Principles of Micro Economics Course Code BAEC1203

DEPARTMENT: BUSINESS STUDIES

Final Examination: Assignment Based Assessment

Semester: II A. Y.: 2019 / 2020 Diploma I and II Year

Start Date: 16-5-2020 Time: 9:00AM Due Date: 18-5-2020 Time: 9:00AM

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Level Diploma I Year Course Name Principles of Micro Economics Course Code BAEC1203

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Question No. Max. Marks Obtained

Marks

Question No. Max.

Marks Obtained

Marks 1 5 1 5 2 5 2 5 3 5 3 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5 7 5 7 5 8 5 8 5 9 5 9 5

10 5 10 5 Grand Total

Marks 50 50

First Marker: Second Marker: Date: Date:

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CASE STUDIES

(Suggested time: 48 hours)

Answer all the questions given below the case studies. All the questions have to be answered in minimum fifty hundred (50) words and maximum hundred

(100) words per question.

Price fluctuations in oil industries

Part I

The average people in a country use about 20 barrels of oil each year in a country. And the usage

of this commodity is not avoidable. This is one of the important parts of our expenditure, and this

is the commodity where the price will change quite often.

Years before, around 2010 there were a long period of high prices. And this affects the largest

part of this sector, production stopped because of the hike in prices and the demand side got the

final effect. To manage this situation, the government provides funds for research, to identify the

source of reducing the production cost so as to fix low price.

The period of high prices affects the oil industry a lot and they decided to increase the supply.

Questions:

1. Identify the central economic problems of an economy relating to this situation and

derive your own conclusion: ( 2.5 + 2.5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

2. When a seller is forced to sell below the reserve price, Comment this with the reality

in the supply market: ( 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

3. How the explicit and the implicit costs constitute the total cost of production in oil

industries? (2.5 + 2.5marks)

________________________________________________________________________

4. If the price hike continues, what is the effect of oil suppliers market in the long run?

How it will affect the individual consumer in the consumption pattern? Explain

(2.5 +2.5 = 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

5. Describe the opportunity cost towards research and what are the opportunities

foregone? ( 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

Part II

After the mid of 2014, the oil prices started declining due to many factors, like political issues in

different countries, alternative source of oil industries started coming up, more producers started

investing in this sectors all these creates, large quantities of oil. This decline in oil prices affects

the demand and the supply side of the economy, ultimately affects the revenue of this industries.

They have to go for different marketing structures in different counties to boost this industry.

Questions:

6. Briefly explain the suitable model of market structure for this industry ( 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

7. Illustrate the relationship between average revenue and marginal revenue in

relation to the marketing structure (2.5 +2.5 = 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

8. Explain the concept of Law of supply and its applicability in oil industries. ( 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

9. Relate law of demand in oil industries and how it can be used to explain the pricing of a product (2.5 + 2.5 = 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

Part – III

Now because of COVID-19, the lockdown makes this industry highly shattered, Less movement

of vehicle, less or no manufacturing sectors apart from few commodity, all these creates again a

big dilemma in this industry.

Question:

10 Show how the equilibrium price will change in oil industries the in relation to the

fluctuation of prices ( 5 marks)

________________________________________________________________________

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