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1. Bread and butter have..

a. Negative cross price elasticity of demand
b. Positive cross elasticity of demand
c. Positive income elasticity of demand
d. Negative income elasticity of demand

2. Omlet and cakes have

a. Negative cross price elasticity of demand
b. Positive cross elasticity of demand;
c. Positive income elasticity of demand
d. Negative income elasticity of demand

3. Point elasticity of demand can be useful in which of the following cases

a. A departmental store is thinking of increasing the price of gift pack
b. A service station is considering lowering the service charges
c. A health club is considering lowering the monthly membership fee
d. An airlines company is considering to lower holiday packages

4. The coefficient of price elasticity of demand is calculated as..

a. The change in price divided by the change in quantity demand
b. The percentage change in quantity demand by the percentage change in
price
c. The change in quantity demanded by the change in price
d. The percentage change in price by the percentage change in demand

5. Point elasticity concept was propounded by

a. Marshal
b. Lipsey
c. Hicks
d. Samulson

6. Price elasticity of demand is not affected by

a. Nature of the commodity
b. Availability of close substitute;
c. Cost of production
d. Consumption habits

7. Demand of salt is inelastic because

a. Of low price
b. No substitute
c. Absence of it makes food tasteless
d. All the three
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8. Luxury goods have --- -- degree of elasticity

a. High
b. Low
c. Moderate
d. Completely inelastic

9. The quantity of a commodity which an individual is willing to purchase over a specific

period of time is a function of:
a. Price of the product
b. Disposal income
c. Taste and price of other commodities;
d. All the three

10. Which of the following is not a factor is market supply of product

a. Cost of production
b. Number of buyers
c. Market price of the product
Price of related products

11. Market demand curve for a commodity is

a. Horizontal summation of the individual demand curve for the commodity;
b. Summation of individual demand curve for 3 years;
c. Demand curve of complementary goods
d. Demand curve of supplementary goods

12. Equilibrium state is achieved at

a. The peak point of supply curve
b. The bottom point of demand curve
c. The inflation point of demand curve
d. The intersection of demand and supply curve

13. If the cross elasticity between two products is positive then we can say that
a. The products are perfectly substituted of each other;
b. The products are complementary to each other;
c. Both the products are unrelated
d. Both are luxury items

14. If the price elasticity of a product is greater than 1, we can say that
a. The products demand is sensitive to price variation;
b. Product demand is insensitive to price variation;
c. Demand and price move in same directions
d. None of this
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15. If the price elasticity of demand for wine is estimated to be -.6, then a 20% increase in
price of wine will lead to .in quantity demanded of wine at that price
a. 12% increase
b. 12% decrease
c. 19.6% increase
d. 20.6% decrease

16. If the price elasticity of demand of Chicken is +.95. then a 20% increase in price of
chicken will lead to in quantity demanded of chicken at that price
a. 19 increase
b. 19% decrease
c. 20.95% increase
d. 20.6% decrease

17. If the cross price elasticity of demand for two products is negative, then the two products
are .
a. Complementary to each other
b. Perfectly substitute for each other
c. Completely competitive
d. Unrelated

18. If demand of coffee increases by 10% with 20% decline in the price of sugar we can say
that
a. Cross price elasticity of demand is negative and both the products are
complementary to each other
b. Cross price elasticity of demand is negative and the goods are substitute;
c. Cross price elasticity is positive and the products are complementary to each other
d. None of these
19. If the price of coffee falls by 8% and the demand for Tea declines by 2%. The corss price
elasticity of demand for Tea is:
a. 0.45
b. 0.25
c. +0.44
d. -0.30

20. When the price of complementary products falls, the demand of the other product will
a. Fall
b. Increases
c. Remain stable
d. Drops by 25%

21. When the price of complementary products increases, the demand of the other product
will
a. Falls
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b. Increases
c. Remains same
d. Increases by 25%

22. Elasticity of supply depends upon

a. Nature of the commodity
b. Production technology
c. Future outlook of prices
d. All the three

23. A supply curve passing through the origin will have elasticity
a. Less than 1
b. More than 1
c. Just One
d. Zero

24. A supply curve passing through any point on X axis(quantity) will have elasticity
a. Less than 1
b. More than 1
c. Just one
d. Zero

25. 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

26. Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have rate of substitution
a. Unity
b. Less than 1
c. More than 1
d. Zero

27. Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have elasticity of substitution...
a. Unity
b. Less than 1
c. More than 1
d. Infinite

28. Goods which are not perfect substitute of each other but have to be consumed in a fixed
ratio will have rate of substitution
a. Unity
b. Less than 1
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c. More than 1
d. Zero

29. If a dealer is prepared to supply 1000 sets of a 29 Color TV if the price is `12,000 per
set, however if the price rises to `15,000 he is prepared to supply 1,500 pieces. The
elasticity of supply of TV set is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0.75
d. 1.4

30. In question No. 201 if at `15,000, the dealer is prepared to supply on 1250 sets of TV the
elasticity of supply is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0.75
d. 1.4

31. In question No. 201 if at `15,000, the dealer is prepared to supply on 1100 TV sets, the
elasticity of supply is:
a. 1
b. 2
c. 0.4
d. 1.5

32. Tea and Coffee are perfect substitute of each other, given the price of Tea and Coffee
being 100 and 200 per Kg. a consumer is prepared to buy 3 Kg. of each. If the price of tea
remain same and the price of Coffee rises to `400 per kg. the demand for Tea goes to 6
Kg. and that of Coffee falls to 1Kg. The elasticity of substitution between Tea and Coffee
is:
a. 1
b. 4
c. 5
d. 3

33. Select the odd one

a. Consumer taste
b. Price of the goods
c. Change in population
d. Increase in price of product

34. Select the odd one

a. Price of the product
b. Cost of production
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c. No. of suppliers
d. St. duties

35. X a consumer spends his entire income on two commodities A and (B) if price of A
increases by 10% and his expenditure on item B remains same, then the price elasticity of
item A is:
a. 1
b. < 1
c. 1
d.

36. In question No. 207. If the price of item No. A instead of increasing falls by 25% and still
his total expenditure as well expenditure on item B remains same, the price elasticity of A
will be
a. 1
b. < 1
c. 1
d.

37. An individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B equally. If income
elasticity of A is 4 what is income elasticity of B
a. 4
b. 2
c. 3
d. 1

38. If an individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B in the ratio of 60:40.
If income elasticity of A is 5 what is income elasticity of B
a. 4
b. 2
39.
a. 1
40.
a. If prices of petrol rises from `40 To `48 per lt., the demand for cars falls from 60
per month to 45 per month, the cross elasticity of petrol and Car is
b. 1.5
c. 1.25
d. 1.0
e. 1.59

41. If prices of Eggs rises from `25 per dozen to `30 per dozen, the demand for vegetable
burger increases from 30 per day to 40 per day, then the cross elasticity of eggs and
vegetable burger is
a. 1.5
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b. 1.25
c. 1.65
d. 1.86

42. Cross elasticity of a nearly perfect substitute products will be

a. Infinite
b. Zero
c. 1
d. <1

43. Cross elasticity of unrelated products will be

a. Infinite
b. Zero
c. 1
d. <1

44. Cross elasticity of complementary products will be

a. Infinite
b. Zero
c. 1
d. < 0

45. If two goods are perfect substitutes for one another, the elasticity of substitution will be
a. Infinite
b. Zero
c. 1
d. < 0

46. 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

47. If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for bread falls by
5%. The income elasticity of bread is
a. 0.5
b. -0.5
c. 1.0
d. -1.0

48. If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for X
commodity increased by 25%. The income elasticity of X is
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a. 1.5
b. -0.5
c. 2.5
d. -2.5

49. If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for X
commodity increased by 10% the income elasticity of X is
a. 1.5
b. 0.5
c. 1.5
d. 1.0

50. If the disposal income of a household decreases by 10% and the demand for X
commodity remains same. The income elasticity of X is
a. 0
b. 0.5
c. 0.5
d. 2.5