What are the average fixed cost, average | Class 12 Micro Economics Chapter Production and Costs, Production and Costs NCERT Solutions

The market price of a good changes from Rs 5 to Rs 20. As a result, the quantity supplied by a firm increases by 15 units. The price elasticity of the firm’s supply curve is 0.5. Find the initial and final output levels of the firm.

A firm earns a revenue of Rs 50 when the market price of a good is Rs 10. The market price increases to Rs 15 and the firm now earns a revenue of Rs 150. What is the price elasticity of the firm’s supply curve?

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

What is the supply curve of a firm in the long run?

Distinguish between a centrally planned economy and a market economy.

A consumer wants to consume two goods. The prices of the two goods are Rs 4
and Rs 5 respectively. The consumer’s income is Rs 20.
(i) Write down the equation of the budget line.
(ii) How much of good 1 can the consumer consume if she spends her entire
income on that good?
(iii) How much of good 2 can she consume if she spends her entire income on
that good?
(iv) What is the slope of the budget line?
Questions 5, 6 and 7 are related to question 4.

How will a change in the price of coffee affect the equilibrium price of tea? Explain the effect on equilibrium quantity also through a diagram. 

Suppose your friend is indifferent to the bundles (5, 6) and (6, 6). Are the preferences of your friend monotonic?

What is the total product of input?

Consider the demand curve D (p) = 10 – 3p. What is the elasticity at price 53?

From the schedule provided below calculate the total revenue, demand curve and the price elasticity of demand:

What do you mean by the production possibilities of an economy?

What is the total product of input?

When do we say that there is an excess demand for a commodity in the market?

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

At which point does the SMC curve intersect the SAC curve? Give a reason in support of your answer. 

Suppose the price at which the equilibrium is attained in exercise 5 is above the minimum average cost of the firms constituting the market. Now if we allow for free entry and exit of firms, how will the market price adjust to it?

Let the production function of a firm be Q=2 L2 K2Q=2 L2 K2

Find out the maximum possible output that the firm can produce with 5 units of LL and 2 units of KK. What is the maximum possible output that the firm can produce with zero units of LL and 10 units of KK?

What do you understand by positive economic analysis?

When does a production function satisfy increasing returns to scale?