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 : 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 : Economic resources are (a) Unlimited ; (b) Limited in supply and use ; (c) Limited in supply but have alternative uses; (d) Unproductive
Last Answer : (c) Limited in supply but have alternative uses;
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Human wants are (a) Unsatisfiable ; (b) Unlimited ; (c) Undefined ; (d) Limited
Last Answer : ; (b) Unlimited ;
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 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 : A positive sloped supply curve for a product represents (a) Supply will move with movement in the price in the opposite direction; (b) Supply will move with the movement in the price in the same direction; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Supply will move with the movement in the price in the same direction;
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 ;
Description : Which of these curve never touch X axis (a) AVC ; (b) AFC ; (c) TC ; (d) MC
Last Answer : (b) AFC ;
Description : The supply of goods means …………… (a) Quantity offered for sale at a given price and time ; (b) Quantity produced by the manufacturer ; (c) Quantity available with the supplier (d) Consumers disposal income
Last Answer : (a) Quantity offered for sale at a given price and time ;
Description : For a monopoly firm the MR Curve (a) Overlaps AR curve ; (b) Is above the AR curve ; (c) Lies half way between AR curve and the Y axis ; (d) Is same as AR curve
Last Answer : (c) Lies half way between AR curve and the Y axis ;
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 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 : Any point beyond PPF curve can be attained by (a) Increasing supply of factor inputs ; (b) Technological innovation ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : ; (c) Both ;
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 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 : Scarcity of resources means (a) Limited resources ; (b) Non – esxistence of resources ; (c) Both ; (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Limited resources ;
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 : 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 : Cetris Paribus means (a) Holding demand constant ; (b) Holding supply constant ; (c) Price being constant; (d) Other things being constant
Last Answer : (d) Other things being constant
Description : The minimum price that a supplier expect to make available a specific quantity for sale is called (a) Demand price ; (b) Administered price ; (c) Cost price ; (d) Supply price
Last Answer : (d) Supply 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 : 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 : 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 : 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
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 : Economic efficiency means (a) Production of goods of mass consumption at lower cost; (b) Production of goods and services for those who have purchasing power; (c) Getting greatest satisfaction from available resources ; (d) Full employment of working force
Last Answer : (c) Getting greatest satisfaction from available resources
Description : Optional money is a (a) Legal tender money ; (b) Non-legal tender money ; (c) Limited legal tender money; (d) Full bodied money
Last Answer : (b) Non-legal tender money ;
Description : A monopoly is characterized by (a) Limited entry and exit opportunity ; (b) Single supplier ; (c) Few customers ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (a) Limited entry and exit opportunity ;