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प्रश्न
Explain in brief the term sunk capital.
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उत्तर
It is that type of capital which can only be put to a single use. It is also called as 'specialised capital'. It always remains at the place where it is fixed. For example, a printing machine can only be put for printing and nothing else.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify what type of capital is it?
Match the following and select the correct option.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (i) | Capital which is given to workers in form of wages | (A) | Circulating capital |
| (ii) | Producer goods having long life | (B) | Floating capital |
| (iii) | Goods which can be used for a specific purpose only once | (C) | Fixed capital |
| (iv) | Goods which can be put to alternative uses or by several industries | (D) | Remunerative capital |
Observe the relationship of the first pair of words and complete the second pair.
Office furniture; Fixed capital
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Which of the following types of capital can be used only for a specific purpose?
Define real capital.
Give two examples of real capital.
Classify the following into fixed capital and working capital. Give reasons:
A television in a hotel room.
Classify the following into fixed capital and working capital. Give reasons:
Iron ore in steel plant.
Out of the following capital used in the cotton textile industry classify the following as fixed or circulating capital.
- Cotton yarns
- Dyes
- Power
- Weaving machines
- Factory buildings
- Machines
- Stocks of raw material lying in a factory
- A car owned by a taxi-driver
- Coal used in a factory
- Cotton used by a doctor
