Description : Elasticity of supply depends upon (a) Nature of the commodity ; (b) Production technology ; (c) Future outlook of prices (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Tea and Coffee are perfect substitute of each other, given the price of Tea and Coffee being `100 and `200 per Kg. a consumer is prepared to buy 3 Kg. of each. If the price of tea remain same and the price of ... elasticity of substitution between Tea and Coffee is (a) 1 ; (b) 4 ; (c) 5 ; (d) 3
Last Answer : (c) 5 ;
Description : If demand of coffee increases by 10% with 20% decline in the price of sugar we can say that (a) Cross price elasticity of demand is negative and both the products are complementary to each other ... price elasticity is positive and the products are complementary to each other ; (d) None of these
Last Answer : (a) Cross price elasticity of demand is negative and both the products are complementary to each other;
Description : If the cross price elasticity of demand for two product is negative, then the two products are ………………. (a) Complementary to each other ; (b) Perfectly substitute for each other; (c) Completely competitive ; (d) Unrelated
Last Answer : (a) Complementary to each other ;
Description : Price elasticity of demand of a product will be more inelastic if (a) It forms a major part of consumer house hold budget; (b) It forms a very small part of consumers household budget; (c) It is inferior ; (d) It is for mass consumption
Last Answer : (b) It forms a very small part of consumers household budget;
Description : Two commodities X and Y goods can be inferred as close substitute of each other if - (a) Increase in price of one leads to increase in demand of other and vice versa (b) Increase in price of one ... fall in demand of other one (d) Increase in price of one leads to increase in demand of other one
Last Answer : (a) Increase in price of one leads to increase in demand of other and vice versa
Description : If the disposal income of a household decreases by 10% and the demand for X commodity remains same. The income elasticity of X is (a) 0 ; (b) 0.5 ; (c) 0.5 ; (d) 2.5
Last Answer : (a) 0 ;
Description : If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for X commodity increased by 10% the income elasticity of X is (a) 1.5 ; (b) 0.5 ; (c) 1.5 ; (d) 1.0
Last Answer : (d) 1.0
Description : If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for X commodity increased by 25%. The income elasticity of X is (a) 1.5 ; (b) -0.5 ; (c) 2.5 ; (d) -2.5
Last Answer : ; (c) 2.5 ;
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 : 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 : Demand of salt is inelastic because (a) Of low price ; (b) No substitute ; (c) Absence of it makes food tasteless ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (b) No substitute ;
Description : The central problem of how to produce is resolved by (a) Demand and supply of factor inputs ; (b) Demand and supply of goods; (c) Relative prices and availability of factors of production ; (d) Government intervention
Last Answer : (c) Relative prices and availability of factors of production
Description : The cross elasticity of substitute goods is generally (a) > 1 ; (b) < 1 ; (c) < 0 ; (d) > 0
Last Answer : (d) > 0
Description : Cross elasticity of a nearly perfect substitute products will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) .> 1 ; (d)
Last Answer : (a) Infinite ;
Description : Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have elasticity of substitution…... (a) Unity ; (b) Less than 1 ; (c) More than 1 ; (d) Infinite
Last Answer : ; (d) Infinite
Description : If the cross elasticity between two products is positive then we can say that (a) The products are perfectly substitute of each other; (b) The products are complementary to each other; (c) Both the products are unrelated ; (d) Both are luxury items
Last Answer : (a) The products are perfectly substitute of each other;
Description : The elasticity of a demand curve with a constant slope (a) Increases at higher price ; (b) Decreases at higher price; (c) Increases at lower price ; (d) Remains constant
Last Answer : (a) Increases at higher price ;
Description : If the price of coffee falls by 8% and the demand for Tea declines by 2%. The corss price elasticity of demand for Tea is (a) 0.45 ; (b) 0.25 ; (c) +0.44 ; (d) -0.30
Last Answer : (b) 0.25 ;
Description : If the price elasticity of demand of Chicken is +.95. then a 20% increase in price of chicken will lead to in quantity demanded of chicken at that price (a) 19 increase ; (b) 19% decrease ; (c) 20.95% increase ; (d) 20.6% decrease
Last Answer : (a) 19 increase ;
Description : If the price elasticity of a product is greater than 1, we can say that (a) The products demand is sensitive to price variation; (b) Product demand is insensitive to price variation; (c) Demand and price move in same directions ; (d) None of this
Last Answer : (a) The products demand is sensitive to price variation;
Description : The coefficient of price elasticity of demand is calculated as .. (a) The change in price divided by the change in quantity demand (b) The percentage change in quantity demand by the percentage ... by the change in price (d) The percentage change in price by the percentage change in demand
Last Answer : (b) The percentage change in quantity demand by the percentage change in price
Description : Point elasticity of demand can be useful in which of the following cases (a) A departmental store is thinking of increasing the price of gift packs (b) A service station is considering to ... to lower the monthly membership fee (d) An airlines company is considering to lower holiday packages
Last Answer : (c) A health club is considering to lower the monthly membership fee
Description : Omlet and cakes have (a) Negative cross price elasticity of demand ; (b) Positive cross elasticity of demand; (c) Positive income elasticity of demand ; (d) Negative income elasticity of demand
Last Answer : (b) Positive cross elasticity of demand;
Description : Bread and butter have……….. (a) Negative cross price elasticity of demand ; (b) Positive cross elasticity of demand (c) Positive income elasticity of demand ; (d) Negative income elasticity of demand
Last Answer : (a) Negative cross price elasticity of demand ;
Description : Price elasticity demand of product will be more elastic if it (a) Has no substitutes ; (b) Has number of substitutes ; (c) Is an item of necessity; (d) Is life saving Product
Last Answer : ; (b) Has number of substitutes ;
Description : If the price of vegetable sandwich rises from `6 per piece to `12 per piece as a result of which the daily sales decreases from 800 to 400 pieces per day. The price elasticity of demand can be estimated as (a) 0.5 ; (b) 1.5 ; (c) 3.0 ; (d) 2.5
Last Answer : (a) 0.5 ;
Description : If the price of burger rises from `12 per piece to `20 per piece as a result of which the daily sales decreases from 300 to 200 pieces per day. The price elasticity of demand can be estimated as (a) 0.5 ; (b) 0.8 ; (c) 0.25 ; (d) 2.10
Description : Which of the following is not a method of measurement of price elasticity of demand in economics (a) Total Outlay ; (b) Total savings ; (c) Point method ; (d) Arc method
Last Answer : ; (b) Total savings
Description : The measurement of sensitivity of quantity demand to change in price is calle(d) (a) Price elasticity ; (b) Income elasticity ; (c) Expansion in demand ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Price elasticity
Description : If the supply of a product remain same with the increase in price, the possible reasons can be (a) Apprehension of further price hike ; (b) Limited production facility; (c) Commodity being a rare commodity ; (d) All the three
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 : 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 : If price of sugar increase, the demand for tea will …………. (a) Fall ; (b) Increase ; (c) Not affected ; (d) No relation
Last Answer : (a) Fall ;
Description : In the long run price is governed by …………. (a) Cost of Production ; (b) Demand supply forces ; (c) Marginal utility ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Cost of Production ;
Description : According to law of demand (a) Higher the price higher the production of the product (b) Higher the price lower the cost of production (c) Lower the price higher the demand for the product (d) Higher price higher the quantity the more the consumer demand
Last Answer : (c) Lower the price higher the demand for the product
Description : Change in quantity demanded or Movement along demand curve occurs due (a) Due to change in price only ; (b) Change in Cetris paribus conditions only ; (c) Change in cost of production ; (d) Change in technology
Last Answer : (a) Due to change in price only ;
Description : Shift in Demand curve or change in Demand curve occurs due to (a) Increase in price ; (b) Decrease in cost of production ; (c) Change in Cetris paribus conditions ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (c) Change in Cetris paribus conditions ;
Description : According to law of supply ……….. (a) Higher the price higher the production of the product; (b) Higher the price lower the cost of production ; (c) Lower the price lower the demand for the product; (d) Higher the price higher the quantity the seller is prepared to supply in market
Last Answer : (d) Higher the price higher the quantity the seller is prepared to supply in market
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 : 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 : Unemployment that arises due to regional occupational pattern of job vacancies, which does not match the pattern of workers availability and suitability, is known as (a) Frictional unemployment ; (b) Structural unemployment ; (c) Cyclical unemployment ; (d) Demand pull unemployment.
Last Answer : (b) Structural unemployment
Description : When price of a substitute of commodity falls, the demand for - (1) falls (2) remains unchanged (3) increases at increasing rate (4) rises
Last Answer : (1) falls Explanation: Cross Price Effect refers to effect on the demand for a given commodity due to a change in the price of a substitute commodity. A change (increase or decrease) in the ... the given commodity (tea) also decreases. It shifts the demand curve of the given commodity towards left.
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 : The Law of Demand expresses - (1) effect of change in price of a commodity on its demand (2) effect of change in demand of a commodity on its price (3) effect of change in demand of a commodity over the supply of its substitute (4) (4) None of the above
Last Answer : (1) effect of change in price of a commodity on its demand Explanation: The law of demand states the inverse relation that comes to exist of between price in one hand and quantity demanded on ... quantity demanded. In other words, the higher the price of a product, the lower the quantity demanded.
Description : When price of a substitute of commodity ‘x’ falls, the demand for ‘x’ : (1) falls (2) remains unchanged (3) increases at increasing rate (4) rises
Last Answer : falls
Last Answer : When only price of the commodity changes
Description : The Law of Demand expresses (1) effect of change in price of a commodity on its demand (2) effect of change in demand of a commodity on its price (3) effect of change in demand of a commodity over the supply of its substitute (4) None of the above
Last Answer : effect of change in price of a commodity on its demand
Description : The income elasticity of demand of normal goods is generally (a) >1 ; (b) < 1 ; (c) < 0 ; (d) > 0
Last Answer : ; (d) > 0