w)$$ is:
- A) $$\frac{{dy}} {{dw}} = dx + f_w .\frac{{dw}} {{dw}}$$
- B) $$\frac{{dy}} {{dw}} = f_x .\frac{{dx}} {{dw}} + dx$$
- C) $$\frac{{dy}} {{dw}} = \frac{{dx}} {{dw}} + \frac{{dw}} {{dw}}$$
- D) $$\frac{{dy}} {{dw}} = f_x .\frac{{dx}} {{dw}} + f_w .\frac{{dw}} {{dw}}$$
What happens as a result of technological changes in the production process?
- A) No change in the production function
- B) Production function remain at its initial condition
- C) Production function shifts outward
- D) Production function shifts inward
Which of the following is the total differential of $$U = f(x_1 ,x_2 )$$?
- A) $$dU = U_1 .dx_1 /U_2 .dx_2$$
- B) $$dU = U_1 + U_2$$
- C) $$U_1 .dx_1 = U_2 .dx_2$$
- D) $$dU = U_1 .dx_1 + U_2 .dx_2$$
Cross price elasticity of demand is equal to:
- A) Percentage change in quantity demanded of one product / Percentage change in price of another product
- B) Percentage change in quantity demanded / Percentage change in price
- C) Percentage change in supply / Percentage change in demand
- D) Percentage change in quantity demanded / Percentage change in income
$$\frac{{\partial F(Q,K,\overline L )}} {{\partial K}}$$ shows:
- A) Output elasticity of labor
- B) Marginal product of capital
- C) Marginal product of labor
- D) Output elasticity of capital
Given the Cobb-Douglas production function; $$Q = AK^\alpha L^\beta$$ L represents:
- A) Constant
- B) Output
- C) Labor
- D) Capital
Formula to calculate total cost is:
- A) Average cost / Output (Q)
- B) Average cost × Output (Q)
- C) Marginal cost / Output (Q)
- D) Marginal cost + Output (Q)
Cross partial derivative of the function; $$MP_M = (\ln K).(\ln L)$$ with respect to $$(\ln L)$$ is:
- A) $$(\ln L)$$
- B) $$(\ln M)$$
- C) $$(\ln K)$$
- D) $$(\ln L) + (\ln M)$$