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Question # 54

All of the following are examples of economies of scale except which one?

Options:

A.

Greater opportunities for technological change

B.

The ability to spread some marketing cost over a larger output

C.

The ability to employ specialist managers

D.

Access to cheaper finance

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Question # 55

In the long run a firm may find its average cost of production rising because

Options:

A.

of the operation of diminishing returns to a fixed factor

B.

of the effect of diseconomies of scale

C.

over time the price of purchased inputs rises

D.

in the long run all costs are variable costs

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Question # 56

Which of the following provides a definition of a free good?

Options:

A.

No charge is made for it by its supplier

B.

Its provision is financed by taxation

C.

It is produced from renewable resources

D.

It is available at zero cost of production in unlimited quantities

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Question # 57

In a market economy the market mechanism can achieve all the following except one. Which is the exception?

Options:

A.

Signaling changes in consumer tastes

B.

Causing supply to respond to changes in demand

C.

Eliminating excess supply and demand

D.

Ensuring a socially fair distribution of goods and services

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Question # 58

When the government intervenes in the market economy to correct a market failure

Options:

A.

Economic welfare always increases

B.

The problem of government failure may result

C.

In all cases the market mechanism ceases to function

D.

The intervention always creates a surplus

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Question # 59

In a supply and demand diagram, other things remaining the same, an increase in production costs will normally shift:

Options:

A.

The demand curve to the right

B.

The supply curve to the right

C.

The demand curve to the left

D.

The supply curve to the left

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Question # 60

Economies of scale can result from all the following except one. Which is the exception?

Options:

A.

An increase in the size of a firm's capacity and plant

B.

A bus company replacing smaller buses with larger buses

C.

A factory employing two shifts of workers rather than one shift per day

D.

Increased firm size allowing the firm to employ specialist managers

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Question # 61

What international convention regulates banking?

Options:

A.

Basel 3

B.

GATT

C.

G20

D.

Competition Act

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Question # 62

A promoter has arranged a large outdoor concert. All the costs are fixed and there are no variable costs associated with the number of spectators attending.

Which of the following statements about the profit maximizing price is FALSE?

Options:

A.

It is the price at which Marginal Revenue is zero

B.

At this price, the price elasticity of demand will be unity (i.e. equal to 1)

C.

This price will ensure the promoter covers the cost of the concert

D.

This is the price which maximizes the revenue the promoter earns from the concert

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Question # 63

Which of the following have been recommended in order to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis?

Options:

A.

Higher capital adequacy ratios for commercial banks

B.

A reduction in the required liquidity ratio for commercial banks

C.

The merging of retail and investment banking

D.

The purchase of bank shares by the government

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Exam Code: BA1
Exam Name: Fundamentals of Business Economics
Last Update: May 28, 2025
Questions: 468
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