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Unit 1: Introduction to Microeconomics - MCQ Summary with Highlighted Answers
- How does scarcity impact decision-making?
a. It leads to wasteful resource allocation
b. It has no influence on decision-making
c. It necessitates trade-offs and choices
d. It only affects governments, not individuals - What is scarcity in the context of economics?
a. A surplus of resources
b. An excess of demand over supply
c. Abundance of goods and services
d. Unlimited resources for unlimited wants - What does it mean when a society operates on the PPF?
a. It is experiencing technological constraints
b. It is achieving economic efficiency
c. It is underutilizing its resources
d. It is wasting its resources - What does the Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) represent in economics?
a. The maximum amount of goods a society can produce
b. The minimum amount of goods a society can produce
c. The number of resources a society has
d. The total population of a society - What does the concept of "Unlimited Wants, Limited Resources" represent in economics?
a. A surplus of resources that fulfills all human desires
b. The economic problem of having unlimited resources
c. A situation where resources are never scarce
d. The perpetual struggle to satisfy endless wants with finite resources - What is one of the key effects of scarcity in economic decision-making?
a. It leads to wasteful resource allocation.
b. It promotes critical thinking and creative resource use.
c. It eliminates the need for trade-offs.
d. It suggests that limitations on resources are unnecessary. - What best describes a mixed economy?
a. It is a system where the government has no role in economic activities.
b. It is a system that combines free-market capitalism with government intervention.
c. It is a system where all economic decisions are made by the government.
d. It is a system where only the private sector shapes the economy. - How does the Indian government contribute to its mixed economy?
a. By not interfering with market-driven decisions made by businesses.
b. By relying solely on the private sector for all economic activities.
c. By enforcing labor, environmental, and industry standards.
d. By eliminating all social welfare programs. - Which branch of economics studies consumer, business, and industry behavior, including topics like supply and demand in specific markets and pricing strategies?
a. Microeconomics
b. Macroeconomics
c. Behavioral economics
d. Industrial economics - What is the main scope of macroeconomics?
a. Specific markets and industries
b. National or global economies
c. Consumer preferences and product supply
d. Corporate pricing strategies
Unit 2: Demand and Supply Analysis - MCQ Summary with Highlighted Answers
- According to the law of demand, an increase in the price of a good will lead to:
a. An increase in the quantity demanded
b. A decrease in the quantity demanded
c. No change in the quantity demanded
d. An increase in supply - Which of the following factors would cause a shift in the demand curve for coffee?
a. A change in the price of coffee
b. A change in the quantity supplied of coffee
c. A change in consumer income
d. A change in the cost of coffee beans - If the price of sugar increases, what will likely happen to the supply of sugary drinks?
a. The supply will increase
b. The supply will decrease
c. The supply will remain unchanged
d. The demand will increase - When the quantity demanded equals the quantity supplied at a particular price, the market is in:
a. Surplus
b. Shortage
c. Equilibrium
d. Disequilibrium - A surplus occurs in a market when:
a. The quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demandedb. The quantity demanded is greater than the quantity supplied
c.
The price is at equilibrium
d. Demand equals supply - Which of the following would cause a movement along the supply curve for apples?
a. A change in the price of apples
b. A change in the price of oranges
c. A change in technology used to grow apples
d. A change in the number of apple producers - If consumers expect the price of a good to increase in the future, what will happen to the current demand for that good?
a. The demand will decrease
b. The demand will increase
c. The demand will remain unchanged
d. The supply will decrease - Which of these is NOT a determinant of supply?
a. Technology
b. Input costs
c. Consumer tastes and preferences
d. Number of sellers - A shortage occurs in a market when:
a. The quantity supplied is greater than the quantity demanded
b. The quantity demanded is greater than the quantity suppliedc.
The price is at equilibrium
d. Demand equals supply - Which of the following will NOT cause a shift in the supply curve for cars?
a. A change in the price of cars
b. A change in the cost of steel
c. A change in technology used to produce cars
d. A change in government regulations for car manufacturing
Unit 3: Elasticity of Demand and Supply - Example MCQ Summary with Highlighted Answers
- If the price elasticity of demand for a product is 2.5, the demand is considered to be:
a. Inelastic
b. Unit elastic
c. Elastic
d. Perfectly inelastic - Which of the following goods is most likely to have an inelastic demand?
a. Luxury yachts
b. Designer clothing
c. Restaurant meals
d. Prescription medications - Income elasticity of demand measures how the quantity demanded changes in response to a change in:
a. The price of the good
b. The price of a related good
c. Consumer income
d. The cost of production - If the cross-price elasticity of demand between two goods is positive, the goods are:
a. Substitutes
b. Complements
c. Unrelated
d. Inferior - If the price of a good increases and total revenue decreases, the demand for that good is:
a. Inelastic
b. Unit elastic
c. Elastic
d. Perfectly inelastic - Price elasticity of supply measures how the quantity supplied changes in response to a change in:
a. The price of the good
b. Consumer income
c. The price of a related good
d. Technology - In the short run, the supply of most goods tends to be:
a. Inelastic
b. Elastic
c. Unit elastic
d. Perfectly elastic - If the price elasticity of supply is 0.8, the supply is considered to be:
a. Inelastic
b. Elastic
c. Unit elastic
d. Perfectly elastic - A vertical supply curve indicates that supply is:
a. Elastic
b. Unit elastic
c. Inelastic
d. Perfectly inelastic - Which factor does NOT typically affect the price elasticity of demand?
a. Availability of substitutes
b. Necessity vs. luxury
c. Time horizon
d. Cost of production
- Consumer equilibrium occurs when a consumer allocates their budget to maximize:
a. Price
b. Cost
c. Utility
d. Profit - The income effect refers to the change in consumption due to a change in:
a. The price of the good
b. Purchasing power
c. Consumer preferences
d. The availability of substitutes - The substitution effect refers to the change in consumption due to a change in:
a. Purchasing power
b. Relative prices
c. Consumer income
d. Overall market demand - Which of the following is a quantitative method of demand forecasting?
a. Expert opinion
b. Market survey
c. Time series analysis
d. Consumer panel - A qualitative method of demand forecasting relies primarily on:
a. Judgments and opinions
b. Historical data
c. Statistical analysis
d. Mathematical models - Market research involves collecting data on:
a. Production costs
b. Consumer preferences
c. Government regulations
d. Technological advancements - Trend analysis in demand forecasting involves examining:
a. Historical patterns
b. Expert opinions
c. Competitor strategies
d. Future expectations - Consumer surplus is the difference between:
a. Willingness to pay and actual price
b. Cost of production and selling price
c. Actual price and expected price
d. Total revenue and total cost - Indifference curves represent combinations of goods that provide a consumer with:
a. Different levels of satisfaction
b. The same level of satisfaction
c. Zero satisfaction
d. Maximum profit - Budget constraints show the limits on consumption due to:
a. Consumer preferences
b. Income and prices
c. Production costs
d. Market competition
- Fixed costs are costs that:
a. Change with the level of production
b. Do not change with the level of production
c. Vary directly with output
d. Are only incurred in the long run - Variable costs are costs that:
a. Change with the level of production
b. Do not change with the level of production
c. Are constant regardless of output
d. Are only incurred in the short run - The total product (TP) is:
a. The additional output from one more unit of input
b. The average output per unit of input
c. The total quantity of output produced
d. The cost of all inputs used - Marginal product (MP) is:
a. The additional output from one more unit of input
b. The average output per unit of input
c. The total quantity of output produced
d. The cost of all inputs used - Average product (AP) is:
a. The additional output from one more unit of input
b. The average output per unit of input
c. The total quantity of output produced
d. The cost of all inputs used - Economies of scale occur when:
a. Average costs increase as output increases
b. Average costs decrease as output increases
c. Marginal costs exceed average costs
d. Fixed costs become variable - Diseconomies of scale occur when:
a. Average costs increase as output increases
b. Average costs decrease as output increases
c. Marginal costs are less than average costs
d. Variable costs become fixed - The law of diminishing returns states that:
a. As more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the marginal product will eventually decrease
b. Total product always increases at a constant rate
c. Marginal product always increases
d. Average product is always constant - Total revenue (TR) is calculated by:
a. Price minus quantity
b. Price divided by quantity
c. Price multiplied by quantity
d. Quantity divided by price - Producer's equilibrium occurs when:
a. Total cost equals total revenue
b. Average cost is minimized
c. Marginal cost is maximized
d. Marginal cost equals marginal revenue
- In a perfectly competitive market, firms are:
a. Price-setters
b. Price-takers
c. Price discriminators
d. Price leaders - Which of the following is a characteristic of perfect competition?
a. Few sellers
b. Differentiated products
c. Many sellers and identical products
d. High barriers to entry - A monopoly is a market structure with:
a. A single seller
b. Few sellers
c. Many sellers
d. No sellers - In a monopoly, the firm faces a demand curve that is:
a. Perfectly elastic
b. Downward sloping
c. Perfectly inelastic
d. Horizontal - Barriers to entry in a monopoly might include:
a. Low start-up costs
b. Many competitors
c. Exclusive ownership of a key resource
d. Easy access to technology - In perfect competition, marginal revenue is equal to:
a. Marginal cost
b. Average cost
c. Price
d. Total revenue - A monopolist maximizes profit by producing where:
a. Average cost equals price
b. Total revenue is maximized
c. Marginal cost equals marginal revenue
d. Price equals average revenue - Which market structure is characterized by homogeneous products?
a. Perfect competition
b. Monopoly
c. Monopolistic competition
d. Oligopoly - A natural monopoly often occurs when:
a. There are high fixed costs and economies of scale
b. There are low fixed costs
c. There is little competition
d. There is no regulation - In the long run, a perfectly competitive firm will earn:
a. Positive economic profits
b. Negative economic profits
c. Zero economic profits
d. Maximum economic profits
- Monopolistic competition is characterized by:
a. A single seller
b. Few sellers
c. Many sellers with differentiated products
d. Identical products - Product differentiation in monopolistic competition can include:
a. Branding, quality, and location
b. Identical products
c. Price-taking behavior
d. No advertising - Oligopoly is characterized by:
a. A single seller
b. Few dominant firms
c. Many sellers
d. No barriers to entry - Mutual interdependence is a key feature of:
a. Perfect competition
b. Monopoly
c. Monopolistic competition
d. Oligopoly - Market failure occurs when:
a. The market does not allocate resources efficiently
b. Firms maximize profits
c. Consumers maximize utility
d. The government intervenes - An example of a positive externality is:
a. Pollution from a factory
b. Noise from a construction site
c. Education
d. Traffic congestion - An example of a negative externality is:
a. Pollution from a factory
b. Beautiful gardens
c. Scientific research
d. Public parks - Public goods are:
a. Non-excludable and non-rivalrous
b. Excludable and rivalrous
c. Only provided by the government
d. Only provided by private firms - Information asymmetry occurs when:
a. Everyone has the same information
b. One party has more information than another
c. Information is freely available
d. Information is always accurate - Government intervention can address market failure through:
a. Taxes, subsidies, and regulations
b. Ignoring externalities
c. Eliminating competition
d. Allowing monopolies to form
- Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a measure of:
a. The total income of individuals
b. The total wealth of a nation
c. The total value of goods and services produced within a country's borders
d. The total exports of a country - Inflation refers to:
a. A decrease in the general price level
b. An increase in the general price level
c. A period of economic stagnation
d. A rise in unemployment - Unemployment rate measures:
a. The total number of people without jobs
b. The percentage of the labor force without jobs
c. The percentage of the population without jobs
d. The number of people actively seeking jobs - The circular flow of income model shows:
a. How money flows between countries
b. How firms maximize profits
c. How money flows between households and firms in an economy
d. How governments collect taxes - In a two-sector circular flow model, the two sectors are:
a. Households and government
b. Firms and government
c. Households and firms
d. Households and foreign sector - In a three-sector circular flow model, the additional sector is:
a. Foreign sector
b. Government
c. Financial sector
d. Industrial sector - In a four-sector circular flow model, the additional sectors include:
a. Government and financial sector
b. Government and industrial sector
c. Government and foreign sector
d. Industrial and financial sector - A macroeconomic goal is:
a. Price stability
b. Profit maximization
c. Cost minimization
d. Individual utility maximization - GNP (Gross National Product) measures:
a. The value of goods produced within a country
b. The value of goods produced by a country's citizens and businesses, regardless of location
c. The value of imported goods
d. The value of exported goods - Expansionary monetary policy aims to:
a. Decrease interest rates
b. Increase interest rates
c. Maintain interest rates
d. Ignore interest rates
- The income method of calculating national income focuses on:
a. Wages, rent, interest, and profits
b. Expenditures on goods and services
c. Value of goods and services produced
d. Exports and imports - The expenditure method of calculating national income focuses on:
a. Wages, rent, interest, and profits
b. Expenditures on goods and services
c. Value of goods and services produced
d. Exports and imports - The production method of calculating national income focuses on:
a. Wages, rent, interest, and profits
b. Expenditures on goods and services
c. Value of goods and services produced
d. Exports and imports - Which of the following is NOT included in GDP calculation?
a. Final goods
b. Services
c. Investments
d. Intermediate goods - Nominal GDP is measured in:
a. Current prices
b. Constant prices
c. Average prices
d. Expected prices - Real GDP is measured in:
a. Current prices
b. Constant prices
c. Average prices
d. Expected prices - GDP per capita is calculated by:
a. Multiplying GDP by population
b. Dividing population by GDP
c. Dividing GDP by population
d. Adding GDP and population - Transfer payments are:
a. Payments for goods and services
b. Payments with no goods or services exchanged in return
c. Investment payments
d. Export payments - Depreciation refers to:
a. Increase in the value of assets
b. Decrease in the value of assets
c. Constant value of assets
d. Purchase of new assets - Net National Product (NNP) is calculated by:
a. GDP plus depreciation
b. GNP minus depreciation
c. GDP minus indirect taxes
d. GNP plus indirect taxes
- Aggregate Demand (AD) represents:
a. Total spending in an economy at different price levels
b. Total production in an economy
c. Total income in an economy
d. Total exports in an economy - Aggregate Supply (AS) represents:
a. Total spending in an economy at different price levels
b. Total production in an economy at different price levels
c. Total income in an economy
d. Total imports in an economy - The AD curve is usually:
a. Upward sloping
b. Downward sloping
c. Vertical
d. Horizontal - The short-run AS curve is usually:
a. Upward sloping
b. Downward sloping
c. Vertical
d. Horizontal - The long-run AS curve is usually:
a. Upward sloping
b. Downward sloping
c. Vertical
d. Horizontal - Equilibrium national income occurs at the intersection of:
a. AD and money supply
b. AS and money supply
c. AD and AS
d. Demand and supply in a single market - An increase in government spending will likely lead to:
a. An increase in AD
b. A decrease in AD
c. No change in AD
d. A decrease in AS - An increase in input costs will likely lead to:
a. An increase in AS
b. A decrease in AS
c. No change in AS
d. An increase in AD - A decrease in taxes will likely lead to:
a. An increase in AD
b. A decrease in AD
c. No change in AD
d. A decrease in AS - If AD increases and AS remains constant, equilibrium price level will likely:
a. Increase
b. Decrease
c. Remain constant
d. Fluctuate randomly
- Keynesian theory focuses on:
a. Long-run economic growth
b. Short-run aggregate demand
c. Supply-side economics
d. Monetary policy only - According to Keynes, the primary driver of short-run economic activity is:
a. Aggregate demand
b. Aggregate supply
c. Monetary policy
d. Technology - The consumption function shows the relationship between consumption and:
a. Interest rates
b. Income
c. Investment
d. Government spending - The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is:
a. Total consumption divided by total income
b. Change in consumption divided by change in income
c. Total income minus total consumption
d. Total income divided by total consumption - The investment multiplier indicates that a change in investment leads to:
a. A smaller change in national income
b. A larger change in national income
c. No change in national income
d. A proportional change in national income
- Keynesian theory focuses on:
a. Long-run economic growth
b. Short-run aggregate demand
c. Supply-side economics
d. Monetary policy only - According to Keynes, the primary driver of short-run economic activity is:
a. Aggregate demand
b. Aggregate supply
c. Monetary policy
d. Technology - The consumption function shows the relationship between consumption and:
a. Interest rates
b. Income
c. Investment
d. Government spending - The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is:
a. Total consumption divided by total income
b. Change in consumption divided by change in income
c. Total income minus total consumption
d. Total income divided by total consumption - The investment multiplier indicates that a change in investment leads to:
a. A smaller change in national income
b. A larger change in national income
c. No change in national income
d. A proportional change in national income - In a two-sector Keynesian model, aggregate expenditure is equal to:
a. Consumption plus investment
b. Consumption plus government spending
c. Investment plus government spending
d. Savings plus taxes - The paradox of thrift suggests that increased saving can lead to:
a. A decrease in aggregate demand and national income
b. An increase in aggregate demand and national income
c. No change in aggregate demand and national income
d. An increase in investment - Autonomous consumption is:
a. Consumption that depends on income
b. Consumption that is independent of income
c. Consumption that is affected by interest rates
d. Consumption that is affected by government spending - Keynesian economics suggests that during a recession, the government should:
a. Decrease spending and increase taxes
b. Increase spending and decrease taxes
c. Balance the budget
d. Let the market self-adjust - The equilibrium level of income in the Keynesian model is where:
a. Aggregate expenditure equals national income
b. Savings equal investment
c. Government spending equals taxes
d. Exports equal imports
- Monetary policy is primarily concerned with managing:
a. The money supply and interest rates
b. Government spending and taxation
c. Foreign exchange rates
d. Labor markets - Fiscal policy is primarily concerned with managing:
a. The money supply and interest rates
b. Government spending and taxation
c. Foreign exchange rates
d. Labor markets - Expansionary monetary policy aims to:
a. Increase the money supply and lower interest rates
b. Decrease the money supply and raise interest rates
c. Keep the money supply and interest rates constant
d. Increase government spending - Contractionary fiscal policy aims to:
a. Increase government spending and lower taxes
b. Increase government spending and raise taxes
c. Decrease government spending and raise taxes
d. Decrease interest rates - The central bank uses which tool to conduct monetary policy?
a. Taxation
b. Government spending
c. Open market operations
d. Public debt management - Increasing government spending is an example of:
a. Expansionary fiscal policy
b. Contractionary fiscal policy
c. Monetary policy
d. Supply-side policy - Raising interest rates is an example of:
a. Contractionary monetary policy
b. Expansionary monetary policy
c. Fiscal policy
d. Supply-side policy - The goal of monetary policy is often to control:
a. Unemployment
b. Inflation
c. Economic growth
d. Exchange rates - The goal of fiscal policy is often to influence:
a. Inflation
b. Interest rates
c. Aggregate demand and economic activity
d. Money supply - A budget deficit occurs when:
a. Government spending is less than tax revenue
b. Government spending is greater than tax revenue
c. Government spending equals tax revenue
d. The money supply is increased
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