DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2018.
First Semester
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
(2012-13 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year only)
(English Medium only)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. What is the contribution of economic theory to
managerial economics?
2. What factors influence elasticity of supply?
3. Marginal cost is the cost of producing the unit of
output. Do you agree? Why and why not?
4. Explain price-out relationship in perfect competition.
5. What are the problems in profit measurement?
6. What is deflation and what are its effects?
7. What are the advantages of capital budgeting?
8. Economies of scale may either be internal or external.
Explain.
Sub. Code
13
DE-4302
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SECTION B — x 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Discuss how managerial economics could be a tool for
decision making and forward planning.
10. Discuss the determinants of demand.
11. Explain the difference between the long-run and the
short-run production function. Why is the difference
important for managerial decision-making?
12. What is price discrimination? Mention the forms of price
discrimination.
13. Critically examine any three theories of profit.
14. Explain the various phases of a business cycle.
15. Discuss the principal methods for adjusting the adverse
balance of payments.
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