Question 1

Which indicator is the sum of square of ratio of firm size to industry size?

Accepted Answer

A) laspeyers index 
B) paasches index 
C) fishers index 
D) herfindahl index

Question 2

Time taken for an industry to set up a plant and to make it operational is called

Accepted Answer

A) gestation period 
B) production period 
C) shut down period 
D) none of these

Question 3

Which ratio shows the ability of a company to pay back its debts?

Accepted Answer

A) liquidity ratio 
B) activity ratio 
C) leverage ratio 
D) profitability ratio

Question 4

………….. measures how well the company performs in generating the profits.

Accepted Answer

A) liquidity ratio 
B) activity ratio 
C) leverage ratio 
D) profitability ratio

Question 5

Whose index of monopoly power is given as p - mc/p?

Accepted Answer

A) lerner's index 
B) paasche's index 
C) fisher's index 
D) herfindahl index

Exam 1: Industrial Economics: Concentration, Location, and Performance

Which indicator is the sum of square of ratio of firm size to industry size?