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If price is set above equilibrium level, there will be |
surplus commodity in the market
shortage of commodity in the market
supply curve will shift
demand curve will shift
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2 |
If we know that quantities bought and sold are equal, we can conclude that |
quantities demanded and supplied are also equal
the market is in equilibrium
there will be no tendency for a price change
all of the above
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3 |
The price and sales of sugar both increase. What could be the cause of this? |
a decrease in the income of the consumers.
a decrease in the tax on sugar
An increase in the wages of workers in the sugar industry
An increase in the price of sugar substitutes
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4 |
A rise in supply and demand in equal proportion will result in |
increase in equilibrium price and decrease in equilibrium quantity
decreases in equilibrium price and increases in equilibrium quantity
no change in equilibrium price and increases in equilibrium quantity
increases in equilibrium price and no change in equilibrium quantity
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5 |
Ten rupees is the equilibrium price for good Z. If govt. fixes price at Rs. 5, there is |
a shortage
a surplus
excess supply
loss
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6 |
Equilibrium |
is a state that can never be achieved in economics
is an important idea for predicting economics changes
is a stable condition
is an unstable condition
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7 |
In market equilibrium, supply is vertical line. The downward sloping demand curve shifts to the right. Then |
price will fall
price remains same
price will rise
quantity rises
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8 |
An increases in the price of mutton provides information which |
tells consumers to buy more mutton
tells consumers to buy more chicken
tells producers to produce more mutton
b and c of above
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9 |
Price of a product is determined in a free market |
by demand for the product
by supply of the product
by both demand and supply
by the government
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10 |
If equilibrium price rises but equilibrium quantity remains unchanged, the cause is |
supply and demand both increase equally
supply and demand both decrease equally
supply decreases and demand increases
supply increases and demand decreases
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11 |
When price is fixed below equilibrium level, there will be |
surplus commodity in the market
shortage of commodity in the market
supply curve will shift
demand curve will shift
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12 |
A decrease in demand causes the equilibrium price to |
rise
fall
remain constant
indeterminate
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