Description : Change in price of the goods cause (a) Change in quantity demanded ; (b) Shift in demand curve ; (c) Change in price; (d) No effect on quantity demanded
Last Answer : (a) Change in quantity demanded ;
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 : If price of Choco bar decreases we except (a) The quantity demanded to increase ; (b) Quantity demanded to decrease; (c) Demand curve to shift left ; (d) No change in quantity demanded
Last Answer : (a) The quantity demanded to increase ;
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : When there is a change in demand leading to a shift of the Demand Curve to the right, at the same price as before, the quantity demanded will - (1) decrease (2) increase (3) remain the same (4) contract
Last Answer : (2) increase 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 consumers are willing and able to ... is movement along a demand curve when a change in price causes the quantity demanded to change.
Description : When there is a change in demand leading to a shift of the Demand Curve to the right, at the same price as before, the quantity demanded will (1) decrease (2) increase (3) remain the same (4) contract
Last Answer : increase
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 : The demand function of a product x is as dx = 12-2Px, where Px stand for price. The quantity demanded corresponding to price of `2 will be ……………. (a) 8 ; (b) 6 ; (c) 5 ; (d) 10
Last Answer : (a) 8 ;
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 : According to traditional approach the factor responsible for operation of downward slope of demand curve are (a) Change in number of consumers ; (b) Law of decreasing marginal utility (c) Alternative uses of goods ; (d) All the three
Last Answer : (d) All the three
Description : An increase in product price will cause (a) quantity demanded to decrease (b) quantity supplied to decrease © quantity demanded to increase (d) the demand curve to shift to the left
Last Answer : (a) quantity demanded to decrease
Description : A price consumption curve, traces the utility maximizing combination of two goods when (a) the price of one good changes (b) the consumer’s preference change © the consumer’s income changes (d) the demand curve for one of the goods shifts rightward
Last Answer : (a) the price of one good changes
Description : Engel's Law states the relationship between - (1) quantity demanded and price of a commodity (2) quantity demanded and price of substitutes (3) quantity demanded and tastes of the consumers (4) quantity demanded and income of the consumers
Last Answer : (4) quantity demanded and income of the consumers Explanation: Engel's law is an observation in economics stating that as income rises, the proportion of income spent on food falls, even if ... consumers increase their expenditures for food products (in % terms) less than their increases in income.
Description : Engel’s Law states the relationship between (1) quantity demanded and price of a commodity (2) quantity demanded and price of substitutes (3) quantity demanded and tastes of the consumers (4) quantity demanded and income of the consumers
Last Answer : quantity demanded and income of the consumers
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 : 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 : An increase in price will result in no change in total revenue if (a) Percentage change in price equal the percentage change in price (b) Percentage change in demanded is more than the percentage ... percentage change in demand (d) Change in price is more than change in demand in absolute terms
Last Answer : (a) Percentage change in price equal the percentage change in price
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 : 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 : An increase in price will result in an increase in total revenue if (a) Percentage change in quantity demanded in greater than the percentage change in price (b) Percentage change in quantity demanded ... (c) Percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price (d) None
Last Answer : (b) Percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the percentage change in price
Description : A decrease in price will result in an increase in total revenue if (a) Percentage change in quantity demanded in greater than the percentage change in price (b) Percentage change in quantity demanded ... (c) Percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Percentage change in quantity demanded in greater than the percentage change in price
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a goods to a (1) change in the price of the goods (2) change in the price of substitutes (3) change in the price of the complements (4) change in the price of joint products
Last Answer : (1) change in the price of the goods Explanation: Price elasticity of demand is a measure of responsiveness of the quantity of a good or service demanded to changes in its price. This measure of ... good with respect to the change in the price of some other good, a complementary or substitute good.
Last Answer : change in the price of the goods
Description : If a product has an inelastic demand and the manufacturer raises its price, A)total revenue will increase. B)quantity demanded will increase. C)the demand schedule will shift. D)the demand will become more inelastic. E)total revenue will decrease.
Last Answer : A)total revenue will increase.
Description : Extension or contraction of quantity demanded of a commodity is a result of a change in the - (1) unit price of the commodity (2) income of the consutner (3) tastes of the consumer (4) climate of the region
Last Answer : (1) unit price of the commodity Explanation: Demand for a commodity refers to the quantity of the commodity that people are willing to purchase at a specific price per unit of time, other factors ... In other words, higher the price, lower the demand and vice versa, other things remaining constant.
Description : Extension or contraction of quantity demanded of a commodity is a result of a change in the (1) unit price of the commodity (2) income of the consumer (3) tastes of the consumer (4) climate of the region
Last Answer : unit price of the commodity
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 : 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 : The demand curve shows that price and quantity demanded are - (1) directly related only (2) directly proportional and also directly related (3) inversely proportional and aslo inversely related (4) inversely related only
Last Answer : (3) inversely proportional and aslo inversely related Explanation: Law of demand states that consumers buy more of a good when its price is lower and less when its price is higher. It states that ... good demanded by the consumer will be negatively correlated to the change in the price of the good.
Description : The demand curve shows that price and quantity demanded are (1) directly related only (2) directly proportional and also directly related (3) inversely proportional and aslo inversely related (4) inversely related only
Last Answer : inversely proportional and aslo inversely related
Description : What do you mean by demand of a commodity? a) A desire for the commodity b) Need for the commodity c) Quantity demanded of that commodity d) Quantity of the commodity demanded at a certain price during any particular period of time
Last Answer : Answer- d
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 : If a firms cost of raw material decreases then (a) Marginal cost curve will shift downward ; (b) Marginal cost curve will shift upward (c) Market price will go down ; (d) Market price will go up
Last Answer : (a) Marginal cost curve will shift downward ;
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 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 : 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 : Which of these are exception to law of Demand (a) Giffen effect/goods ; (b) Future change in prices ; (c) Change in fashion ; (d) All the three
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 : 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 : 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