PPSC Economics Full Book MCQ Test With Answers

PPSC Economics Full Book MCQ Test

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1 Which of the following concepts represents the extra revenue a firm neceives from the services of an additional unit of a factor of production. Total revenue Marginal physical product Marginal revenues product Marginal revenue
2 If leisure is an inferior good the individuals supply curve for labor is. Back ward bending Completely inelastic Upward sloping Perfectly elastic
3 Some goods are not closely related to each other and are neither substitutes nor complements for such goods the cross price elasticity of demand would be. Positive Negative Zero Cannot tell without more information
4 A market demand curve can be derived by adding all the individual demand curves Vertically Horizontally In parallel Any of the above as long as it is consistent
5 A price decrease and an increase in income are similar in that Both force the consumer to achieve a lower level of well being Both force the consumer to reach a lower indifference curve Both move the budget line outward <sup>They are not similar at all</sup>
6 In order to practice price discrimination which of the following is needed. Some degree of monopoly power An ability to separate the market An ability to prevent reselling All of the above
7 In price discrimination, which section of the market is charged the higher price. The section with the richest people The section with the oldest people The section with the most inelastic demand The section with the most elastic demand
8 A normal good can be defined as one which consumers purchase more of as. Price fall Price rise Income fall Incomes increase
9 If the demand curve for a good is downward sloping then the good must be. Normal Inferior Giffen Either a or b
10 If a good is normal then the demand curve for that good must be. Downward sloping Upward sloping Perfectly elastic Completely inelastic
11 The income effect of a price change Is always positive Is always negative May be positive or negative Is associated with a change in nominal income
12 The "compensated" demand curve is the demand curve that. Shows only the income effect Shows only the substitution effect Shows both the income and substitution effects Shows the Geffen good demand curve
13 Suppose an individual spends all his income on only two goods, good X and good Y moreover suppose that you were asked to derive his price consumption curve for good Y Which of the following would be allowed to very. Money income The tastes of the consumer The price of good X The price of good Y
14 If the price of both goods increase by the same percent , the budget line will. shift parallel to the left Shift parallel to the right Pivot about the x axis Pivot about the Y axis
15 If A, B, C and D are any four market baskets, and if the consumer has ranked them so that D is preferred to C, A is hot preferred to B, and B is not preferred to c then. A is preferred to C A is preferred to D B is preferred to D D is preferred to A
16 A utility contour shows all the alternative combinations of two consumption goods that. Can be produced with a given set of resources and technology Yield the same total of utility Can be purchased with a given budget at given prices Equate the marginal utilities of these goods and therefore make the consumer indifferent between them.
17 As long as the principle of diminishing marginal utility is operating any increased consumption of good. Lowers total utility Produces negative total utility Lower marginal utility and therefore total utility Lowers marginal utility, but may raise total utility.
18 Economists tend to disagree primarily about. The implications of scarcity for our economy Which resources are free Topics in positive economics Issues of normative economics
19 Micro economics studies such topics as The factors that determine inflation The forces that influence the price of shoes The determinants of total output Whether the unemployment rate will rise or fall
20 The fundamental reason people must choose which goods to buy and consume is because of. Scarcity Specialization People engaging in exchange The fact there are many different economic agents
21 An -increase the expected future price of a good. Increases its demand Decreases its demand Increases its supply Has no effect on either its demand or its supply.
22 Which of the following shifts the demand curve for hot dogs leftward. An increase in the price of a hot dog bun A decreases in the price of a hot dog bun An increased in the price of a hamburger An increases in the price of a hot dog
23 If the price of product X falls and this change increases the demand for product Y then. X and Y are complements X and Y are substitutes X is an inferior good Y is an inferior good
24 The negative slope of the demand curve indicates that there is _______ relationship between the price and the quantity demanded. A direct An inverse A positive No relationship
25 When the price of an inferior goods falls ceteris paribus the substitution effect leads to ________ in the quantity purchased and the income effect leads to _______ in the quantity purchased. An increase an increase An increase, a decrease A decrease, an increase A decrease, a decrease
26 If the price of an apple increased from 50 to 60 the quantity demanded will decrease because of. The substitution effect only The income effect only A change in income The substitution and income effects.
27 When the price of a pizza decreased from 1200 Rupees to 1000 Rupees, it is definitely the case that the. Income effect means people buy less pizza Substitution effect means people buy more pizza Quantity demanded of pizza will not change None of the above
28 If the price of an apple increases. Its opportunity cost decreases Its opportunity cost increases The substitution effect does not occur The income effect does not occur
29 As the opportunity cost of a good falls, ceteris paribus the substitution effect implies that people buy Less of the good and more of its substitutes More of that good and less of its substitutes Less of that good and less of its substitutes More of that good and more of its substitutes
30 Which of the following explains why demand curves slope downward. Prices and income substitutes and complements Resources and technology Substitution effect and income effect
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