Description : Cross-price elasticity of demand between tea and coffee is (a) negative (b) positive © zero (d) infinite
Last Answer : (b) positive
Description : A demand curve, which is parallel to the horizontal axis, showing quantity, has the price elasticity equal to - (1) Zero (2) One (3) Less than one (4) Infinity
Last Answer : (4) Infinity Explanation: Price elasticity of demand measures consumer response to price changes. If consumers are relatively sensitive to price changes, demand is elastic: if they are relatively ... keeps changing with the price. So the coefficient of price elasticity of demand is infinity.
Description : A demand curve, which is parallel to the horizontal axis, showing quantity, has the price elasticity equal to (1) Zero (2) One (3) Less than one (4) Infinity
Last Answer : Infinity
Description : In the case of an inferior good, the income elasticity of demand is : (1) Zero (2) Negative (3) Infinite (4) Positive
Last Answer : (2) Negative Explanation: A negative income elasticity of demand is associated with inferior goods; an increase in income will lead to a fall in the demand and may lead to changes to more luxurious ... demand is associated with normal goods; an increase in income will lead to a rise in demand.
Description : In case of Complementary goods cross elasticity of demand will be (a) Negative (b) Zero (c) Unitary (d) Infinite
Last Answer : (a) Negative
Last Answer : Negative
Description : When cost of production is zero, monopoly equilibrium will be established at a level where elasticity of demand curve is : (a) Greater than one (b) Equal to one (c) Less than one (d) Infinity
Last Answer : Equal to one
Description : Cross elasticity of demand between petrol and car is - (1) infinite (2) positive (3) zero (4) negative
Last Answer : (4) negative Explanation: In economics, the cross elasticity of demand or cross-price elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the demand for a good to a change in the ... denotes two products that are complements, while a positive cross elasticity denotes two substitute products
Description : Cross elasticity of demand between petrol and car is (1) infinite (2) positive (3) zero (4) negative
Last Answer : negative
Description : Price elasticity of demand shows the relationship between demand for a commodity and (a) price of other commodities (b) price of that commodity © tastes and preferences of the consumer (d) income of the consumer
Last Answer : (b) price of that commodity
Description : A horizontal demand curve is - (1) relatively elastic (2) perfectly inelastic (3) perfectly elastic (4) of unitary elasticity
Last Answer : (3) perfectly elastic Explanation: The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is flat or horizontal. This is because all firms in perfect competition are by definition selling an identical (homogeneous) ... of the curve is zero, it is impossible for the price to change in the market.
Description : A horizontal demand curve is (1) ralatively elastic (2) perfectly inelastic (3) perfectly elastic (4) of unitary elasticity
Last Answer : perfectly elastic
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 : 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 : 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 : Demand curve shifts downwards when (a) at the same price level demand falls (b) price increases and demand falls © price falls and demand also falls (d) at the same price level demand increases
Last Answer : © price falls and demand also falls
Description : Total revenue is maximum when elasticity of demand is (a) 3 (b) 1 © 0 (d) 0.5
Last Answer : (b) 1
Description : Price discrimination will be profitable only if the elasticity of demand in different markets will be (a) uniform (b) less (c) zero (d) different
Last Answer : (d) different
Description : Perfectly inelastic demand is equal to : (1) One (2) Infinite (3) Zero (4) Greater than one
Last Answer : (3) Zero Explanation: Price Elasticity of Demand is a measure of the relationship between a change in the quantity demanded of a particular good and a change in its price. It measures the responsiveness of ... to 0, demand is perfectly inelastic (i.e., demand does not change when price changes).
Description : Perfectly inelastic demand is equal to : (1) One (2)Infinite (3) Zero (4)Greater than one
Last Answer : Zero
Description : If the supply curve is a straight line passing through the origin, then the price elasticity of supply will be - (1) less than unity (2) infinitely large (3) greater than unity (4) equal to unity
Last Answer : (4) equal to unity Explanation: Any straight line supply curve passing through the origin has an elasticity of supply equal to 1. The different types of price elasticity of supply are listed below:
Description : If the supply curve is a straight line passing through the origin, then the price elasticity of supply will be (1) less than unity (2) infinitely large (3) greater than unity (4) equal to unity
Last Answer : equal to unity
Description : The law of diminishing marginal utility is most useful for explaining the (a) Law of supply (b) Law of demand © Shape of production possibility curve (d) curvature of total cost curve
Last Answer : (b) Law of demand
Description : “Higher the indifference curve, higher will be the level of satisfaction” (a) always true (b) always false © sometimes true and sometimes false (d) true only if price effect is positive.
Last Answer : (b) always false
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 : Cross elasticity of demand between two perfect substitutes will be A.low B.high C.zero D.infinity
Last Answer : D.infinity
Description : When tariff is imposed on imports which of the following will increase? (a) Domestic output. (b) Domestic demand. © Domestic price. (d) Domestic consumption.
Last Answer : © Domestic price.
Description : Demand curve of a firm under perfect competition is : (1) horizontal to ox-axis (2) negatively sloped (3) positively sloped (4) U - shaped
Last Answer : (1) horizontal to ox-axis Explanation: Under Perfect Competition, the firm faces a horizontal demand curve. It can sell any quantity desired at the market price, but cannot sell anything above the market price.
Description : Demand curve of a firm under perfect competition is : (1) horizontal to ox-axis (2) negatively sloped (3) positively sloped (4) U – shaped
Last Answer : horizontal to ox-axis
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 : The cost of borrowing is equal to marginal propensity to consume. 21. Investment is (a) An injection that increases aggregate demand (b) An withdrawal that increases aggregate demand © An injection that decreases aggregate demand (d) An withdrawal that decreases aggregate demand
Last Answer : a) An injection that increases aggregate demand
Description : Elasticity of demand is the degree of responsiveness of demand of a commodity to a - (1) change in consumers' wealth (2) change in the price of substitutes (3) change in consumers' tastes (4) change in its price
Last Answer : (4) change in its price Explanation: The elasticity of demand, also known as price elasticity of demand, is the degree of responsiveness of demand to change in price. Its measure depends upon comparing ... demand is the ratio of percentage change in amount demanded to a percent-age change in 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.
Description : If a good has negative income elasticity and positive price elasticity of demand, it is a (1) giffen good (2) normal good (3) superior good (4) an inferior good
Last Answer : (1) giffen good Explanation: A negative income elasticity of demand is associated with inferior goods. The Giffen good is an unusual type of inferior good which has positive price elasticity of demand. It ... rises, violating the law of demand. When price goes up, the quantity demanded also goes up.
Description : A fall in demand or rise in supply of a commodity— (1) Increases the price of that commodity (2) decreases the price of that commodity (3) neutralizes the changes in the price (4) determines" the price elasticity
Last Answer : (2) decreases the price of that commodity Explanation: The four basic laws of supply and demand are: (1) If demand increases and supply remains unchanged, a shortage occurs, leading to a higher ... (4) If demand remains unchanged and supply decreases, a shortage occurs, leading to a higher price.
Description : The price elasticity of demand is the: a. percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price b. percentage change in price divided by the percentage change in ... in price d. percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in quantity supplied
Last Answer : a. percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price
Description : Elasticity of demand measures the A.Sensitivity of sales to changes in a particular causal factor B.Sensitivity of production to changes in a particular cost C.Value of price and cost D.Volume of product
Last Answer : A.Sensitivity of sales to changes in a particular causal factor
Description : Price elasticity of demand provides A.A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded to changes in the price of the product, holding constant the values of all other variables in the demand function ... the firm C.A technical change in the cost of product D.Technical change in the value.
Last Answer : A.A measure of the responsiveness of the quantity demanded to changes in the price of the product, holding constant the values of all other variables in the demand function.
Description : Find out the price elasticity in the following example : Price Demand 5(P1) 10(Q1) 4(P2) 15(Q2) (a) – 2.5 (b) + 3.5 (c) + 4.0 (d) + 2.5
Last Answer : (a) – 2.5
Description : Elasticity of demand is the degree of responsiveness of demand of a commodity to a (1) change in consumers’ wealth (2) change in the price of substitutes (3) change in consumers’ tastes (4) change in its price
Last Answer : change in its price
Last Answer : giffen good
Last Answer : change in the price of the goods
Description : A fall in demand or rise in supply of a commodity– (1) Increases the price of that commodity (2) decreases the price of that commodity (3) neutralises the changes in the price (4) determines the price elasticity
Last Answer : decreases the price of that commodity
Description : If two commodities are complements, then their cross-price elasticity is (1) zero (2) positive (3) negative (4) imaginary number
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 : 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 complementary products will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) > 1 ; (d) < 0
Last Answer : (d) < 0
Description : Cross elasticity of unrelated products will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) .> 1 ; (d)
Last Answer : (b) Zero ;
Description : Cross elasticity of a nearly perfect substitute products will be (a) Infinite ; (b) Zero ; (c) .> 1 ; (d)
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 ;