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Over time the price of primary products tends to fall because.
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A. Demand is income elastic
B. Supply is income elastic
C. Of outward shifts in supply
D. Demand is price elastic
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A decline in the money supply shifts the LM curve to the left causing the interest rate to ________ and output to___
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A. rise ; rise
B. rise ; fall
C. fall ; rise
D. fall ; fall
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The firms average variable cost of the 150th unit is.
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A. Rs.15
B. Rs.17
C. Rs.20
D. Rs.9
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"Human Welfare is the subject of Economics" Y. This statement is associated with the name of which of the economists.
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A. Marshall
B. Pigou
C. Pension
D. All of the above
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If B is a subset of A ,then A is a
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A. Super set of B
B. Sub set of B
C. Empty set of B
D. Universal set of B
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An optimal tariff is one which reduces imports to the level at which ___ equals
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A. imports , exports
B. The balance of trade, zero
C. The demand for currency, the supply of currency
D. Social marginal cost social marginal benefit
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Investment is an out stable element of aggregate demand because is depends heavily on.
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A. Government policy
B. Expectations
C. National income
D. Historic trends
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A decrease in autonomous consumer expenditure causes the equilibrium level of aggregate output to __________ at any given interest rate and shifts the ___ curve to the __________
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A. rise ; LM ;right
B. rise ; IS ; right
C. Fall ; LM ; left
D. rise ;IS; Left
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The situation in which the imports are greater than exports is termed as.
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A. Trade surplus
B. Trade deficit
C. Budget surplus
D. None
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| 10 |
Tariffs.
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A. Decrease the domestic price of a product.
B. Increase government earnings from tax
C. Increase the quantity of imports
D. Decrease domestic production
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| 11 |
The associative law of union is
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A. AU (BUC= (AUB)
B. U C
C. AUB = BUA
D. BUC = BUA
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When supply increases in an agricultural market famer's earnings might fall because.
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A. Supply is price elastic
B. Demand is price inelastic
C. the government buys up all the excess production
D. All output must be sold at a maximum price
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The liquidity trap occurs when the demand for money
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A. Is perfectly interest elastic
B. Is perfectly interest inelastic
C. Means that an increase in money supply leads to a fall int he interest rate
D. Means that an increase in the money supply leads to an increase in the interest rate
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According to Okun's law an increase in the unemployment rate will cause_______ in the level of empolyment and __ in the level of output.
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A. An increase ; an increase
B. An increase; a decrease
C. A decrease ; an increase
D. a decrease ; a decrease
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According to factor price equalization theorem the ______ factor should oppose free trade policies in any given country.
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A. Abundant
B. Scarce
C. Neither
D. Can't tell without more information
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Real GNP measures income
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A. Including non market activities
B. Adjusted for inflation
C. Including externalities
D. Including tax evasion
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The IS curve shows the combinations of output and the real interest rate for which.
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A. The goods market is in equilibrium
B. The labor market is in equilibrium.
C. The financial assets market is in equilibrium
D. An increase in output will cause the market clearing interest rate to be bid up.
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Rule of innovation in economic growth is very important according to.
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A. Adam smith
B. Richardo
C. Schumpter
D. Rostow
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The economic logic behind granting central bank's independence from governmental the conduct of monetary policy is.
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A. To eliminate seignior age
B. To allow open market operations
C. To enhance the credibility of monetary policy.
D. None of the above
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increase foreign competition tend to.
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A. Intensify inflationary pressure at home
B. Induce falling output per worker hour for domestic workers
C. Place constraints on the wages of domestic workers
D. Increase profits of domestic import competing industries.
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When the demand curve is vertical its shows that the demand is.
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A. Less elastic
B. Very high elastic
C. Elastic
D. Perfectly inelastic
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| 22 |
The purpose of fiscal policy is to
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A. Alter the direction of the economy
B. Change people's attitudes toward governemnt
C. Educate people as to the importance of economics
D. Offer insight into the way thing work
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The agricultural price support program is an example of.
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A. A price celling
B. A price floor
C. Equilibrium pricing
D. None of these
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| 24 |
A disadvantage of the barter system is that
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A. No trade occurs
B. People must produce all their own food clothing and shelter
C. The opportunity to specialize is greatly reduced.
D. Gold is the only unit of account
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Short run is a time frame where a firm can change its.,
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A. Total cost
B. Total production
C. Plant size
D. None of these
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Which of the following is incorrect with respect to the consumption diagram.
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A. the interest rate is a premium
B. MRS = (i +r)
C. The consumer will be lender in time zero
D. The consumer lends 700
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The central economic problem in an economy refers to.
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A. The prevalence of unemployment
B. To allocate scarce resources between competing uses.
C. Consumers having less money than they would like
D. ensure that production costs are converted by sales revenue.
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A country transactions with the rest of the world are recorded in the
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A. Balance of international indebtedness
B. Balance of financial transactions
C. Balance of payments
D. Income statement
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Which of the following is the agro based industry.
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A. Carpets
B. Iron work
C. Dairy farms
D. Woodwork
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Headquarter of the Planning commission of Pakistan is located in.
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A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. None of these
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