Microeconomics Quiz on Production and Cost

Microeconomics Quiz on Production and Cost

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Which of the following factors are considered as the primary factors of production?

Labour and Capital

What term is used for the man-made physical goods used to produce other goods and services?

Capital

What is the formula for calculating Average Product (AP)?

ΔTP/ΔN

Which factor is referred to as the changing agent of society?

<p>Organizer</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to which economist, is uncertainty-bearing a key role of an entrepreneur?

<p>Knight</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used for the functional relationship between inputs and outputs in production?

<p>Production Function</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the price of a commodity and the supply of commodity?

<p>Positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the average product is decreasing, what can be said about the marginal product?

<p>Must be greater than average product</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a production function measure?

<p>The quantity of inputs and the quantity of output</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to George J. Stigler, how is a production function defined?

<p>The relation between inputs of productive services per unit of time and outputs per unit of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which one of these is classified as a factor of production?

<p>Labour</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does labour represent in the context of production?

<p>Services provided by the factor labour</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the concept of Producer’s Equilibrium?

<p>Manufacturing output with the least cost combination of factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Producer’s Equilibrium, what condition must be met at the point of tangency between the iso-cost line and iso-quant curve?

<p>The iso-quant curve must be convex to the origin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Cobb-Douglas Production Function state about the ability to substitute factors of production?

<p>Factors of production can be substituted up to a certain extent only</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the parameter ß represent in the Cobb-Douglas Production Function?

<p>Constant returns to scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can factor intensity be measured according to the Cobb-Douglas Production Function?

<p>By finding the ratio of beta to alpha</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which condition reflects a situation where a larger outlay is required in the context of Producer’s Equilibrium?

<p>Points lying on higher iso cost lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

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