Market Equilibrium: Fixed Number of Firms

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Market Equilibrium: Fixed Number of Firms: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Marginal Product of Labour, Demand Shift, Wage Determination in Labour Market and Supply Shift etc.

Important Questions on Market Equilibrium: Fixed Number of Firms

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An increase in total revenue by the sale of an additional unit of the commodity is called Marginal Revenue.

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Which one is a feature of monopoly?
 

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When the price is higher than the equilibrium price.

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What happens when a binding price ceiling is lifted in a market?

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What effect does an improvement in production technology have on market equilibrium?

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How does an increase in consumer income affect the equilibrium of a normal good?

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In what scenario does the burden of a tax fall entirely on consumers?

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How does a subsidy given to producers affect market equilibrium?

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What is the effect of a price floor set above the equilibrium price?

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What will happen if the price prevailing in the market is above the equilibrium price?

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When do we say there is excess supply for a commodity in the market?

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At the market price of Rs 10, a firm supplies 4 units of output. The market price increases to Rs 30. The price elasticity of the firm’s supply is 1.25. What quantity will the firm supply at the new price?

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How do changes in market prices affect a firm’s revenue in a perfectly competitive market?

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How does the imposition of a unit tax affect the supply curve of a firm?

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Will a profit-maximising firm in a competitive market ever produce a positive level of output in the range where the marginal cost is falling? Give an explanation.

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What conditions must hold if a profit-maximising firm produces positive output in a competitive market?

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How are the total revenue of a firm, market price, and the quantity sold by the firm related to each other?

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What does the average fixed cost curve look like? Why does it look so?