Description : Speculative demand for cash is determined by - (1) The rate of interest (2) the level of income (3) the general price level (4) the market conditions
Last Answer : (1) The rate of interest Explanation: Speculative demand is the demand for financial assets, such as securities, money or foreign currency that is not dictated by real transactions such as trade, or financing. ... rate, more people will expect a rise in interest rate (or a fall in bond prices).
Description : Under flexible exchange rate system, the exchange rate is determined by - (1) the Central Bank of the country (2) the forces of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market (3) the price of gold (4) the purchasing power of currencies
Last Answer : (2) the forces of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market Explanation: A floating exchange rate is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currency's value is allowed to ... by the foreign-exchange market through supply and demand for that particular currency relative to other currencies.
Description : Under flexible exchange rate system, the exchange rate is determined by (1) the Central Bank of the country (2) the forces of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market (3) the price of gold (4) the purchasing power of currencies
Last Answer : the forces of demand and supply in the foreign exchange market
Description : The demand for money, according to Keynes, is for - (1) speculative motive (2) transaction motive (3) precautionary motive (4) All the above motives
Last Answer : (3) precautionary motive Explanation: According to Keynes, money is demanded because of three motives -transaction, precautionary and speculative. The first two motives provide yield of convenience ... third motive provides money yield. Keynes has termed demand for money as liquidity preference.
Description : The demand for money, according to Keynes, is for (1) speculative motive (2) transaction motive (3) precautionary motive (4) All the above motives
Last Answer : precautionary motive
Description : The Keynesian consumption function shows a relation between - (1) aggregate consumption and total population. (2) aggregate consumption and general price level. (3) aggregate consumption and aggregate income (4) aggregate consumption and interest rate
Last Answer : (3) aggregate consumption and aggregate income Explanation: According to Keynesian Theory of consumption, the current real disposable income is the most important determinant of consumption in the short run. It bases consumption on current income.
Description : The Keynesian consumption function shows a relation between (1) aggregate consumption and total population. (2) aggregate consumption and general price level. (3) aggregate consumption and aggregate income (4) aggregate consumption and interest rate
Last Answer : aggregate consumption and aggregate income
Description : Which of these affects the demand for money? (a) Real income ; (b) Price level ; (c) Rate of interest ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : According to the classical system, saving is a function of - (1) Income (2) The interest rate (3) The real wage (4) The Price level
Last Answer : (1) Income Explanation: Saving function is a mathematical relation between saving and income by the household sector. This function captures the saving-income relation, the flip side of the consumption-income relation that forms one of the key building blocks for Keynesian economics.
Description : According to Acceleration principle investment depends on change in the level of------ (a) rate of interest. (b) level of income. © price (d) saving.
Last Answer : (b) level of income.
Description : .Induced investment depends on (a) Price level and rate of interest (b) Level of income and rate of interest © Level of employment and wage rate (d) Price level and wage rate.
Last Answer : (b) Level of income and rate of interest
Description : n the simple Keynesian model consumption is a function of, (a) Rate of interest. (b) Level of income. © Price level. (d) None of the above.
Last Answer : (b) Level of income.
Description : According to the classical system, saving is a function of (1) Income (2) The interest rate (3) The real wage (4) The Price level
Last Answer : Income
Description : When the exchange rate is determined by the market forces of demand and supply, it is known as : a) Real exchange rate b) Nominal exchange rate c) Superfluous exchange rate d) Floating exchange rate
Last Answer : d) Floating exchange rate
Last Answer : a) Real exchange rate
Description : Economic progress of a country is determined by - (1) Increase in per capita income of people of country (2) Increase in the price of produced capital goods during the year (3) Increased numbers of Trade Unions (4) Fall in the general price level of a country
Last Answer : (1) Increase in per capita income of people of country Explanation: Economic progress of a country is determined by increase in per capita income of people f that country.
Description : Economic progress of a country is determined by (1) Increase in per capita income of people of country (2) Increase in the price of produced capital goods during the year (3) Increased numbers of Trade Unions (4) Fall in the general price level of a country
Last Answer : Increase in per capita income of people of country
Description : According to monetary approach of Balance of Payments, the demand for money is a stable function of (a) income, prices and rate of interest (b) income and prices (c) prices and rate of interest (d) income, prices and foreign exchange reserves
Last Answer : income, prices and rate of interest
Description : Milton Friedman gave emphasis in his quantity theory of money on (a) Production and Income (b) Price level (c) Supply of Money (d) Demand for Money
Last Answer : (d) Demand for Money
Description : The market equilibrium for a commodity is determined by : (1) The market supply of the commodity. (2) The balancing of the forces of demand and supply for the commodity (3) (3) The intervention of the Government. (4) (4) The market demand of the commodity.
Last Answer : (2) The balancing of the forces of demand and supply for the commodity Explanation: Market Equilibrium is determined when the quantity demanded of a commodity becomes equal to the quantity ... equilibrium is known as equilibrium price and the corresponding quantity is known as equilibrium quantity.
Description : In a Capitalistic Economy, the prices are determined by : (1) Demand and Supply (2) Government Authorities (3) Buyers in the Market (4) Sellers in the Market
Last Answer : (1) Demand and Supply Explanation: Capitalism generally refers to economic system in which the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for a profit, structured on the ... and services lead to higher prices and lower demand for certain goods lead to lower prices.
Description : The market equilibrium for a commodity is determined by: (1) The market supply of the commodity. (2) The balancing of the forces of demand and supply for the commodity (3) The intervention of the Government. (4) The market demand of the commodity.
Last Answer : The balancing of the forces of demand and supply for the commodity
Last Answer : Demand and Supply
Description : Under the liquidity trap conditions, an increase in money supply will (a) increase investment (b) increase level of employment (c) reduce the rate of interest (d) have no effect on interest rate, investment and employment
Last Answer : (c) reduce the rate of interest
Description : Equilibrium price means - (1) Price determined by demand and supply (2) Price determined by Cost and Profit (3) Price determined by Cost of production (4) Price determined to maximize profit
Last Answer : (1) Price determined by demand and supply Explanation: Equilibrium price is a state in economy where the supply of goods matches demand. When a major index experiences a period of consolidation or sideways ... short, it is the market price at which the supply of an item equals the quantity demanded.
Description : According to the effective demand principle: a) at a certain price, the output shall not be determined by any known factor b) at a certain price, the output will remain unaffected by rise or ... certain price, equilibrium output will be solely determined by the aggregate demand d) none of the above
Last Answer : c) at a certain price, equilibrium output will be solely determined by the aggregate demand
Description : Equilibrium price means (1) Price determined by demand and supply (2) Price determined by Cost and Profit (3) Price determined by Cost of production (4) Price determined to maximise profit
Last Answer : Price determined by demand and supply
Description : Cheap Money means - (1) Low Rate of Interest (2) Low level of Savings (3) Low level Income (4) Excess of Black Money
Last Answer : (1) Low Rate of Interest Explanation: Cheap Money' is a loan or credit with a low interest rate, or the setting of low interest rates by a central bank like the Federal Reserve. Cheap money ... see the same low interest rates on investments like savings accounts, money market funds, CDs and bonds.
Description : As the number of investments made by a firm increases, its internal rate of return - (1) declines due to diminishing marginal productivity. (2) declines because the market rate of interest will ... the firm for the current consumption foregone. (4) increases because the level of savings will fall.
Last Answer : (3) increases to compensate the firm for the current consumption foregone. Explanation: Internal rates of return are commonly used to evaluate the desirability of investments or projects. The higher a ... of return is greater than an established minimum acceptable rate of return or cost of capital.
Description : As the number of investments made by a firm increases, its internal rate of return (1) declines due to diminishing marginal productivity. (2) declines because the market rate of interest will fall ... firm for the current consumption foregone. (4) increases because the level of savings will fall.
Last Answer : increases to compensate the firm for the current consumption foregone.
Description : How often do you ask questions that are hypothetical or speculative; as opposed to being of direct personal interest for you?
Last Answer : I have asked a number of questions that have no bearing on me at all. For another person or to assist another person. Good point as we can often assume an asker is asking for themselves. At times I will say ... important it is to them, or not want to just come out with it . I could be wrong though.
Description : What is "narrow money"? (1) The sum of currency in circulation and the demand deposits in banks (2) The sum of MI money and the time deposits (3) The sum of currency in circulation with the ... reserves held by banks (4) The market value of the stocks held by all the holders excluding the promoters
Last Answer : (1) The sum of currency in circulation and the demand deposits in banks Explanation: The four main monetary aggregates of measures of money supply which reflect the state of the monetary sector ... This category of money is considered to be the most readily available for transactions and commerce.
Description : What is narrow money ? (1) The sum of currency in circulation and the demand deposits in banks (2) The sum of MI money and the time deposits (3) The sum of currency in circulation with ... reserves held by banks (4) The market value of the stocks held by all the holders excluding the promoters
Last Answer : The sum of currency in circulation and the demand deposits in banks
Description : If someone keeps some money for bad days, this demand for money is known by ……. motive of money (a) Speculative ; (b) Transaction ; (c) Precautionary ; (d) Store
Last Answer : (c) Precautionary ;
Description : Rate of interest is determined by - (1) The rate of return on the capital invested (2) Central Government (3) Liquidity preference (4) Commercial Banks
Last Answer : (3) Liquidity preference Explanation: According to the classical view, rate of interest is determined by the interaction of supply of and demand for capital. Thus this theory is popularly called ... higher shall be the rate of interest. The liquidity preference constitutes the demand for money.
Last Answer : (4) Commercial Banks Explanation: Bank Rate is determined by the Reserve Bank of India. The rate of interest is determined by the commercial banks in India. As per RBI notification, banks are free to determine rates of interest subject to BPLR and spread guidelines.
Description : Rate of interest is determined by (1) The rate of return on the capital invested (2) Central Government (3) Liquidity preference (4) Commercial Banks
Last Answer : Liquidity preference
Description : Market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand is called?
Last Answer : Free Market.
Description : Equilibrium price in the market is determined by the - (1) equality between marginal cost and average cost. (2) equality between total cost and total revenue. (3) equality between average cost and average revenue. (4) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue.
Last Answer : (4) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue. Explanation: The equilibrium price is the market price where the quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity of goods demanded. This is the ... in equilibrium at the point of equality of marginal cost and marginal revenue. (MC = MR).
Description : Equilibrium price in the market is determined by the (1) equality between marginal cost and average cost. (2) equality between total cost and total revenue. (3) equality between average cost and average revenue. (4) equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue.
Last Answer : equality between marginal cost and marginal revenue.
Description : Under the Income Tax Act 1961, “Notional profit” from speculative business is: a) taxable under the head income from “Profits and Gains from Business and Profession” b) taxable under the head “Income from other sources” c) either A or B d) not taxable
Last Answer : d) not taxable
Description : Demand pull inflation may be caused by (a) An increase in cost (b) A decrease in interest rate © A reduction in government spending (d) An outward shift of aggregate supply.
Last Answer : (b) A decrease in interest rate
Description : A demand curve will not shift: (1) When only income changes (2) When only prices of substitute products change (3) When there is a change in advertisement expenditure (4) When only price of the commodity changes
Last Answer : (4) When only price of the commodity changes Explanation: In economics, the demand curve is the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that ... only when there is a change in other determinants of demand, other than price of the commodity.
Description : What is needed for creating demand? (1) Production (2) Price (3) Income (4) Import
Last Answer : (1) Production Explanation: Demand refers to how much (quantity) of a product or service is desired by buyers. The quantity demanded is the amount of a product people are willing to buy at a ... demanded is known as the demand relationship. So for demand to originate, a product is required first.
Description : For an inferior good, demand falls when - (1) price rises (2) income rise (3) price falls (4) income falls
Last Answer : (2) income rise Explanation: In economics, income elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the demand for a good to a change in the income of the people demanding the good. ... opposite is observed. Normal goods are those for which consumers' demand increases when their income increases.
Description : In the law of demand, the statement "Other things remain constant" means - (1) income of consumer should not change (2) price of other goods should not change (3) taste of consumer should not change (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: In economics, the law of demand is an economic law, which states that consumers buy more of a good when its price is lower and less when its price is higher ... of good demanded by the consumer will be negatively correlated to the change in the price of the good.
Description : If a good has negative income elasticity and positive price elasticity of demand, it is a (1) giffen good (2) normal good (3) superior good (4) an inferior good
Last Answer : (1) giffen good Explanation: A negative income elasticity of demand is associated with inferior goods. The Giffen good is an unusual type of inferior good which has positive price elasticity of demand. It ... rises, violating the law of demand. When price goes up, the quantity demanded also goes up.
Description : A price consumption curve, traces the utility maximizing combination of two goods when (a) the price of one good changes (b) the consumer’s preference change © the consumer’s income changes (d) the demand curve for one of the goods shifts rightward
Last Answer : (a) the price of one good changes
Description : Price elasticity of demand shows the relationship between demand for a commodity and (a) price of other commodities (b) price of that commodity © tastes and preferences of the consumer (d) income of the consumer
Last Answer : (b) price of that commodity
Description : What is needed for creating demand ? (1) Production(2) Price (3) Income (4) Import
Last Answer : Production