Description : In case of horizontal demand curve , price elasticity of demand is (a) equal to zero (b) equal to one © equal to two (d) infinite
Last Answer : (a) equal to zero
Description : Cross-price elasticity of demand between tea and coffee is (a) negative (b) positive © zero (d) infinite
Last Answer : (b) positive
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 : An increase in consumption at any given level of income will lead to (a) Higher aggregate demand. (b) An increase in exports. © A fall in taxation revenue. (d) A decrease in import spending.
Last Answer : (a) Higher aggregate demand.
Description : If the main objective of the government is to raise revenue, it should tax commodities with (1) high elasticity of demand (2) low elasticity of supply (3) low elasticity of demand (4) high income elasticity of demand
Last Answer : (3) low elasticity of demand Explanation: The Ramsey rule states that commodities with low elasticities of demand should be taxed at higher rates than commodities with high elasticities of demand. ... the Ramsey rule may result in a regressive taxation scheme society may view as inequitable.
Description : The relationship between elasticity of demand (e), Average Revenue (AR) and Marginal Revenue (MR) is shown by which of the following formula ? (a) e = MR / (AR – MR) (b) e = AR/MR (c) e = MR/AR (d) e = AR / (AR – MR)
Last Answer : (d) e = AR / (AR – MR)
Last Answer : low elasticity of demand
Description : For getting total revenue, the formula is (a) TR/Q (b) MR+Q © AR/Q (d) AR X Q
Last Answer : (d) AR X Q
Description : Difference between average cost and average revenue is (a) total profit (b) net profit © average profit (d) marginal profit
Last Answer : © average profit
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 : If total revenue rises when price falls, the demand curve is (a) Elastic (b) Unitary elastic (c) Inelastic (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Elastic
Description : At elasticity of one, marginal revenue is equal to A.one B.zero C.infinity D.none
Last Answer : B.zero
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 : Total utility is maximum, when (a) marginal utility is maximum (b) marginal utility is zero © marginal utility increases (d) average utility is maximum
Last Answer : (b) marginal utility is zero
Description : Leontief’s model is open due to the fact that final demand is given from----- the system (a) within (b) outside © both (a) and (b) (d) none of the above.
Last Answer : (b) outside
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 : If consumer’s income increases, the demand for normal product X (a) will remain unchanged (b)will necessarily increase © will necessarily decrease (d) may increase or decrease
Last Answer : (b)will necessarily increase
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 : 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 : Classical economists’ neglects---- side in their theories. (a) demand (b) supply © savings (d) investment
Last Answer : (a) demand
Description : In a boom (a) Unemployment is likely to fall. (b) Prices are likely to fall © Demand is likely to fall
Last Answer : (a) Unemployment is likely to fall.
Description : An increase in aggregate demand is more likely to lead to demand pull inflation (a) If aggregate supply is completely elastic (b) If aggregate supply is completely inelastic © If aggregate supply is unitary elastic (d) If aggregate supply is moderately elastic
Last Answer : (b) If aggregate supply is completely inelastic
Description : Demand pull inflation may be caused by (a) An increase in cost (b) A decrease in interest rate © A reduction in government spending (d) An outward shift of aggregate supply.
Last Answer : (b) A decrease in interest rate
Description : If an increase in investment leads to a bigger increase in national income (a) Accelerator (b) Aggregate demand © Monetarism (d) Multiplier
Last Answer : (d) Multiplier
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 : In explaining the level of unemployment, Keynes emphasized,- (a) Changes in technology. (b) Aggregate demand. © Inflationary expectations. (d) Lending by financial institutions.
Last Answer : (b) Aggregate demand.
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 : A firm is in equilibrium when its (1) marginal cost equals the marginal revenue (2) total cost is minimum (3) total revenue is maximum (4) average revenue and marginal revenue are equal
Last Answer : (1) marginal cost equals the marginal revenue Explanation: A consumer is in a state of equilibrium when he achieves maximum aggregate satisfaction on the expenditure that he makes depending on the ... its production. In short run Marginal revenue = Marginal Cost is the condition of equilibrium.
Description : firm's marginal revenue A.is always negative B.can be positive C.is always positive D.is zero at point at which the total revenue is maximum
Last Answer : D.is zero at point at which the total revenue is maximum
Last Answer : marginal cost equals the marginal revenue
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : The income elasticity of demand being greater than one, the commodity must be - (1) a necessity (2) a luxury (3) an inferior good (4) None of these
Last Answer : (2) a luxury Explanation: In economics, income elasticity of demand measures the responsiveness of the demand for a good to a change in the income of the people demanding the good, ceteris paribus. It is ... If the elasticity of demand is greater than 1, it is a luxury good or a superior good.
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 : 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 : 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 : Cross elasticity of demand between two perfect substitutes will be A.low B.high C.zero D.infinity
Last Answer : D.infinity
Description : In case of Complementary goods cross elasticity of demand will be (a) Negative (b) Zero (c) Unitary (d) Infinite
Last Answer : (a) Negative
Description : If elasticity of demand is perfectly inelastic, then burden of tax will be on (a) Buyer (b) Seller (c) on both (a) and (b) (d) More on seller
Last Answer : (a) Buyer
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 : 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