Description : Which of the following statement is true (a) Monopolist are price takers ; (b) Monopoly firm earn abnormal profits; (c) A Monopoly firm faces straight demand line ; (d) Supply curve of a monopoly firm is positive sloped
Last Answer : (a) Monopolist are price takers ;
Description : Marginal cost curve is (a) Positively sloped ; (b) Negatively sloped ; (c) Parallel to X axis ; (d) Parallel to Y axis
Last Answer : (a) Positively sloped
Description : The negatively sloped part of long run cost curve of a firm is due to (a) Increase in production due to specialization and division of labour; (b) Diseconomies of scale ; (c) Diminishing returns to scale ; (d) Marginal utility theory
Last Answer : (a) Increase in production due to specialization and division of labour;
Description : The positively sloped part of long run cost curve of a firm is due to (a) Economies of scale ; (b) Diseconomies of scale; (c) Diminishing returns to scale ; (d) Marginal utility theory
Last Answer : (b) Diseconomies of scale;
Description : Which of the following statement is true (a) For a monopoly firm AR can be zero (b) For a monopoly firm MR can be zero or even negative (c) For monopoly firm MR and AR are identical (d) For a monopoly firm MR and AR are positive sloped
Last Answer : (b) For a monopoly firm MR can be zero or even negative
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 : Demand curve remaining the same, if the supply curve shifts to the right then (a) Price and quantity move in the same direction (b) Price and quantity move in the opposite direction © Price and quantity remain unchanged (d) None of the above.
Last Answer : (b) Price and quantity move in the opposite direction
Description : Under increasing returns the supply curve is - (1) positively sloped from is to right (2) negatively sloped from left to right (3) parallel to the quantity-axis (4) parallel to the price -axis
Last Answer : (1) positively sloped from is to right Explanation: Supply curve, in economics, is a graphic representation of the relationship between product price and quantity of product that a seller is willing and ... i.e as the price of a commodity increases in the market, the amount supplied increases).
Description : Under increasing returns the supply curve is (1) positively sloped from left to right (2) negatively sloped from left to right (3) parallel to the quantity-axis (4) parallel to the price -axis
Last Answer : positively sloped from left to right
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 : 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 : Shift in supply curve is cause by (a) Change in citrus paribus conditions ; (b) Increase in price; (c) Decrease in price ; (d) Change in consumer income
Last Answer : (a) Change in citrus paribus conditions ;
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 : Long run supply curve of a constant cost industry is (a) Horizontal line at a price that is equal to the long run minimum average cost of production; (b) Horizontal line overlapping X axis ; (c) Vertical line at mid of X axis ; (d) Vertical line overlapping Y axis
Last Answer : (a) Horizontal line at a price that is equal to the long run minimum average cost of production;
Description : PPF is negative sloped due to (a) Scarcity of production resources ; (b) Unlimited wants ; (c) Improvement in technology; (d) Increasing opportunity cost
Last Answer : (a) Scarcity of production resources ;
Description : A supply curve parallel to X axis means the product supply is (a) Limited ; (b) Unlimited ; (c) Not available ; (d) None
Last Answer : ; (b) Unlimited ;
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 : 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
Last Answer : (d) All the three
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 : 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 : A Monopoly‟s demand curve is (a) Same as its average revenue curve ; (b) Same as its supply curve; (c) Same as its cost curve ; (d) Same as that of the factor inputs
Last Answer : (a) Same as its average revenue curve ;
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 : 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 : Any point beyond PPF curve can be attained by (a) Increasing supply of factor inputs ; (b) Technological innovation ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Description : Higher PPC curve indicates (a) More production of both the things with increase in technology or factor inputs supply; (b) More production of one at the expense of other; (c) More production of ... of other with increase in technology or factor input supply ; (d) Less than full employment situation
Last Answer : (a) More production of both the things with increase in technology or factor inputs supply;
Description : The Supply function of a product x is as Sx = 5px + 3. Where Px stand for price. The quantity supplied corresponding to price of `2 will be …………… (a) 18 ; (b) 13 ; (c) 15 ; (d) 23
Last Answer : (b) 13 ;
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 : 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 : Which of the following is not a factor in market supply of a product (a) Cost of production ; (b) Number of buyers ; (c) Market price of the product; (d) Price of related products
Last Answer : (b) Number of buyers ;
Description : Which of the following is not a factor is market supply of product (a) Cost of production ; (b) Number of buyers ; (c) Market price of the product ; (d) Price of related products
Last Answer : (b) Number of buyers
Description : An improvement in technology would shift (a) the demand curve inward ; (b) the demand curve outward ; (c) the supply curve inward (d) the supply curve outward
Last Answer : (d) the supply curve outward
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 : 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 : Which of these will have highly inelastic supply curve (a) Perishable goods ; (b) Consumer durables goods; (c) Items of elite class consumption ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (a) Perishable goods ;
Description : Which of the following will have a relatively flat supply curve (a) Land ; (b) Labour ; (c) Capital ; (d) Raw material
Last Answer : (a) Land ;
Description : Change in cost of production of the concerned goods causes (a) The demand curve to shift ; (b) The supply curve to shift ; (c) Increase in quantity demanded; (d) Decrease in quantity supplied
Last Answer : (b) The supply curve to shift ;
Description : A perfectly elastic 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 : the aggregate demand curve
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 : 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 : 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 : Long run supply curve of a decreasing cost industry is (a) Downward sloping curve ; (b) Upward sloping curve; (c) Straight line parallel to X axis ; (d) Straight line parallel to y axis
Last Answer : (a) Downward sloping curve ;
Description : Long run supply curve of a increasing cost industry is (a) Horizontal line overlapping X axis ; (b) Upward sloping line; (c) Downward sloping line ; (d) Vertical line
Last Answer : (b) Upward sloping line;
Description : A typical demand curve will normally have a (a) positive slope ; (b) horizontal slope ;(c) vertical slope ; (d) negative slope
Last Answer : (d) negative slope
Description : When the Demand curve of a pure monopoly firm is elastic, MR will be (a) Negative ; (b) Positive ; (c) Zero ; (d) Any of these
Last Answer : (b) Positive ;
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 : 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 : 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 : At a given time and in a given marketplace, the entire market demand curve indicates the (a) quantity of a good consumers would be willing and able to purchase at a given price. (b) quantity of a ... a given price (d) quantity of a good consumers have purchased at a series of prices over the year.
Last Answer : (b) quantity of a good consumers would be able to purchase at a series of prices.
Description : Demand curve of an Oligopoly firm is characterized by (a) Horizontal to X axis ; (b) Kink at the price ; (c) U shaped curve ; (d) A liner line
Last Answer : (b) Kink at the price ;