micro Flashcards
Who is considered as the founder of field of microeconomics
Adam Smith
The term microeconomics has been derived from which word
Greek word mikros, which means small
Which part of economics studies the behaviour of individual units of an economy
Microeconomics
Which study of economics involves the highest degree of aggregation
Macroeconomics
Which study of economics is also known as price theory
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics is also known as
Income and employment theory
Which study of economics involves limited degree of aggregation
Microeconomics
Microeconomics and macro economics are interdependent. True or false. 
True
If an individual saves, his family will be benefited, but if the whole economy start saving, it will result in contraction of demand. This is known as?
Micro macro paradox
Define micro macro paradox
It means that an act which is beneficial for an individual, may prove to be harmful for the economy as a whole 
The three reasons for existence of economic problem are
- Scarcity of resources
- Unlimited human wants
- Alternate uses
Which economics deals with what are the economic problems and how they are actually solved
Positive economic’s
Positive economics is _____ between ends
Neutral
Positive economics are statements of truth. True or false
false
Which economics tells us what ought to be or how the economic problem should be resolved
Normative economics
Which economics aims to determine the ideals
Normative economics
_____ Economics can be verified with actual data and is not suggestive however, _______ economics is suggestive and cannot be verified with data
“Income inequality should be reduced”, statement is what type of economics
Normative economics
Price theory is also known as
Microeconomics
Income and employment theory is also known as
Macro economics
National income and national output are examples of
Macro economics
Demand and supply are tools of
Microeconomics
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply are tools of
Macro economics
Micro economics and macro economics are interdependent on each other. True or false
True
What are the three central problems of an economy
1.what to produce 2. How to produce 3. For whom to produce
The two aspects of what to produce are
What commodities to produce and how much to produce
What are the possible commodities that can be produced in an economy
Consumer goods, capital goods, civil goods/war goods
What are the two techniques of how to produce
Capital intensive technique and labour intensive technique 
The problem that relates to the distribution of produced goods and services among the individuals within the country, that is selection of the category of people who will ultimately consume the goods is called
For whom to produce
The cost of next best alternative foregone is called
Opportunity cost
The amount of other goods and services, that must be sacrificed to obtain more of anyone good, is called?
opportunity cost of that good
Production possibility frontier is also called?
Production possibility schedule, production possibility curve
_____ Refers to a graphical representation of all possible combinations of two goods that can be produced with given resources and technology
Production possibility curve
Number of units of a commodity sacrificed to gain one additional unit of another commodity is called
Marginal opportunity cost
MOC is always a) Increasing b) Decreasing c) Constant 
Increasing
Ratio of number of units sacrificed to gain additional unit of another commodity is called
Marginal rate of transformation
The formula of marginal rate of transformation is
Delta of units sacrificed upon Delta of units gained
What are the two properties of PPC
- PPC curve slopes downwards
2. PPC is concave to the origin
Why does PPC slope downwards
Due to inverse relationship between change in quantity of one commodity and change in quantity of another commodity
More of one good can be produced only by taking resources away from production of another good, this leads to what characteristic of PPC
PPC sloping downwards
Why is PPF concave shaped
Increasing marginal rate of transformation
Where is MRT always increasing
because it is assumed that no resource is capable of producing all commodities with equal efficiency
does the economy always operate on PPF?
The economy operates on PPF if resources are fully and officiant utilised. Economy operate at any point inside PPF if resources are not fully and efficiently utilised
Can the economy operate any point outside ppf
No as it is unattainable with the available productive capacity
If the resources are used in the best possible manner then what is it called
Optimum utilisation of resources
Which two imaginary shapes can the PPF take
Convex and Downward sloping straight line
When will PPF be convex
If MRT is decreasing
When will PPF be a downward sloping straight line
If MRT is constant
an advancement or upgradation of technology or growth of resources leads to what change in PPF
rightward shift in PPF
Discovery of new natural resources will lead to what change in PPF
Rightward shift
Improved hygienic environment due to clean India Mission will lead to what change in PPF
Right word shift
Technological degradation will lead to what shift or movement in PPF
Left word shift
Destruction of resources in an earthquake will lead to what change in PPF
Left word shift
Skill development of human resources due to establishment of educational institutes or schemes like Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Will lead to what type of shift
Right word shift in PPF
Rotation in PPF occurs due to changes in what
Rotation for commodity on X axis will be a consequence of technological improvement or degradation or increase or decrease of productive resources for commodity X
Technological improvement or increase in resources for production of commodity on Y axis will lead to
Right word rotation of PPF on Y axis
Who propounded the cardinal utility approach
Marshall
Cardinal utility approach is also called
Marshall Utility analysis
Hicks and Alan give which theory
Ordinal utility approach
Indifference curve analysis is the other name for which theory
Ordinal utility approach
Which approach considers utility as a measurable value
Cardinal utility approach
Which utility approach considers utility as immeasurable and can be only ranked
Ordinal utility approach 
“Utility is the ability of a good to satisfy a want” Whose words are these?
Professor Hobson 
___ Refers to want satisfying power of a commodity
Utility
Imaginary measure which measures utility is called
util 
Util is part of which theory
Cardinal utility approach
Utility is the same as usefulness. True or false
False
Utility is the same as pleasure. true or false?
false
utility is objective. true or false?
false
Which of the following statements is true?
a) utility is not the same as usefulness
b) utility is the same as pleasure
c) utility and satisfaction are not the same
d) utility is objective
a)
____ Refers to the total satisfaction obtained from consumption of all possible units of a commodity
Total utility
Formula for total utility is
TUn = U1 + U2 + U3 + U4…… Un
Additional utility derived from consumption of one more unit of the given commodity is known as
Marginal utility
Formula for marginal utility is
MUn = TUn - TUn-1
formula for total utility which includes number of units added is
DELTA TU/ DELTA Q
Total utility is summation of marginal utility. True or false
true
When MU is positive then TU is?
Increasing at a diminishing rate