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1.

Market equilibrium exists when _________ at the prevailing price?

A. quantity demanded equals quantity supplied
B. quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied
C. quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded
D. quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
Answer» B. quantity demanded is less than quantity supplied
2.

If a 4% increase in price leads to a increase in the quantity supplied of 8% ?

A. Supply is price elastic
B. Supply is income elastic
C. Price elasticity of demand is -2
D. Price elasticity of supply is -2
Answer» B. Supply is income elastic
3.

If the quantity demanded of beef increases by 5% when the price of chicken increase by 20% the cross-price elasticity of demand between beef and chicken is ?

A. -4
B. 0.25
C. 4
D. -0.25
Answer» C. 4
4.

Increased level consumption ?

A. shift aggregate supply to the right
B. shift aggregate supply to the left
C. shift aggregate demand to the right
D. shift aggregate demand to the left
Answer» C. shift aggregate demand to the right
5.

Marginal revenue is the ________ when output is __________?

A. Change in average revenue, increased
B. Change in total revenue, increase by one unit
C. change in average revenue, increased by one unit
D. change in total revenue increased
Answer» C. change in average revenue, increased by one unit
6.

A measurement showing how quantity demanded varies with income is the ?

A. Price elasticity of demand
B. Cross-price elasticity of demand
C. budget elasticity of demand
D. income elasticity of demand
Answer» E.
7.

A firm that makes profit in addition to normal profit is making ?

A. Economic profit
B. Accounting profit
C. Normal profit
D. supernormal profit
Answer» E.
8.

An upward shift in marginal cost _____ output and an upward shift in marginal revenue ______ output?

A. reduces; reduces
B. reduces; increases
C. increases; increases
D. increases; reduces
Answer» C. increases; increases
9.

The opportunity cost of a student is____________?

A. Course fees and rent
B. A loan from the bank
C. What the student could have earned in the best job available by not studying
D. What the student will earn after graduation
Answer» D. What the student will earn after graduation
10.

Firms are assumed to ________ costs and to ________ profits?

A. incur, desire
B. pay, make
C. charge earns
D. minimize, maximize
Answer» E.
11.

If your income doubles and the prices of the goods you buy double then your demand for these goods will likely?

A. increase
B. not change
C. decrease
D. shift
Answer» C. decrease
12.

The extra utility from consuming one more unit of a good is called ?

A. Marginal utility
B. Additional utility
C. Surplus utility
D. Bonus utility
Answer» B. Additional utility
13.

If a product is an inferior good ?

A. Demand is inversely related to income
B. Demand in inversely related to price
C. Demand is directly related to price
D. Demand is inversely related to the price of substitutes
Answer» B. Demand in inversely related to price
14.

The income effect of a price increase of a normal good is to ________ of that good and the substitution effect is to _________ of that good?

A. increase quantity demanded, reduce quantity demanded
B. increase quantity demanded, increases quantity demanded
C. reduce quantity demanded, reduce quantity demanded
D. reduce quantity demanded, increase quantity demanded
Answer» D. reduce quantity demanded, increase quantity demanded
15.

If both marginal cost and marginal revenue increase, a firm ?

A. Should increase output
B. Should reduce output
C. will require further information on how to respond
D. Should not change output
Answer» D. Should not change output
16.

The price elasticity of demand measures ?

A. The responsiveness of quantity demanded to a change in price
B. How far a demand curve shifts
C. a change in price
D. a change in quantity demanded
Answer» B. How far a demand curve shifts
17.

A firm that breaks even after all economic costs are paid is earning ?

A. Economic profit
B. Accounting profit
C. Normal profit
D. Supernormal profit
Answer» D. Supernormal profit
18.

Profits are maximized when ?

A. costs are minimized
B. revenue is maximized
C. average cost is less than average revenue
D. marginal cost equals marginal revenue
Answer» E.
19.

If a firm wage costs increase this will cause __________ and __________?

A. marginal cost to increase, output to fall
B. marginal revenue to increase output to fall
C. opportunity cost to increase the firm will close
D. average cost will rise output will increase ____ output and an upward shift in marginal revenue ____ output
Answer» B. marginal revenue to increase output to fall
20.

Inferior goods have _________ and luxury goods have _________?

A. negative income elasticity income elasticity greater than 1
B. income elasticity greater than 1, negative income elasticities
C. Positive income elasticities, negative income elasticities
D. None of the above
Answer» B. income elasticity greater than 1, negative income elasticities
21.

Adding up the quantities demanded of a good by different people facing the same price gives us the ?

A. Supply curve
B. Market demand curve
C. Demand curve
D. Market supply curve
Answer» C. Demand curve
22.

The increase in total cost when one more unit is produced is known as ?

A. marginal cost
B. opportunity cost
C. limited cost
D. average cost
Answer» E.
23.

The price elasticity of demand is a negative number this means ?

A. Demand is price elastic
B. Demand is price inelastic
C. The demand curve is downward sloping
D. An increase in income will reduce the quantity demanded
Answer» D. An increase in income will reduce the quantity demanded
24.

Economics assumes that people consume goods and services to achieve ?

A. Status
B. Prestige
C. Utility
D. Self-esteem
Answer» D. Self-esteem
25.

Positive cross elasticities suggest that goods are ____ and negative cross-elasticities that goods are ?

A. substitutes inferior
B. normal, complements
C. substitutes complements
D. normal, inferior
Answer» D. normal, inferior
26.

A movement along the demand curve to the left may be caused by ?

A. a decrease in supply.
B. a rise in income
C. a fall in the number of substitute goods
D. a rise in the price of inputs
Answer» B. a rise in income
27.

If the cross elasticity of demand is -2 ?

A. The products are substitutes and demand is cross price elastic
B. The products are substitutes and demand is cross price inelastic
C. The products are complements and demand is cross price elastic
D. The products are complements and demand is cross price inelastic
Answer» D. The products are complements and demand is cross price inelastic
28.

The price decrease from Rs 2,000 to Rs 1,800 Quantity demanded per year increases 5000 to 6000 units. Which of the following is correct ?

A. The price elasticity of demand is -2
B. The good is inferior
C. Income elasticity is + 0.5
D. Income elasticity is + 2
Answer» B. The good is inferior
29.

An increase in price all other things unchanged leads to ?

A. Shift demand outwards
B. Shift demand inwards
C. A contractions of demand
D. An extension of demand
Answer» D. An extension of demand
30.

When the market operates without interference, price increases will distribute what is available to those who are willing and able to pay the most. This process is known as ?

A. Quantity setting
B. price fixing
C. price rationing
D. quantity adjustment.
Answer» D. quantity adjustment.
31.

An increase in income should ?

A. Shift demand for an inferior product outward
B. shift demand for an inferior product inward
C. shift supply for an inferior product outward
D. Shift supply for an inferior product inward
Answer» C. shift supply for an inferior product outward
32.

According to the law of diminishing utility ?

A. Utility is at a maximum with the first unit
B. Increasing units of consumption increase the marginal utility
C. Marginal product will fall as more units are consumed
D. Total utility will rise at a falling rate as more units are consumed
Answer» E.
33.

The price elasticity of supply is +4 The price increases by 15% sales were originally 200 units What will they be now ?

A. 80 units
B. 320 units
C. 60 units
D. 120 units
Answer» C. 60 units
34.

A fall in price ?

A. Will cause an inward shift of demand
B. Will cause an outward shift of supply
C. May be caused by a fall in demand
D. Leads to a higher level of production
Answer» D. Leads to a higher level of production
35.

Aggregate demand will increase if ?

A. consumption falls
B. investment falls
C. Exports fall
D. imports fall
Answer» E.
36.

Improved training of employees would ?

A. Shift aggregate supply to the right
B. Shift aggregate supply to the left
C. Shift aggregate demand to the right
D. shift aggregate demand to the left
Answer» B. Shift aggregate supply to the left
37.

Which of the following would increase aggregate demand ?

A. Increased saving
B. Increasing import spending
C. Increased taxation revenue
D. increased investment
Answer» D. increased investment
38.

Which of the following is consistent with the law of supply ?

A. As the price of calculators rise, the quantity supplied of calculators decreases, ceteris paribus.
B. As the price of calculators calls the supply of calculators increases, ceteris paribus.
C. As the price of calculators rise, the quantity supplied of calculators increases, ceteris paribus.
D. As the price of calculators rise, the supply of calculators increases ceteris paribus.
Answer» D. As the price of calculators rise, the supply of calculators increases ceteris paribus.
39.

An increase in productivity should ?

A. Lead to a contraction of supply
B. Lead to an expansion of supply
C. Lead to a shift in supply outwards (i.e more supplied at each and every price)
D. Lead to a higher equilibrium and lower equilibrium quantity
Answer» D. Lead to a higher equilibrium and lower equilibrium quantity
40.

An increase in the costs of production will ?

A. Shift demand outwards
B. Shift demand inwards
C. Shift supply outwards so more is supplied at each and every price, all other things unchanged
D. Shift supply inwards
Answer» E.
41.

If the demand for coffee decreases as income decreases, coffee is ?

A. an inferior good
B. a normal good
C. a complementary good
D. a substitute good
Answer» C. a complementary good
42.

A supply curve that starts at the origin has ?

A. A price elasticity of supply greater than one
B. A price elasticity of supply equal to one
C. A price elasticity of supply less than one
D. A positive price elasticity of supply
Answer» C. A price elasticity of supply less than one
43.

The price of burgers increase by 22% and the quantity of burgers demanded falls by 25% This indicates that demand for burgers is ?

A. elastic
B. perfectly elastic
C. unitarily elastic
D. inelastic
Answer» B. perfectly elastic
44.

The price of apples falls by 5% and quantity demanded increases by 6% This means that demand is ?

A. zero elastic
B. elastic
C. perfectly elastic
D. inelastic
Answer» C. perfectly elastic
45.

An increase in aggregate demand if aggregate supply is totally inelastic will ?

A. increase price but not output
B. increase output but not price
C. increase output and price
D. decrease output and price
Answer» B. increase output but not price
46.

When excess demand occurs in an unregulated market, there is a tendency for ?

A. price to fall
B. quantity supplied to decrease
C. price to rise
D. quantity demanded to increase
Answer» D. quantity demanded to increase
47.

The quantity demanded of Pepsi has decreased. The best explanation for this is that ?

A. Pepsi’s advertising is not as effective as in the past
B. The price of Coca Cola has increased
C. Pepsi consumers had an increase in income
D. The price of Pepsi increased
Answer» E.
48.

When the decrease in the price of one good causes the demand for another good to decrease, the goods are_________?

A. complements
B. substitutes
C. inferior
D. nromal
Answer» C. inferior
49.

if demand is price inelastic ?

A. An increase in price must raise profits
B. An increase in price decrease revenue
C. An increase in price increase revenue
D. A decrease in price reduces sales
Answer» D. A decrease in price reduces sales
50.

If the cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods is negative, then the two goods are ?

A. normal goods
B. unrelated goods
C. Substitutes
D. Complements
Answer» E.