Description : Goods which are not perfect substitute of each other but have to be consumed in a fixed ratio will have rate of substitution (a) Unity ; (b) Less than 1 ; (c) More than 1 ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (d) Zero
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 : 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 two goods are perfect substitutes for one another, the elasticity of substitution will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) > 1 ; (d) < 0
Last Answer : (a) Infinite ;
Description : Cross elasticity of a nearly perfect substitute products will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) .> 1 ; (d)
Description : If two goods are not substitutes at all for one another, the elasticity of substitution will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) > 1 ; (d) < 0
Last Answer : ; (b) Zero ;
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 : Sugar and tea are …………… goods (a) Complementary ; (b) Prefect substitute of each other ; (c) Both ; (d) Unrelated
Last Answer : (a) Complementary ;
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 : Full employment is the level at which there is (a) Zero unemployment ; (b) Normal rate of unemployment; (c) Lease supply of labor ; (d) Demand for goods is less than supply.
Last Answer : (c) Lease supply of labor ;
Description : The cross elasticity of substitute goods is generally (a) > 1 ; (b) < 1 ; (c) < 0 ; (d) > 0
Last Answer : (d) > 0
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 : 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 : Very short period is the market condition where the supply remain perfectly (a) Elastic ; (b) Inelastic ; (c) Unity elastic ; (d) Elasticity less than 1
Last Answer : (b) Inelastic ;
Description : Decreases in price of a product results in increased consumption of the product as the product becomes cheaper compared to other products. This effect is known as (a) Substitution effect ; (b) Income effect ; (c) Diminishing marginal utility concept; (b) Law of diminishing returns
Last Answer : (a) Substitution effect ;
Description : Assume Samantha likes hot dogs and hamburgers equally, and the price of hamburgers (a normal good) declines. She will most likely purchase more hamburgers; this is (a) a reflection of the income ... substitution effect; (c) a reflection of the income and substitution effects ; (d) None of above
Last Answer : (b) a reflection the substitution effect;
Description : An imposition of excise duty would effect the demand of a product due to ………….. (a) Income effect ; (b) Substitution effect ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (c) Both ;
Description : According to Modern approach, law of demand is caused by (a) Income effect ; (b) Substitution effect ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Description : Increase in price of a product reduces the purchasing power as a result of which demand for a product goes up. This effect is known as (a) Substitution effect ; (b) Income effect ; (c) Diminishing marginal utility concept (d)Law of diminishing returns
Last Answer : ; (b) Income effect ;
Description : The law of indifference is/are also know by- (a) Law of substitution ; (b) law of equimarginal utility ; (c) Law of diminishing marginal utility (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : Total profit of a firm in a perfect competitive market is – (a) Total revenue less total cost ; (b) Marginal revenue less marginal cost; (c) Total revenue less marginal cost ; (d) Total revenue less variable cost
Last Answer : (a) Total revenue less total cost ;
Description : If the actual rate of unemployment exceeds to natural rate of unemployment then (a) Actual output of the economy will fall below its potential ; (b) Production will increase more than potential ; (c) Consumption of goods decreases; (d) Both (a) and (c) above.
Last Answer : (d) Both (a) and (c) above.
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 : Price elasticity of demand is not affected by (a) Nature of the commodity ; (b) Availability of close substitute; (c) Cost of production ; (d) Consumption habits
Last Answer : (c) Cost of production ;
Description : A goods can be considered a normal goods in economics if increase in disposal income of the consumer causes (a) An increase in demand ; (b) No change in demand ; (c) Decrease in demand ; (d) Less than proportionate change in demand
Last Answer : (a) An increase in demand ;
Description : A goods can be considered inferior goods in economics if increase in disposal income of the consumer causes (a) An increase in demand ; (b) No change in demand ; (c) Decrease in demand ; (d) Less than proportionate change in demand
Last Answer : ; (c) Decrease in demand ;
Description : Stock of both man made goods as well as natural resources like capital is called – (a) National wealth ; (b) National stock ; (c) No less no gain level ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (b) National stock ;
Description : Supply curve passing through any point on Y axis(Price) will have elasticity (a) Less than 1 ; (b) More than 1 ; (c) Just One ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (b) More than 1
Description : A supply curve passing through any point on X axis(quantity) will have elasticity (a) Less than 1 ; (b) More than 1 ; (c) Just one ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (a) Less than 1 ;
Description : A supply curve passing through the origin will have elasticity (a) Less than 1 ; (b) More than 1 ; (c) Just One ; (d) Zero
Last Answer : (c) Just One ;
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 : Full employment exists when there is (a) Zero unemployment ; (b) Natural rate of unemployment ; (c) Least demand for labor (d) Least supply of labor
Last Answer : (b) Natural rate of unemployment
Description : Under the law of demand ceteris paribus is/are (a) Price of other goods ; (b) Disposal income ; (c) Tastes and preferences ; (d) All the three
Description : Which of these is not a factor of quantity supplied (a) Price of the goods ; (b) Price of the related other goods; (c) Cost of production ; (d) Consumers disposal income
Last Answer : ; (d) Consumers disposal income
Description : Which of these is not a determinant of aggregate supply (a) Quantity demanded ; (b) Price of the product under consideration ; (c) Relative price of other goods ; (d) Future expectations about prices
Last Answer : (a) Quantity demanded ;
Description : In a perfect competitive market price determines – (a) What to buy ; (b) What to produce ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Description : The demand curve of a Monopoly firm is – (a) Same that of a firm in a perfect competition ; (b) Same as that of the total market demand; (c) Non-exist ; (d) Perfectly elastic
Last Answer : (b) Same as that of the total market demand;
Description : What will happen if a firm in perfect competitive market, increase its output by 50% (a)Total sales revenue will also increase by 50% ; (b) (b)Selling price will come down by 50%; (c)Total sales revenue will decrease by 50% ; (d)Profit will increase by 25%
Last Answer : (a)Total sales revenue will also increase by 50% ;
Description : Which of the following statement is true (a) In perfect competition Average and Marginal revenue are identical (b) In perfect competition Average and Marginal cost are identical (c) In perfect competition ... cost are identical (d) In perfect competition only normal profit can be earned by a firm
Last Answer : (a) In perfect competition Average and Marginal revenue are identical
Description : Under perfect market conditions the supply curve of a firm is represented by (a) MC curve ; (b) MR curve ; (c) AR curve ; (d) AC curve
Last Answer : (a) MC curve ;
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 : …………… has excess production capacity in the long run (a) Perfect competition market ; (b) Monopolistic competition market ; (c) Oligopolistic market (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Monopolistic competition market ;
Description : The market state that satisfy all the essential features of a perfect competitive market except identity of product is known as (a) Oligopoly ; (b) Duopoly ; (c) Monopoly ; (d) Monopolistic competition
Last Answer : (d) Monopolistic competition
Description : In the long run a firm in perfect competition earns (a) Normal profit only ; (b) Abnormal profit ; (c) Average profit of past five years; (d) 12.33% profit on capital employed
Last Answer : (a) Normal profit only ;
Description : A perfect inelastic supply curve will be (a) Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line ; (b) Parallel to X axis ; (c) U shaped; (d) Downward sloping
Last Answer : (a) Parallel to Y axis or a vertical line ;
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 ideal level of operation for a pure monopoly firm is the level where (a) TR and STC curve are parallel to each other ; (b) TR = TC ; (c) TR = Total variable cost; (d) TR is less than STC
Last Answer : (a) TR and STC curve are parallel to each other ;
Description : The loss tangent of a perfect dielectric will be a) Zero b) Unity c) Maximum d) Minimum
Last Answer : d) Minimum
Description : Which of the following function does money serve when used to purchase or sell different goods and services? (a) Store of value ; (b) Medium of exchange ; (c) Standard of value ; (d) Display of power
Last Answer : (b) Medium of exchange ;