Description : The functional relationship between income and consumption expenditure is explained by - (1) Consumer' Surplus (2) Law of Demand (3) Law of Supply (4) Keynes's psychological law of consumption
Last Answer : (4) Keynes's psychological law of consumption Explanation: Keynes defined Psychological Law of Consumption in terms of, "The fundamental psychological law, upon which we are entitled to depend with great ... consumption as their income increases but not by as much as the increase in the income."
Description : Cross demand expresses the functional relationship between - (1) demand and prices of related commodities (2) demand and income (3) demand and prices (4) demand and supply (4)
Last Answer : (1) demand and prices of related commodities Explanation: Other things being constant, cross demand expresses the relation between demand for good A' due to change in the price of its related good 'B' ... that at different prices of good B' what different quantities of good A' will be demanded.
Description : Cross demand expresses the functional relationship between (1) demand and prices of related commodities. (2) demand and income. (3) demand and prices. (4) demand and supply,
Last Answer : demand and prices of related commodities.
Description : The Psychological law of consumption states that - (1) proportionate increase in consumption is less than proportionate increase in income (2) increase in income is equal to increase in consumption (3) ... is greater than increase in income (4) consumption does not change with a change in income
Last Answer : (1) proportionate increase in consumption is less than proportionate increase in income Explanation: According to Keynes' psychological law of consumption, increased aggregate consumption due to increased ... demand of the people are already fulfilled, they start saving the extra additional income.
Description : The Psychological law of consumption states that (1) proportionate increase in consumption is less than proportionate increase in income (2) increase in income is equal to increase in consumption (3) ... is greater than increase in income (4) consumption does not change with a change in income
Last Answer : proportionate increase in consumption is less than proportionate increase in income
Description : A supply function expresses the relationship between - (1) price and output (2) price and selling cost (3) price and demand (4) price and consumption
Last Answer : (1) price and output Explanation: The supply function expresses the relationship between the Lotal quantily supplied and the price received by all suppliers per unit of time, holding other factors constant. It illustrates the relation between price and supply.
Description : A supply function expresses the relationship between (1) price and output (2) price and selling cost (3) price and demand (4) price and consumption
Last Answer : price and output
Description : 6. Assume that Potential Real GDP equals $10,000. National Income is therefore $10,000. Of this, consumers will pay $2,000 in taxes, save $1,000, and spend $7,000 on consumer goods. Business Investment ... . budget deficit of $1000 c. budget surplus of $1000 d. budget deficit of $2000 C C A A C
Last Answer : c. budget surplus of $1000
Description : Gresham's law is related to - (1) Consumption and demand (2) Supply and demand (3) Circulation of money (4) Deficit financing
Last Answer : (3) Circulation of money Explanation: Gresham's law is an observation in economics that "bad money drives out good." More exactly, if coins containing metal of different value have the same value as ... 1558 prompted the economist H.D. Macleod to suggest the term Gresham's law in the 19th century.
Description : 'Gresham's Law' in Economics relates to (1) supply and demand (2) circulation of currency (3) consumption of supply (4) distribution of goods and services
Last Answer : (2) circulation of currency Explanation: Gresham's law is an economic principle that states: "When a government compulsorily overvalues one type of money and undervalues another, the undervalued money will leave ... will flood into circulation." It is commonly stated as: "Bad money drives out good."
Description : Gresham’s law is related to (1) Consumption and demand (2) Supply and demand (3) Circulation of money (4) Deficit financing
Last Answer : Circulation of money
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 : Which of the following does not cause a shift in aggregate demand ? (a) Consumption (b) Government expenditure (c) Investment (d) Prices
Last Answer : (d) Prices
Description : A siuation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the minimum consumption expenditure is considered as - (1) Absolute Poverty (2) Relative Poverty (3) Urban Poverty (4) Rural Poverty
Last Answer : (1) Absolute Poverty Explanation: Absolute poverty is defined as a situation in which the individual's basic needs are not covered, in other words, there is a lack of basic goods and services ( ... shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to services."
Description : Investment and savings are kept equal through a change in the level of - (1) Consumption (2) Investment (3) Government expenditure (4) Income
Last Answer : (1) Consumption Explanation: Desired savings are kept equal to desired investment by responses to interest rate changes. Savings identity or the savings investment identity is a concept in ... brings savings and investment into balance without any intention by business to increase investment.
Description : A situation where we have people whose level of income is not sufficient to meet the minimum consumption expenditure is considered as (1) Absolute Poverty (2) Relative Poverty (3) Urban Poverty (4) Rural Poverty
Last Answer : Absolute Poverty
Description : Investment and savings are kept equal through a change in the level of (1) Consumption (2) Investment (3) Government expenditure (4) Income
Last Answer : Consumption
Description : The relationship between aggregate consumption expenditure and aggregate income of household sector is known as ………………………. function. (a) Consumption ; (b) Saving ; (c) Expenditure ; (d) Income
Last Answer : (a) Consumption
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 : 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 : All of the above
Description : Effective demand depends on - (1) capital-output ratio (2) output-capital ratio (3) total expenditure (4) supply price
Last Answer : (4) supply price Explanation: Effective Demand is "the demand in which the consumer are able and willing to purchase at conceivable price" simply saying if the product price is low more ... Function or Price and Aggregate Supply Function or Price to explain the determination of effective demand.
Description : Effective demand depends on (1) capital-output ratio (2) output-capital ratio (3) total expenditure (4) supply price
Last Answer : supply price
Description : Industrial products are A)purchased for personal consumption. B)frequently purchased for both their functional aspects and their psychological rewards. C)traditionally classified according to their characteristics and intended uses. D)not purchased by nonbusiness organisations.
Last Answer : C)traditionally classified according to their characteristics and intended uses.
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 : Whch of the following curve describes the variation of household expenditure on a particular good with respect to household income? (1) Demand curve (2) Engel curve (3) Great Cats by curve (4) Cost curve
Last Answer : (2) Engel curve Explanation: In microeconomics, an Engel curve describes how household expenditure on a particular good or service varies with household income. The curve is named after ... was the first to investigate this relationship between goods expenditure and income systematically in 1857.
Description : Which of the following curve describes the variation of household expenditure on a particular good with respect to household income ? (1) Demand curve (2) Engel curve (3) Great Gatsby curve (4) Cost curve
Last Answer : Engel curve
Last Answer : When only price of the commodity changes
Description : Consumption demand does not depend upon the level of (a) Income ; (b) Propensity to consume ; (c) Consumer spending ; (d) Marginal efficiency of investment.
Last Answer : (d) Marginal efficiency of investment.
Description : Saving is that portion of money income that is - (1) spent for development of Industries (2) not spent on consumption (3) spent on health and education (4) spent for consumer durables
Last Answer : (2) not spent on consumption Explanation: Saving is income not spent, or deferred consumption. In economics, it refers to any income not used for immediate consumption- consuming less out of a ... is the decision to defer consumption and to store this deferred consumption in some form of asset.
Description : Saving is that portion of money income that is (1) spent for development of Industries (2) not spent on consumption (3) spent on health and education (4) spent for consumer durables
Last Answer : not spent on consumption
Description : The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called - (1) Price (2) Profit (3) Producers' surplus (4) Consumer's surplus
Last Answer : (3) Producers' surplus Explanation: Producer Surplus' is an economic measure of the difference between the amount that a producer of a good receives and the minimum amount that he or she would be ... or surplus amount, is the benefit that the producer receives for selling the good in the market.
Description : Operating Surplus arises in the - (1) Government Sector (2) Production for self consumption (3) Subsistence farming (4) Enterprise Sector
Last Answer : (1) Government Sector
Description : The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called (1) Price (2) Profit (3) Producers’ surplus (4) Consumer’s surplus
Last Answer : Producers’ surplus
Description : Operating Surplus arises in the (1) Government Sector (2) Production for self-consumption (3) Subsistence farming (4) Enterprise Sector
Last Answer : Government Sector
Description : The difference between the price the consumer is prepared to pay for a commodity and the price which he actually pays is called (1) Consumer's Surplus (2) Producer's Surplus (3) Landlord's Surplus (4) Worker's Surplus
Last Answer : (1) Consumer's Surplus Explanation: Consumer surplus is the difference between the maximum price a consumer is willing to pay and the actual price they do pay. If a consumer would be willing to pay ... price, then they are getting more benefit from the purchased product than they spent to buy it.
Description : The difference between the price the consumer is prepared to pay for a commodity and the price which he actually pays is called (1) Consumer’s Surplus (2) Producer’s Surplus (3) Landlord’s Surplus (4) Worker’s Surplus
Last Answer : Consumer’s Surplus
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 : An increase in consumption at any given level of income will lead to (a) Higher aggregate demand. (b) An increase in exports. © A fall in taxation revenue. (d) A decrease in import spending.
Last Answer : (a) Higher aggregate demand.
Description : A levy of excise duty on consumption of an item consumed will .. (a) Induce suppliers to pump in more quantity in the market; (b) Result in fall in the consumption of the commodity ... by the consumer ; (c) Lead to inflationary conditions ; (d) Place the consumer on lower indifference curve
Last Answer : (d) Place the consumer on lower indifference curve
Description : Consumptions function refers to - (1) relationship between income and employment (2) relationship between savings and investment (3) relationship between input and output (4) relationship between income and consumption
Last Answer : (4) relationship between income and consumption Explanation: The Consumption function is a single mathematical function used to express consumer spending. It was developed by John Maynard Keynes and ... by current income and induced consumption that is influenced by the economy's income level.
Description : Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption and - (1) savings (2) income (3) investment (4) price
Last Answer : (2) income Explanation: The consumption function is a mathematical formula laid out by famed economist John Maynard Keynes. The formula was designed to show the relationship between real disposable ... being what Keynes considered the most important determinant of short-term demand in an economy.
Description : Engel’s curve illustrates the relationship between (a) Consumption and Utility (b) Production and Productivity (c) Income and Consumption (d) Income and Production
Last Answer : (c) Income and Consumption
Description : Consumption function expresses the relationship between consumption and (1) savings (2) income (3) investment (4) price
Last Answer : income
Description : Consumptions function refers to (1) relationship between income and employment (2) relationship between savings and investment (3) relationship between input and output (4) relationship between income and consumption
Last Answer : relationship between income and consumption
Description : What does the acronym FMCG refer to ? 1. Functional, mid-riced, or compulsory goods 2. Famous, manufacturer's clothing goods (i.e., designer labels) 3. Fast Moving Consumer Goods 4. Frequent Market Consumption Goods 5. None of thes
Last Answer : Fast Moving Consumer Goods
Description : Expenditure on advertisement and public relations by an enterprise is a part of its (1) consumption of fixed capital (2) final consumption expenditure (3) intermediate consumption (4) fixed capital
Last Answer : intermediate consumption
Description : If the main objective of the government is to raise revenue, it should tax commodities with (1) high elasticity of demand (2) low elasticity of supply (3) low elasticity of demand (4) high income elasticity of demand
Last Answer : (3) low elasticity of demand Explanation: The Ramsey rule states that commodities with low elasticities of demand should be taxed at higher rates than commodities with high elasticities of demand. ... the Ramsey rule may result in a regressive taxation scheme society may view as inequitable.
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
Last Answer : low elasticity of demand
Description : According to Engel’s Law of consumption, the following commodities are likely to have income elasticity of less than one (a) Garments (b) Motor car (c) Cosmetics (d) Wheat and Rice
Last Answer : (d) Wheat and Rice