Fundamentals of Economics – CMA Foundation

CMA Foundation Syllabus 2020

PAPER – 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

Section A (Fundamentals of Economics)

Micro Economics
Macro Economics, Micro Economics, Positive & Normative science, Economic Laws, Economic Model, Economic System, Capitalist Economy, Socialist Economy, Mixed Economy, Production Possibility Curve

Demand 
Law of Demand, Demand Schedule, Demand Curve, Change in Demand, Expansion & Contraction in Demand, Increase & Decrease in Demand, Elasticity of Demand, Price Elasticity of Demand, Income Elasticity of Demand, Cross Elasticity of Demand

Consumer Behaviour
Diminishing Marginal Utility, Equi-Marginal Utility, Marginal Rate of Substitution, Consumer Surplus, Indifference Curve, Budget Line, Consumer Equilibrium, Indifference Map

Supply Analysis

Elasticity of Supply, Measurement & change in Elasticity of Supply

Production

Land, Labour, Capital, Entrepreneur,  Factors of Production,  Laws of Return, Economies of Scale, Production Function, Iso Product curves, Isoquant, Iso Cost Line

Cost Analysis
Cost Function Short & Long Run Cost, Total Cost, Fixed & Variable Cost, Average Cost, Marginal Cost

Market

Market Forms, Competition, Perfect Competition, Monopolistic Competition, Imperfect Competition, Monopoly, Oligopoly,  Equilibrium of Firm, Price Discrimination, Selling Cost, Price Mechanism

Money

Money Classification, Functions of Money