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41 Demand for a commodity refers to:
[A] Amount of the commodity demanded at a particular price and at a particular time
[B] Quantity demanded of that commodity
[C] Need for the commodity
[D] Desire for the commodity
Answer: Amount of the commodity demanded at a particular price and at a particular time
42 Which among the following statement is INCORRECT?
[A] If two demand curves are linear and intersecting each other then coefficient of elasticity would be same on different demand curves at the point of intersection.
[B] The price elasticity of demand is expressed in terms of relative not absolute, changes in Price and quantity demanded’
[C] On a linear demand curve, all the five forms of elasticity can be depicted’
[D] If two demand curves are linear, and parallel to each other then at a particular price the coefficient of elasticity would be different on different demand curves.
Answer: If two demand curves are linear and intersecting each other then coefficient of elasticity would be same on different demand curves at the point of intersection.

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43 If the demand for a good is inelastic, an increase in its price will cause the total expenditure of the consumers of the good to:
[A] Increase
[B] Remain the same
[C] Become zero
[D] Decrease
Answer: Increase
44 The horizontal demand curve parallel to x-axis implies that the elasticity of demand is:
[A] Greater than zero but less than infinity
[B] Zero
[C] Equal to one
[D] Infinite
Answer: Infinite
45 An individual demand curve slopes downward to the right because of the:
[A] income effect of fall in Price
[B] Working of the law of diminishing marginal utility
[C] substitution effect of decrease in price
[D] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
46 Income elasticity of demand is defined as the responsiveness of:
[A] Quantity demanded to a change in income
[B] Income to a change in quantity demanded
[C] Quantity demanded to a change in price
[D] Price to a change in income
Answer: Quantity demanded to a change in income
47 The supply of a good refers to:
[A] Quantity of the good offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time
[B] Actual Production of the good
[C] Total stock in the warehouse
[D] Stock available for sale
Answer: Quantity of the good offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time
48 In the short run, when the output of a firm increases, its average fixed cost:
[A] Decreases
[B] First decreases and then rises
[C] Remains constant
[D] Increases
Answer: Decreases
49 The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative given up is called:
[A] opportunity cost
[B] Real cost
[C] Production cost
[D] Physical cost
Answer: opportunity cost
50 Assume that consumer’s income and the number of sellers in the market for good X both falls. Based on this information, we can conclude with certainty that the equilibrium:
[A] Quantity will increase
[B] Quantity will decrease
[C] Price will decrease
[D] Price will increase
Answer: Quantity will decrease

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