Which of the following is not an essential condition of pure competition?
A. Large number of buyers and sellers
B. Homogeneous product
C. Freedom of entry
D. Absence of transport cost
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In market equilibrium, supply is vertical line. The downward sloping demand curve shifts to the right. Then
A. Price will fall
B. Price remains same
C. Price will rise
D. Quantity rises
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In market equilibrium, supply is vertical line. The downward sloping demand curve shifts to the right. Then
A. Price will fall
B. Price remains same
C. Price will rise
D. Quantity rises
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If demand is inelastic, a change in the price
A. Will change the quantity in same direction
B. Will change total revenue in same direction
C. Will change total revenue in the opposite direction
D. Will not change total revenue
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Which one of the following pairs of commodities is an example of substitutes?
A. Tea and sugar
B. Tea and coffee
C. Pen and ink
D. Shirt and trousers
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Which one is the assumption of law of demand
A. Price of the commodity should not change
B. Quantity demanded should not change
C. Prices of substitutes should not change
D. Demand curve must be linear
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What is the shape of the demand curve faced by a firm under perfect competition?
A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Positively sloped
D. Negatively sloped
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Ten rupees is the equilibrium price for good X. If government fixes the price at Rs.5, there is
A. A shortage
B. A surplus
C. Excess supply
D. Loss
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A rise in supply and demand in equal proportion will result in
A. Increase in equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity
B. Decrease in equilibrium price and increase in equilibrium quantity
C. No change in equilibrium price and increase in equilibrium quantity
D. Increase in equilibrium price and no change in equilibrium quantity
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Zubair has a special taste for college canteen's hotdogs. The owner of the canteen doubles the prices of hotdogs. Zubair did not respond to the increase in prices and kept on demanding the same quantity of hotdogs. His demand for hotdogs is
A. Perfectly elastic
B. Perfectly inelastic
C. Elastic
D. Less elastic
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In the case of a straight-line demand curve meeting the two axes, the price-elasticity of demand at the mid-point of the line would be
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Which is the first-order condition for the profit of a firm to be maximum?
A. AC=MR
B. MC=MR
C. MR=AR
D. AC=AR
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Which of the following is one of the assumptions of perfect competition?
A. Few buyers and few sellers
B. Many buyers and few sellers
C. Many buyers and many sellers
D. All sellers and buyers are honest
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Price and demand are positively correlated in case of
A. Normal goods
B. Comforts
C. Giffen goods
D. Luxuries
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Identify the coefficient of price-elasticity of demand when the percentage increase in the quantity of a commodity demanded is smaller than the percentage fall in its price
A. Equal to one
B. Greater than one
C. Small than one
D. Zero
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In which form of the market structure is the degree of control over the price of its product by a firm very large?
A. Monopoly
B. Imperfect condition
C. Oligopoly
D. Perfect competition
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A firm under perfect competition is
A. Price maker
B. Price breaker
C. Price taker
D. Price shaker
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The elasticity of demand of durable goods is
A. Less than unity
B. Greater than unity
C. Equal to unity
D. Zero
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In the case of an inferior good, the income elasticity of demand is
A. Positive
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Infinite
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Which is the other name that is given to the average revenue curve?
A. Profit curve
B. Demand curve
C. Average cost curve
D. Indifference curve
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