Description : Micro economics theory deals with (a) Economic behavior of individual economic decision making units; (b) Economy as a whole ; (c) Trade relations ; (d) Economic growth of the society
Last Answer : (a) Economic behavior of individual economic decision making units;
Description : Economics cannot be given the status of science because (a) Of non-uniformity of opinion and approach of economist; (b) Economic behaviour of human being is unpredictable; (c) Measuring rod of money is unstable ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Economics cannot be considered a perfect science because (a) Human behaviour is unpredictable (b) It is difficult to make correct prediction of economic variables (c) Economist do not have common opinion about a particular economic event (d) All the three
Description : The individual demand and supply curve of a product are Dx = 12-2px, Sx=3+5px, where Px stand for price and Dx and Sc respectively stands for quantity demanded and quantity supplie(d) If there are 5000 consumers and 1000 suppliers ... be the equilibrium price (a) `4 ; (b) `5 ; (c) `3 ; (d) `4.5
Last Answer : ; (c) `3 ;
Description : The basic assumption of an economic analysis is/ are (a) Cetris paribus ; (b) Rational behavior ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Both ;
Description : Which of the following is correct for the price ceiling which is set below the market s equilibrium price? (a) quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied at the set price; (b) quantity demanded is less than quantity ... the set price ; (c) at the set price there is a surplus ; (d) None of above
Last Answer : (a) quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied at the set price;
Description : Long-term equilibrium of an Industry under a perfectly market conditions in achieved when (a) All the firms are earning normal profit ; (b) All the firms are in equilibrium ; (c) There is no further entry or exit of firms from the industry ; (d) All the three
Description : Under perfect market conditions a firm is said to be in equilibrium where (a) Total output is equal to total demand ; (b) Profit is the maximum; (c) Where the total revenue is maximum ; (d) Where total average cost is the minimum
Last Answer : (b) Profit is the maximum;
Description : Under perfect market conditions an Industry is said to be in equilibrium where (a) Total output is equal to total demand ; (b) Profit is maximum (c) Where the total revenue is maximum ; (d) Where total average cost is the minimum
Last Answer : (a) Total output is equal to total demand ;
Description : If there is simultaneous fall in consumers disposal income as well number of suppliers of a product in the market, the (a) Equilibrium quantity will decrease ; (b) Equilibrium price will decrease ; (c) Equilibrium price will go up ; (d) Equilibrium quantity will increase
Last Answer : (a) Equilibrium quantity will decrease ;
Description : In a market economy equilibrium price is reached at (a) Point of interaction of aggregate demand and aggregate supply curve; (b) At the top of demand curve ; (c) Midpoint of demand curve ; (d) Midpoint of supply curve
Last Answer : (a) Point of interaction of aggregate demand and aggregate supply curve;
Description : If a firms cost of raw material increases then (a) Market price of the final product will also increase (b) Equilibrium level of quantity also increases ; (c) Marginal cost curve will shift upward (d) Marginal cost curve will shift downward
Last Answer : ; (c) Marginal cost curve will shift upward
Description : Market equilibrium of a commodity is determined by (a) Balancing of demand and supply position ; (b) Aggregate demand ; (c) Aggregate supply; (d) Government intervention
Last Answer : (a) Balancing of demand and supply position ;
Description : Equilibrium relates to which of these (a) Market condition which oscillate ; (b) Market state of falling price; (c) Market condition of rising price ; (d) Market conditions which once achieved tends to persist
Last Answer : (d) Market conditions which once achieved tends to persist
Description : In economic theory the term “means” refers to (a) Resources ; (b) Arithmetic mean ; (c) A characteristic ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Resources ;
Description : The maximum quantity that a supplier is prepared to supply in the market at a given price is called (a) Economic order quantity ; (b) Optimum quantity ; (c) Supply quantity ; (d) Both or quantity
Last Answer : ; (c) Supply quantity ;
Description : Market demand curve for a commodity is a (a) Horizontal summation of all the individual demand curve for that product (b) Summation of demand curve of competitive products (c) Demand curve of average demand and price of previous six months (d) Projected demand schedule for next three months
Last Answer : (a) Horizontal summation of all the individual demand curve for that product
Description : Market demand curve for a commodity is (a) Horizontal summation of the individual demand curve for the commodity; (b) Summation of individual demand curve for 3 years; (c) Demand curve of complementary goods ; (d) Demand curve of supplementary goods
Last Answer : (a) Horizontal summation of the individual demand curve for the commodity;
Description : Market demand curve for a commodity is……………… (a) Horizontal summation of the individual demand curve for the commodity; (b) Summation of individual demand curve for 3 years; (c) Demand curve of complementary goods ; (d) Demand curve of supplementary goods
Description : If supply and demand both shift outward, but demand shifts outward more than supply, the equilibrium price (a) will increase and quantity will increase ; (b) will increase and quantity will decrease; (c) will decrease and quantity will decrease ; (d) will decrease and quantity will increase
Last Answer : (a) will increase and quantity will increase ;
Description : If both the disposal income as well as number of suppliers of a product rises, the equilibrium (a) Price remain same ; (b) Price will go up ; (c) Quantity will go up ; (d) Quantity will go down
Last Answer : (c) Quantity will go up ;
Description : SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and (A) timing (B) tenure (C) totality (D) threats
Last Answer : (D) threats
Description : The quantity that an individual supplier is prepared to supply over a period of time is a function of (a) Price of the product ; (b) Cost of production of the product ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : ; (c) Both ;
Description : What will happen to the equilibrium price and quantity of peanut butter if peanuts increase in price and the price of jelly decreases? (a) the equilibrium price and quantity increase (b) the ... ) the equilibrium price will rise and the equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate (d) None of above
Last Answer : (c) the equilibrium price will rise and the equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate
Description : Which of the following is correct for a price floor set above the equilibrium price? (a) quantity supplied is less than quantity demanded at the set price.; (b) at the set price there will be a shortage; (c) quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded at the set price ; (d) None of above
Last Answer : (c) quantity supplied exceeds quantity demanded at the set price ;
Description : As a certain type of clothing becomes more fashionable, we would expect its equilibrium price (a) to decrease and quantity will remain constant ; (b) and quantity will decrease; (c) to increase and quantity to decrease ; (d) and quantity to increase
Last Answer : ; (d) and quantity to increase
Description : A reduction in the number of producers will result in equilibrium price (a) increasing and quantity increasing ; (b) increasing and quantity decreasing ; (c) decreasing and quantity increasing ; (d) decreasing and quantity decreasing
Last Answer : (b) increasing and quantity decreasing ;
Description : A shift outward in supply curve will result in equilibrium price (a) increasing and quantity increasing ; (b) increasing and quantity decreasing ; (c) decreasing and quantity increasing ; (d) decreasing and quantity decreasing
Last Answer : (c) decreasing and quantity increasing ;
Description : …….. is the price at which demand for a commodity is equal to its supply (a) Normal price ; (b) Equilibrium price ; (c) Short run price ; (d) Secular price
Last Answer : ; (b) Equilibrium price ;
Description : In a pure monopoly firm a firm can make abnormal profit at the long run equilibrium level due to (a) Price discrimination;(b)Cost effectiveness ; (c) Banned entry of new firms ; (d) Sales promotion
Last Answer : (c) Banned entry of new firms ;
Description : In short run a monopolistic competition firm will be in equilibrium where (a) MR = curve intersect SMC curve from above (b) MR curve intersect SMC curve from below (c) MC = AR ; (d) MR curve intersect SMC from below and P is equal to or more than AVC
Last Answer : ; (d) MR curve intersect SMC from below and P is equal to or more than AVC
Description : Simultaneous increase in demand and quantity supplied will (a) Increase in equilibrium price and quantity ; (b) Decrease equilibrium price and quantity (c) Increase equilibrium price but decrease quantity ; (d) Decrease equilibrium price but increase quantity
Last Answer : (a) Increase in equilibrium price and quantity ;
Description : Equilibrium state is achieved at (a) The peak point of supply curve ; (b) The bottom point of demand curve; (c) The inflection point of demand curve ; (d) The intersection of demand and supply curve
Last Answer : (d) The intersection of demand and supply curve
Description : Equilibrium state is achieved at ………………… (a) The peak point of supply curve ; (b) The bottom point of demand curve (c) The inflation point of demand curve ; (d) The intersection of demand and supply curve
Description : In a closed economy savings are equal to ……………….. at the equilibrium level of income. (a) Investments ; (b) Wages ; (c) Income-Investments ; (d) Wages – Consumption
Last Answer : (a) Investments ;
Description : In economic goods includes material things which………. (a) Can be transferred ; (b) Can be exchanged for one another ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Description : In free economy the decision about investment, saving and consumption are decided by (a) Price mechanism ; (b) Central bank ;(c) Planning Commission ;(d) Finance budget
Last Answer : (a) Price mechanism
Description : The quantity of a commodity that an individual is willing to purchase over a specified period of time is a function of except ………. (a) Price of the commodity ; (b) Price of the competitive products; (c) His disposal income ; (d) Price of factor of production
Last Answer : ; (d) Price of factor of production
Description : If an individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B in the ratio of 60:40. If income elasticity of A is 5 what is income elasticity of B (a) 4 ; (b) 2 ; (c) 5 ; (d) 1
Last Answer : (c) 5 ;
Description : An individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B equally. If income elasticity of A is 4 what is income elasticity of B (a) 4 ; (b) 2 ; (c) 3 ; (d) 1
Last Answer : ; (c) 3 ;
Description : The quantity of a commodity which an individual is willing to purchase over a specific period of time is a function of (a) Price of the product ; (b) Disposal income ; (c) Taste and price of other commodities; (d) All the three
Description : If in question No. 286 the price is reduced to `9 But the demand goes to 26 units what is the marginal revenue from sale of 26th unit (a) `7.4 ; (b) `(-16) ; (c) `16 ; (d) `257.4
Last Answer : (b) `(-16) ;
Description : The demand for a product is 25 units when the price is `10, however the demand rises to 26 when the price is reduced to `9.9 per unit. The marginal revenue from production and sale of additional unit from 25 to 26 is (a) `7.4 ; (b) `(16) ; (c) `10 ; (d) `257.6
Last Answer : (a) `7.4 ;
Description : Marginal cost is defined as……………………. (a) Change in total cost due to addition of one unit ; (b) Total cost divided by additional unit; (c) Total cost divided by total units produced ; (d) Total sales / Total production
Last Answer : (a) Change in total cost due to addition of one unit ;
Description : Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 5 units in combination F is –tons of bread (a) 200 ; (b) 100 ; (c) 600 ; (d) 500
Last Answer : (c) 600
Description : Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 4 units in combination E is –tons of bread (a) 200 ; (b) 500 ; (c) 300 ; (d) 400
Last Answer : (b) 500
Description : Opportunity cost of increasing production of Gun to 3 units in combination D is –tons of bread (a) 200 ; (b) 100 ; (c) 300 ; (d) 400
Last Answer : ; (d) 400
Description : Disguised unemployment refers to the situation when (a) Marginal Productivity of the surplus workers is zero (b) Marginal productivity of the surplus workers is less than average productivity ( ... surplus workers is falling sharply (d) Marginal productivity of the surplus workers is falling sharply
Last Answer : (a) Marginal Productivity of the surplus workers is zero
Description : Supply of money refers to (a) Total money held by the public ; (b) Total money held by RBI ; (c) Total money with all the commercial banks and RBI ; (d) Total money in Government account
Last Answer : (a) Total money held by the public ;
Description : Breakeven point refers to the situation when (a) Total revenue is equal to total cost ; (b) Total revenue is more than total cost (c) Total revenue is less than total cost ; (d) Total revenue is equal to total variable cost
Last Answer : (a) Total revenue is equal to total cost ;