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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code: 2810002 Date: 19/12/2015
Subject Name: Economics for Managers
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
(a)
Objective Questions 6
1.
The cost of producing an extra unit of output is the
________________________________.
A. Total Cost B. Marginal Cost
C. Variable Cost D. Cost of Production
2.
________________ is falling when marginal cost is below it and rising when
marginal cost is above it.
A. Average variable
cost
B. Average Total Cost
C. Average Fixed Cost D Total Cost
3.
For Competitive firm P= ___________________
A. MR > AR B. AR > MR
C. AR = MR D. MR < AR
4.
In the long run supply curve becomes ________________________________
A. Vertical B. Horizontal
C. Upward Slopping D. Downward Slopping
5.
Oligopoly means _____________________________
A. One seller many
buyer
B. few seller few buyer
C. few seller many
buyers
D. two seller many buyers
6.
Real Interest rate is _________________________ Nominal Interest rate
A. Greater than B. Less than
C. Equal to D. not comparable with
Q.1 (b) Define the Terms
1. Monetary Neutrality
2. Monopolistic Competitive Firm
3. Aggregate Demand
4. Economic Profit
04
Q.1 (c) Discuss the Circular Flow Diagram. 04
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code: 2810002 Date: 19/12/2015
Subject Name: Economics for Managers
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
(a)
Objective Questions 6
1.
The cost of producing an extra unit of output is the
________________________________.
A. Total Cost B. Marginal Cost
C. Variable Cost D. Cost of Production
2.
________________ is falling when marginal cost is below it and rising when
marginal cost is above it.
A. Average variable
cost
B. Average Total Cost
C. Average Fixed Cost D Total Cost
3.
For Competitive firm P= ___________________
A. MR > AR B. AR > MR
C. AR = MR D. MR < AR
4.
In the long run supply curve becomes ________________________________
A. Vertical B. Horizontal
C. Upward Slopping D. Downward Slopping
5.
Oligopoly means _____________________________
A. One seller many
buyer
B. few seller few buyer
C. few seller many
buyers
D. two seller many buyers
6.
Real Interest rate is _________________________ Nominal Interest rate
A. Greater than B. Less than
C. Equal to D. not comparable with
Q.1 (b) Define the Terms
1. Monetary Neutrality
2. Monopolistic Competitive Firm
3. Aggregate Demand
4. Economic Profit
04
Q.1 (c) Discuss the Circular Flow Diagram. 04
2
Q.2 (a) What is Economics? Explain any three principles of it. 07
(b) Explain Price elasticity of Supply with reference to the Petroleum
Products.
07
OR
(b) Person A?s income declines and as a result, he buys more
spinach. Is spinach an inferior or a normal good? What happens
to person A?s demand curve for spinach?
07
Q.3 (a) Define ATC, AVC, AFC, and MC. Discuss relationship among
them.
07
(b) Competitive Firm stays in market even if they make zero
economic profit. Explain it.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Discuss production and pricing decision for monopoly firm. 07
(b) What is prisoner?s Dilemma and what does it have to do with
oligopoly?
07
Q.4 (a) What is CPI? How it can be Calculated? 07
(b) GDP is not ultimate measure of well-being of an economy.
Discuss it.
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Discuss various types of costs of inflation. 07
(b) RBI uses various tools to control money supply. Discuss it. 07
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code: 2810002 Date: 19/12/2015
Subject Name: Economics for Managers
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
(a)
Objective Questions 6
1.
The cost of producing an extra unit of output is the
________________________________.
A. Total Cost B. Marginal Cost
C. Variable Cost D. Cost of Production
2.
________________ is falling when marginal cost is below it and rising when
marginal cost is above it.
A. Average variable
cost
B. Average Total Cost
C. Average Fixed Cost D Total Cost
3.
For Competitive firm P= ___________________
A. MR > AR B. AR > MR
C. AR = MR D. MR < AR
4.
In the long run supply curve becomes ________________________________
A. Vertical B. Horizontal
C. Upward Slopping D. Downward Slopping
5.
Oligopoly means _____________________________
A. One seller many
buyer
B. few seller few buyer
C. few seller many
buyers
D. two seller many buyers
6.
Real Interest rate is _________________________ Nominal Interest rate
A. Greater than B. Less than
C. Equal to D. not comparable with
Q.1 (b) Define the Terms
1. Monetary Neutrality
2. Monopolistic Competitive Firm
3. Aggregate Demand
4. Economic Profit
04
Q.1 (c) Discuss the Circular Flow Diagram. 04
2
Q.2 (a) What is Economics? Explain any three principles of it. 07
(b) Explain Price elasticity of Supply with reference to the Petroleum
Products.
07
OR
(b) Person A?s income declines and as a result, he buys more
spinach. Is spinach an inferior or a normal good? What happens
to person A?s demand curve for spinach?
07
Q.3 (a) Define ATC, AVC, AFC, and MC. Discuss relationship among
them.
07
(b) Competitive Firm stays in market even if they make zero
economic profit. Explain it.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Discuss production and pricing decision for monopoly firm. 07
(b) What is prisoner?s Dilemma and what does it have to do with
oligopoly?
07
Q.4 (a) What is CPI? How it can be Calculated? 07
(b) GDP is not ultimate measure of well-being of an economy.
Discuss it.
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Discuss various types of costs of inflation. 07
(b) RBI uses various tools to control money supply. Discuss it. 07
3
Q.5 Read following case and answer the questions.
THE CASE AGAINST ACTIVE STABILIZATION POLICY
Some economists argue that the government should avoid active use of
monetary and fiscal policy to try to stabilize the economy. They claim that
these policy instruments should be set to achieve long-run goals, such as
rapid economic growth and low inflation, and that the economy should be
left to deal with short-run fluctuations on its own. Although these economists
may admit that monetary and fiscal policy can stabilize the economy in
theory, they doubt whether it can do so in practice.
The primary argument against active monetary and fiscal policy is that these
policies affect the economy with a substantial lag. As we have seen,
monetary policy works by changing interest rates, which in turn influence
investment spending. But many firms make investment plans far in advance.
Thus, most economists believe that it takes at least six months for changes in
monetary policy to have much effect on output and employment. Moreover,
once these effects occur, they can last for several years. Critics of
stabilization policy argue that because of this lag, the Fed should not try to
fine-tune the economy. They claim that the Fed often reacts too late to
changing economic conditions and, as a result, ends up being a cause of
rather than a cure for economic fluctuations. These critics advocate a passive
monetary policy, such as slow and steady growth in the money supply.
Fiscal policy also works with a lag, but unlike the lag in monetary policy, the
lag in fiscal policy is largely attributable to the political process. In the
United States, most changes in government spending and taxes must go
through congressional committees in both the House and the Senate, be
passed by both legislative bodies, and then be signed by the president.
Completing this process can take months and, in some cases, years. By the
time the change in fiscal policy is passed and ready to implement, the
condition of the economy may well have changed.
These lags in monetary and fiscal policy are a problem in part because
economic forecasting is so imprecise. If forecasters could accurately predict
the condition of the economy a year in advance, then monetary and fiscal
policymakers could look ahead when making policy decisions. In practice,
however, major recessions and depressions arrive without much advance
warning. The best policymakers can do at any time is to respond to economic
changes as they occur.
Questions:
1. Give an example of a government policy that acts as an automatic
stabilizer. Explain why this policy has this effect..
2. What are the primary arguments against active monetary and fiscal
policy?
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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
MBA ? SEMESTER 1 ? EXAMINATION ? WINTER 2015
Subject Code: 2810002 Date: 19/12/2015
Subject Name: Economics for Managers
Time: 10.30 AM TO 01.30 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1
(a)
Objective Questions 6
1.
The cost of producing an extra unit of output is the
________________________________.
A. Total Cost B. Marginal Cost
C. Variable Cost D. Cost of Production
2.
________________ is falling when marginal cost is below it and rising when
marginal cost is above it.
A. Average variable
cost
B. Average Total Cost
C. Average Fixed Cost D Total Cost
3.
For Competitive firm P= ___________________
A. MR > AR B. AR > MR
C. AR = MR D. MR < AR
4.
In the long run supply curve becomes ________________________________
A. Vertical B. Horizontal
C. Upward Slopping D. Downward Slopping
5.
Oligopoly means _____________________________
A. One seller many
buyer
B. few seller few buyer
C. few seller many
buyers
D. two seller many buyers
6.
Real Interest rate is _________________________ Nominal Interest rate
A. Greater than B. Less than
C. Equal to D. not comparable with
Q.1 (b) Define the Terms
1. Monetary Neutrality
2. Monopolistic Competitive Firm
3. Aggregate Demand
4. Economic Profit
04
Q.1 (c) Discuss the Circular Flow Diagram. 04
2
Q.2 (a) What is Economics? Explain any three principles of it. 07
(b) Explain Price elasticity of Supply with reference to the Petroleum
Products.
07
OR
(b) Person A?s income declines and as a result, he buys more
spinach. Is spinach an inferior or a normal good? What happens
to person A?s demand curve for spinach?
07
Q.3 (a) Define ATC, AVC, AFC, and MC. Discuss relationship among
them.
07
(b) Competitive Firm stays in market even if they make zero
economic profit. Explain it.
07
OR
Q.3 (a) Discuss production and pricing decision for monopoly firm. 07
(b) What is prisoner?s Dilemma and what does it have to do with
oligopoly?
07
Q.4 (a) What is CPI? How it can be Calculated? 07
(b) GDP is not ultimate measure of well-being of an economy.
Discuss it.
07
OR
Q.4 (a) Discuss various types of costs of inflation. 07
(b) RBI uses various tools to control money supply. Discuss it. 07
3
Q.5 Read following case and answer the questions.
THE CASE AGAINST ACTIVE STABILIZATION POLICY
Some economists argue that the government should avoid active use of
monetary and fiscal policy to try to stabilize the economy. They claim that
these policy instruments should be set to achieve long-run goals, such as
rapid economic growth and low inflation, and that the economy should be
left to deal with short-run fluctuations on its own. Although these economists
may admit that monetary and fiscal policy can stabilize the economy in
theory, they doubt whether it can do so in practice.
The primary argument against active monetary and fiscal policy is that these
policies affect the economy with a substantial lag. As we have seen,
monetary policy works by changing interest rates, which in turn influence
investment spending. But many firms make investment plans far in advance.
Thus, most economists believe that it takes at least six months for changes in
monetary policy to have much effect on output and employment. Moreover,
once these effects occur, they can last for several years. Critics of
stabilization policy argue that because of this lag, the Fed should not try to
fine-tune the economy. They claim that the Fed often reacts too late to
changing economic conditions and, as a result, ends up being a cause of
rather than a cure for economic fluctuations. These critics advocate a passive
monetary policy, such as slow and steady growth in the money supply.
Fiscal policy also works with a lag, but unlike the lag in monetary policy, the
lag in fiscal policy is largely attributable to the political process. In the
United States, most changes in government spending and taxes must go
through congressional committees in both the House and the Senate, be
passed by both legislative bodies, and then be signed by the president.
Completing this process can take months and, in some cases, years. By the
time the change in fiscal policy is passed and ready to implement, the
condition of the economy may well have changed.
These lags in monetary and fiscal policy are a problem in part because
economic forecasting is so imprecise. If forecasters could accurately predict
the condition of the economy a year in advance, then monetary and fiscal
policymakers could look ahead when making policy decisions. In practice,
however, major recessions and depressions arrive without much advance
warning. The best policymakers can do at any time is to respond to economic
changes as they occur.
Questions:
1. Give an example of a government policy that acts as an automatic
stabilizer. Explain why this policy has this effect..
2. What are the primary arguments against active monetary and fiscal
policy?
14
OR
4
Q.5 Read following case and answer the questions.
WHY WERE INFLATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT
SO LOW AT THE END OF THE 1990S?
As the twentieth century drew to a close, the U.S. economy was experiencing
some of the lowest rates of inflation and unemployment in many years. In
1999, for instance, unemployment had fallen to 4.2 percent, while inflation
was running a mere 1.3 percent per year. As measured by these two
important macroeconomic variables, the United States was enjoying a period
of unusual prosperity. Some observers argued that this experience cast doubt
on the theory of the Phillips curve. Indeed, the combination of low inflation
and low unemployment might seem to suggest that there was no longer a
tradeoff between these two variables. Yet most economists took a less radical
view of events. As we have discussed throughout this chapter, the short-run
tradeoff between inflation and unemployment shifts over time. In the 1990s,
this tradeoff shifted leftward, allowing the economy to enjoy low
unemployment and low inflation Simultaneously. What caused this favorable
shift in the short-run Phillips curve? Part of the answer lies in a fall in
expected inflation. Under Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan, the Fed pursued
a policy aimed at reducing inflation and keeping it low. Over time, as this
policy succeeded, the Fed gained credibility with the public that it would
continue to fight inflation as necessary. The increased credibility lowered
inflation expectations, which shifted the short-run Phillips curve to the left.
In addition to this shift from reduced expected inflation, many economists
believe that the U.S. economy experienced some favorable supply shocks
during this period. (Recall that a favorable supply shock shifts the short-run
aggregate-supply curve to the right, raising output and reducing prices. It
therefore reduces both unemployment and inflation and shifts the short-run
Phillips curve to the left.) Here are three events that may get credit for the
favorable shift to aggregate supply:
_ Declining Commodity Prices. In the late 1990s, the prices of many basic
commodities fell on world markets. This fall in commodity prices, in turn,
was partly due to a deep recession in Japan and other Asian economies,
which reduced the demand for these products. Because commodities are an
important input into production, the fall in their prices reduced producers?
costs and acted as a favorable supply shock for the U.S. economy.
_ Labor-Market Changes. Some economists believe that the aging of the
large baby-boom generation born after World War II has caused fundamental
changes in the labor market. Because older workers are typically in more
stable jobs than younger workers, an increase in the average age of the labor
force may reduce the economy?s natural rate of unemployment.
_ Technological Advance. Some economists think the U.S. economy has
entered a period of more rapid technological progress. Advances in
information technology, such as the Internet, have been profound and have
influenced many parts of the economy. Such technological advance increases
productivity and, therefore, is a type of favorable supply shock.
Questions:
1. What are the main events that get credit for the favorable shift to the
aggregate supply? Which event is most important?
2. What is the sacrifice ratio? How might the credibility of the
Fed?s commitment to reduce inflation affect the sacrifice ratio?
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