For ____ goods, increase in income leads to increase in demand.
A. Abnormal
B. Normal
C. Inferior
D. Superior
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In the case of a Giffen good, the demand curve will be
A. Horizontal
B. Downward to the right
C. Upward to the right
D. Vertical
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The law of consumer surplus is based on
A. Indifference curve analysis
B. Revealed preference theory
C. Law of substitution
D. The law of diminishing marginal utility
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An isoquant slopes
A. Downward to the left
B. Downward to the right
C. Upward to the right
D. Upward to the left
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Demand for final consumption arises in
A. Household sector only
B. Government sector only
C. Both household and government sector
D. Neither household nor government sector
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When as a result of decrease in price of good, the total expenditure made on it decreases we say that price elasticity of demand is
A. Less than unity
B. Unity
C. Zero
D. Greater than Unity
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The structure of the cold drink industry in India is best described as
A. Perfectly competitive
B. Monopoly
C. Oligopoly
D. Monopolistically competitive
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Under which market structure, average revenue of a firm is equal to its marginal revenue
A. Oligopoly
B. Monopoly
C. Perfect competition
D. Monopolistic competition
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In economics, what a consumer is ready to pay minus what he actually pays, is termed as
A. Consumer's equilibrium
B. Consumer's surplus
C. Consumer's expenditure
D. None of the above
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The producer is in equilibrium at a point where the cost line is
A. Above the isoquant
B. Below the isoquant
C. Cutting the isoquant
D. Tangent to isoquant
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If the price of 'X' rises by 10 percent and the quantity demanded falls by 10 percent, 'X' has
A. Inelastic demand
B. Unitarily elastic demand
C. Zero elastic demand
D. Elastic demand
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Demand for intermediate consumption arises in
A. Household sector only
B. Government sector only
C. Corporate sector only
D. All producing sectors of the economy
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The second glass of lemonade gives lesser satisfaction to a thirsty biy, this is a clear case of
A. Law of demand
B. Law of diminishing returns
C. Law of diminishing marginal utility
D. Law of supply
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The kinked demand curve model of oligopoly assumes that
A. Response to a price increase is less than the response to a price decrease
B. Response to a price increase is more than the response to a price decrease
C. Elassticity of demand is constant regardless of whether price increases or decreases
D. Elasticity of demand is perfectly elastic if price increases and perfectly inelastic if price decreases
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Agricultural goods market depicts characteristics close to
A. Perfect competition
B. Oligopoly
C. Monopoly
D. Monopolistic competition
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A firm's average total cost of production is Rs.300 at 5 units of output and Rs.320 at 6 units of output. The marginal cost of producing the 6th unit is
A. Rs.20
B. Rs.120
C. Rs.320
D. Rs.420
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The various combination of goods that can be produced in any economy when it uses its available resources and technology efficiency are depicted by
A. Demand curve
B. Production curve
C. Supply curve
D. Production possibility curve
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Rational decision making requires that
A. One's choices be arrived at logically and without errors
B. One's choices be consistent with one's goals
C. One's choices never vary
D. One makes choices that do not involve trade offs
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If the demand for a good is inelastic, an increase in the price of the good will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the good to
A. Remain the same
B. Increase
C. Decrease
D. Any of the above
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All of the following are determinants of demand except
A. Tastes and preferences
B. Quantity supplied
C. Income
D. Price of related goods
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