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Aggregates related to national income - Market price and factor cost
राष्ट्रीय आय से संबंधित समुच्चय: बाजार मूल्य और साधन लागत
In this Class 12 Economics topic from National Income and Related Aggregates, students learn how national income measures are expressed at market price and factor cost. The topic explains the role of net indirect taxes, including indirect taxes and subsidies, in converting one valuation to the other. Students also connect these concepts with aggregates such as GDP, NDP, GNP and NNP, helping them interpret national income data and apply the relevant relationships in numerical questions.
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Increase in indirect taxes with unchanged subsidy
Increase in subsidy with unchanged indirect taxes
Equal decrease in indirect tax and subsidy
Increase in wages
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Increase in indirect taxes
Increase in subsidies
Decrease in subsidies
Increase in production
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Indirect taxes are also zero
Subsidies are also zero
Market price and factor cost are equal
National income is zero
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Income earned by factors within the domestic territory
Only government indirect tax revenue
Only factor income received from abroad
Only consumer expenditure
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Decrease in net indirect taxes
Increase in net indirect taxes
Increase in depreciation
Increase in net factor income from abroad
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It will increase
It will decrease
It will remain unchanged
It will first rise then fall
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₹30 crore
₹50 crore
₹70 crore
₹90 crore
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₹40 crore
₹50 crore
₹90 crore
₹230 crore
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₹470 crore
₹500 crore
₹530 crore
₹560 crore
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They are added to market price
They are subtracted from market price
They are not used in this conversion
They are treated as subsidies
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Gap will increase by ₹40 crore
Gap will increase by ₹20 crore
Gap will remain unchanged
Gap will decrease by ₹20 crore
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Increase of ₹6 crore
Increase of ₹14 crore
Decrease of ₹6 crore
Decrease of ₹14 crore
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Increase of ₹5 crore
Decrease of ₹5 crore
Increase of ₹11 crore
Decrease of ₹11 crore
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₹975 crore
₹1,000 crore
₹1,025 crore
₹1,050 crore
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₹20 crore
₹30 crore
₹60 crore
₹150 crore
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₹1,210 crore
₹1,250 crore
₹1,290 crore
₹1,330 crore
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Indirect taxes ₹100 crore and subsidies ₹30 crore
Indirect taxes ₹70 crore and subsidies ₹20 crore
Indirect taxes ₹40 crore and subsidies ₹110 crore
Indirect taxes ₹90 crore and subsidies ₹40 crore
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₹600 crore
₹640 crore
₹680 crore
₹710 crore
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₹825 crore
₹900 crore
₹975 crore
₹1,050 crore
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₹60 crore
₹85 crore
₹110 crore
₹25 crore
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₹35 crore
Negative ₹35 crore
₹145 crore
Negative ₹145 crore
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Negative ₹45 crore
Zero
₹45 crore
₹90 crore
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Net indirect taxes are ₹20 crore
Net indirect taxes are negative ₹20 crore
Both indirect taxes and subsidies are zero
Depreciation is ₹20 crore
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₹220
₹240
₹260
₹280
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₹440
₹460
₹500
₹540
Question 1MediumLevel 5
Which of the following will increase the gap between market price and factor cost?
Correct answer: A
The gap between market price and factor cost equals net indirect taxes: market price − factor cost = indirect taxes − subsidies. If indirect taxes rise while the subsidy remains unchanged, net indirect taxes increase, so the gap widens. Therefore, option A is correct. A higher subsidy narrows the gap, equal changes in tax and subsidy leave the net amount unchanged, and wages are factor payments rather than this price adjustment.
Which of the following will reduce a positive gap between market price and factor cost?
Correct answer: B
A positive gap exists when net indirect taxes are positive, because market price − factor cost = indirect taxes − subsidies. Increasing subsidies while indirect taxes are otherwise unchanged lowers net indirect taxes, so the positive gap becomes smaller. Therefore, option B is correct. Higher indirect taxes and lower subsidies widen the gap, whereas increased production alone does not determine this tax-subsidy difference.
If net indirect taxes are zero in an economy then which statement must be true?
Correct answer: C
Net indirect taxes equal indirect taxes minus subsidies. If this net amount is zero, the conversion formula gives market price − factor cost = 0, so market price and factor cost must be equal. Therefore, option C is correct. Indirect taxes and subsidies need not each be zero; they may both be positive and equal. National income can clearly be positive, so option D does not follow.
GDP at factor cost measures the income generated by factors of production within a country’s domestic territory. It reflects compensation to labour, rent, interest and profit, while excluding net indirect taxes because those are price adjustments rather than factor earnings. Thus, option A is correct. Foreign factor income belongs to a national, not purely domestic, measure; indirect tax revenue and consumer expenditure are not factor income.
Which change can increase GDP at factor cost while leaving GDP at market price unchanged?
Correct answer: A
The relationship is GDP at factor cost = GDP at market price − net indirect taxes. If GDP at market price remains fixed and net indirect taxes decrease, the amount subtracted becomes smaller, so GDP at factor cost rises. Therefore, option A is correct. An increase in net indirect taxes would lower factor-cost GDP, depreciation changes a gross-net measure rather than this conversion, and net factor income from abroad affects national income, not GDP.
If GDP at factor cost is constant and subsidies rise while indirect taxes remain unchanged then what happens to GDP at market price?
Correct answer: B
The governing relation is GDP at market price = GDP at factor cost + indirect taxes − subsidies. Since factor-cost GDP and indirect taxes are unchanged, a rise in subsidies reduces net indirect taxes. Therefore, GDP at market price falls, making option B correct. Option C would be possible only if subsidies also remained unchanged; options A and D reverse or misstate the effect.
If GDP at market price is ₹700 crore, GDP at factor cost is ₹650 crore and subsidies are ₹20 crore, then what are indirect taxes?
Correct answer: C
Use GDP_MP = GDP_FC + indirect taxes − subsidies. Hence net indirect taxes = 700 − 650 = ₹50 crore. Because net indirect taxes equal indirect taxes minus subsidies, indirect taxes = 50 + 20 = ₹70 crore. Thus option C is correct. Option B is only the net indirect tax amount, while the other values do not satisfy the stated identity.
If the difference between market price and factor cost is ₹90 crore and indirect taxes are ₹140 crore, then what are subsidies?
Correct answer: B
The difference between market price and factor cost equals net indirect taxes: GDP_MP − GDP_FC = indirect taxes − subsidies. Therefore, 90 = 140 − subsidies, so subsidies = 140 − 90 = ₹50 crore. Option B is correct. ₹90 crore is the net indirect tax amount, whereas ₹230 crore incorrectly adds taxes and the given difference instead of finding their difference.
If net indirect taxes are negative ₹30 crore and factor cost is ₹500 crore, then what is market price?
Correct answer: A
The governing formula is market price = factor cost + net indirect taxes. Here net indirect taxes are −₹30 crore, so GDP at market price = ₹500 + (−₹30) = ₹470 crore. Therefore option A is correct. A negative net indirect tax means subsidies exceed indirect taxes, causing market price to be lower than factor cost; ₹530 crore would result from wrongly adding the absolute value.
How are direct taxes treated while converting market price into factor cost?
Correct answer: C
Conversion between market price and factor cost uses net indirect taxes, defined as indirect taxes minus subsidies. Direct taxes are not included in this adjustment because they do not represent taxes on the prices of goods and services in the relevant identity. Therefore option C is correct. Options A and B confuse direct taxes with indirect taxes, while option D wrongly treats a tax as a subsidy.
In a year both indirect taxes and subsidies increase by ₹20 crore. Other things remaining the same, what happens to the gap between market price and factor cost?
Correct answer: C
The gap between market price and factor cost equals net indirect taxes, which are indirect taxes minus subsidies. The change in the gap is therefore +₹20 crore − +₹20 crore = ₹0. Since both components rise equally, net indirect taxes and the gap remain unchanged. Option C is correct; options A, B and D ignore the offsetting effect of the subsidy increase.
If indirect taxes rise by ₹10 crore and subsidies rise by ₹4 crore, then by how much do net indirect taxes change?
Correct answer: A
Net indirect taxes equal indirect taxes minus subsidies. The change is therefore ΔNIT = Δindirect taxes − Δsubsidies = ₹10 crore − ₹4 crore = +₹6 crore. Thus net indirect taxes increase by ₹6 crore, making option A correct. ₹14 crore incorrectly adds both increases, while options C and D reverse the correct direction.
If indirect taxes fall by ₹8 crore and subsidies fall by ₹3 crore, then what is the change in net indirect taxes?
Correct answer: B
Because net indirect taxes equal indirect taxes minus subsidies, use signed changes: ΔNIT = (−₹8 crore) − (−₹3 crore) = −₹5 crore. Thus net indirect taxes decrease by ₹5 crore, so option B is correct. The fall in subsidies partly offsets the fall in indirect taxes; ignoring this offset gives the incorrect ₹11 crore alternatives.
In an economy, output at market price is ₹1,000 crore and subsidies exceed indirect taxes by ₹25 crore. What is output at factor cost?
Correct answer: C
Use market price = factor cost + net indirect taxes. Since subsidies exceed indirect taxes by ₹25 crore, net indirect taxes are −₹25 crore. Therefore factor cost = market price − net indirect taxes = ₹1,000 − (−₹25) = ₹1,025 crore. Option C is correct. ₹975 crore would wrongly treat the negative adjustment as positive when moving back to factor cost.
If NDP at market price is ₹840 crore and NDP at factor cost is ₹780 crore while indirect taxes are ₹90 crore, then what are subsidies?
Correct answer: B
The governing relation is NDP at market price = NDP at factor cost + net indirect taxes, where net indirect taxes equal indirect taxes minus subsidies. Thus, net indirect taxes = 840 − 780 = ₹60 crore. Since indirect taxes are ₹90 crore, subsidies = 90 − 60 = ₹30 crore. Therefore, option B is correct; ₹60 crore is only the net tax amount, not the subsidy.
If national output at market price is ₹1,250 crore and net indirect taxes decrease by ₹40 crore while output at factor cost remains unchanged, what will be the new market price?
Correct answer: A
The governing identity is market price = factor cost + net indirect taxes. If factor-cost output does not change, a ₹40 crore reduction in net indirect taxes lowers market price by the same ₹40 crore. Starting market price is ₹1,250 crore, so the new market price is 1,250 − 40 = ₹1,210 crore. Hence option A is correct; the other values incorrectly ignore or reverse the tax change.
In which situation will market price be exactly ₹70 crore higher than factor cost?
Correct answer: A
The difference between market price and factor cost is net indirect tax, calculated as indirect taxes minus subsidies. For option A, net indirect tax = ₹100 crore − ₹30 crore = ₹70 crore, so market price is exactly ₹70 crore higher than factor cost. Option B gives ₹50 crore, option C gives −₹70 crore, and option D gives ₹50 crore. Therefore, A is unambiguous.
If output at factor cost is ₹640 crore and the government collects ₹55 crore as indirect taxes while giving subsidies of ₹15 crore, what is the total market price paid by consumers?
Correct answer: C
To convert factor cost into market price, add net indirect taxes. Net indirect taxes = indirect taxes − subsidies = ₹55 crore − ₹15 crore = ₹40 crore. Therefore, market price = ₹640 crore + ₹40 crore = ₹680 crore. Option C is correct. ₹710 crore would incorrectly add the subsidy, while ₹640 crore would ignore taxes and subsidies altogether.
If GDP at factor cost is ₹900 crore and net indirect taxes are ₹75 crore, what is GDP at market price?
Correct answer: C
To convert GDP at factor cost into GDP at market price, add net indirect taxes: GDP at MP = GDP at FC + NIT. Thus, ₹900 crore + ₹75 crore = ₹975 crore. Option A subtracts the tax, option B ignores the adjustment, and option D adds an incorrect amount. Therefore, option C is the only valid result.
If indirect taxes are ₹85 crore and subsidies are ₹25 crore, what are the net indirect taxes?
Correct answer: A
Net indirect taxes are defined as indirect taxes minus subsidies. Applying the definition, NIT = ₹85 crore − ₹25 crore = ₹60 crore. Option C results from adding the two amounts, while options B and D use only one component and therefore do not represent the net figure. Thus, option A is correct.
If subsidies are ₹90 crore and indirect taxes are ₹55 crore, what will be the value of net indirect taxes?
Correct answer: B
The formula is NIT = Indirect Taxes − Subsidies. Therefore, NIT = ₹55 crore − ₹90 crore = −₹35 crore. Because subsidies exceed taxes, the result is negative. Option A has the correct numerical difference but omits the negative sign; options C and D incorrectly add the two figures. Hence option B is correct.
If market price exceeds factor cost by ₹45 crore, what are the net indirect taxes?
Correct answer: C
The governing relationship is Market Price − Factor Cost = Net Indirect Taxes. Since market price exceeds factor cost by ₹45 crore, the difference is positive ₹45 crore. Therefore, net indirect taxes equal ₹45 crore. A negative result would require factor cost to exceed market price, while zero and ₹90 crore do not match the stated difference.
If factor cost exceeds market price by ₹20 crore, which statement is correct?
Correct answer: B
Use the identity NIT = Market Price − Factor Cost. If factor cost is ₹20 crore higher than market price, then MP − FC = −₹20 crore. Therefore, net indirect taxes are negative ₹20 crore, indicating that subsidies exceed indirect taxes by ₹20 crore. Option A reverses the sign, while C and D are unsupported conclusions.
The factor cost of a good is ₹240 with an indirect tax of ₹30 and a subsidy of ₹10. What is its market price?
Correct answer: C
The governing relation is Market Price = Factor Cost + Net Indirect Taxes. Net indirect taxes equal indirect tax minus subsidy: ₹30 − ₹10 = ₹20. Therefore, market price = ₹240 + ₹20 = ₹260, so option C is correct. Option B ignores taxation, while ₹280 incorrectly adds the full tax without deducting the subsidy; ₹220 subtracts the net tax in the wrong direction.
The market price of a service is ₹500 and net indirect tax is ₹40. What is its factor cost?
Correct answer: B
The governing conversion is Factor Cost = Market Price − Net Indirect Taxes, because market price includes the net tax component in addition to factor payments. Thus, factor cost = ₹500 − ₹40 = ₹460, making option B correct. Option C merely repeats the market price; option D adds the tax instead of subtracting it; and option A subtracts ₹60, not the stated ₹40.
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