Question : An increase in demand could result from:
Option 1: Increase in price of the substitutes
Option 2: Decrease in price of the complementary good
Option 3: Increase in income of the consumer
Option 4: All of these
Correct Answer: All of these
Solution : A rise in demand may result from: 1: An increase in customer numbers. 2: A rise in earnings. 3: A rise in the cost of a replacement good. 4: A reduction in the cost of a complementing good. 5: A shift in preferences and tastes. Hence all of the above is the correct answer.
Question : The demand curve will shift forward when ______.
Option 1: price of complementary goods fall
Option 2: price of substitute goods decreases
Option 3: income of consumer fall
Option 4: price of complement goods increases
Question : When the price elasticity of demand is greater than 1, a decrease in price will result in:
Option 1: An increase in total revenue
Option 2: A decrease in total revenue
Option 3: No change in total revenue
Option 4: An indeterminate change in total revenue
Question : If the price elasticity of demand for a good is 1.2, then a 10% decrease in price will result in a:
Option 1: 1.2% increase in quantity demanded.
Option 2: 12% increase in quantity demanded.
Option 3: 1.2% decrease in quantity demanded.
Option 4: 12% decrease in quantity demanded.
Question : If the price elasticity of demand for a good is -0.5, then a 10% increase in price will result in a:
Option 1: 0.5% decrease in quantity demanded.
Option 2: 5% decrease in quantity demanded.
Option 3: 0.5% increase in quantity demanded.
Option 4: 5% increase in quantity demanded.
Question : If the price elasticity of demand for a good is -1.5, then a 10% increase in price will result in a:
Option 1: 10% decrease in quantity demanded.
Option 2: 15% decrease in quantity demanded.
Option 3: 10% increase in quantity demanded.
Option 4: 15% increase in quantity demanded.
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