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Theories Of Distribution

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Card 1Income Distribution

What is functional distribution of income?

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Functional distribution refers to how national income is divided among the factors of production based on their contribution. Rent goes to land, wages to labour, interest to capital, and profit to the

Card 2Income Distribution

What is personal distribution of income?

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Personal distribution refers to how national income is distributed among individuals in society. It focuses on income inequality—why some people earn more than others. For instance, a doctor may earn

Card 3Income Distribution

Differentiate between micro-distribution and macro-distribution.

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Micro-distribution explains how the prices of factors (like wages or rent) are determined in the market. Macro-distribution shows the share of each factor’s income in the total national income. For ex

Card 4Factor Pricing

What is derived demand for factors of production?

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Derived demand means the demand for a factor of production comes from the demand for the final product it helps to produce. For example, if there's high demand for cars, there will be higher demand fo

Card 5Marginal Productivity Theory

What is marginal productivity theory of distribution?

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This theory states that a factor of production is paid according to its marginal productivity—the additional output it generates. Developed by J.B. Clark, it says firms hire workers until the marginal

Card 6Marginal Productivity Theory

Define marginal physical product (MPP).

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Marginal Physical Product (MPP) is the extra output produced by adding one more unit of a factor, keeping others constant. For example, if 5 workers make 50 shirts and 6 workers make 58 shirts, the MP

Card 7Marginal Productivity Theory

How is Marginal Revenue Product (MRP) calculated?

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MRP = Marginal Physical Product (MPP) × Price of the product. For example, if a worker produces 10 extra bags (MPP=10) and each bag sells for ₹200, then MRP = 10 × 200 = ₹2000.

Card 8Marginal Productivity Theory

What are the key assumptions of marginal productivity theory?

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1. Perfect competition in both product and factor markets. 2. Full employment of factors. 3. Homogeneous factor units. 4. Perfect mobility of factors. 5. Substitutability between factors. 6. Divisibil

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