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Question

An economic decision in the family deals with :

(i) Multiple goals
(ii) Single goal
(iii) Multiple values
(iv) Scarce resources

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The correct answer is
(i) and (iv)

Family Economic Decisions Explained

Economic decisions within a family context fundamentally revolve around achieving objectives given limitations. Key elements include:

  • (i) Multiple Goals: Families typically pursue various aims simultaneously, such as saving for education, buying a home, or planning for retirement. These multiple goals require careful economic planning and prioritization.
  • (iv) Scarce Resources: Household resources like income, time, and assets are limited. The core challenge in economic decision-making is allocating these scarce resources efficiently to satisfy competing needs and wants related to the multiple goals.

Therefore, family economic decisions directly deal with balancing multiple goals within the constraint of scarce resources. This combination represents the fundamental economic problem faced by households.

While a family might focus on a single goal at times, or be influenced by various values, the core economic decision-making process inherently involves managing multiple objectives under conditions of scarcity.

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Important Questions from Decision Making

  1. Which of the following are necessary conditions for applying Simeon Denis Poisson distribution in the field of managerial decision making?

    A. Each occurrence of an event is independent of the occurrence of the other event

    B. The probability of an occurrence is the same for any two intervals of equal length

    C. Poisson distribution describes continuous occurrences over a specific time interval

    D. In each interval, occurrences can range from zero to infinity

    Choose the correct  answer from the options given below:

  2. Which of the following common difficulties are faced in making decisions and implementing?

    (A) Non-actionable information

    (B) Unsupporting environment

    (C) Easy acceptance by subordinates

    (D) Ineffective communication

    (E) Incorrect timing

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below

  3. Match List - I with List - II.

    List - I

    Decision Rule

    List - II

    Rationale for applying the decision Rule to Down App.

    (A)

     Conjunctive

    I)

    "I bought the Smartphone App with the highest over all railing".

    (B)

    Disjunctive

    (II)

    "I down loaded the Smartphone App that had the most downloads".

    (C)

    Affect Referred

    (III)

    "I selected the Smart Phone App that had no bad features".

    (D)

    Majority vote

    (IV)

    "I picked the Smart Phone App that excelled in at least one attribute ".

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  4. Who pioneered the concept of "Fight or Flight situation" as stress survival trait ?
  5. Arrange the following statements in sequence

    A. Weigh the alternatives
    B. Accept the responsibility of decision making
    C. Choose the best alternative
    D. List the alternatives
    E. Understand the problem

    Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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