1. ______ is a type of good for which demand increases as its price rises ?

Giffen Good

Capital Good

Consumer Good

none

Answer: Giffen Good

Explanation:

A Giffen good is a product that people consume more of as the price rises and vice versa — violating the basic law of demand in microeconomics. For ex Iphone as it shows the standard of living.


2. What kind of relationship exists between income and demand in case of normal goods ?

There is no impact of income on demand

Sometime there is a direct and sometimes an inverse relationship

There is a direct relationship

There is an inverse relationship

Answer: There is a direct relationship

Explanation:

In the case of normal goods, income and demand are directly related, which means an increase in income will cause demand to rise and a decrease in income causes demand to fall.


3. For economists, _____ refers to the amount of a product or service that people are both willing and able to buy ?

Demand

Supply

Price

Income

Answer: Demand

Explanation:

According to Economics demand refers to the willingness to purchase , ability to pay and willingness to pay. A consumer may be able to differentiate between a need and a want, but from an economist's perspective they are the same thing.


4. The demand for a commodity or service which is a consequence of the demand for something else is called ______ ?

Income Demand

Direct Demand

Composite Demand

Derived Demand

Answer: Derived Demand

Explanation:

The demand for a commodity or service which is a consequence of the demand for something else is called derived demand. For example if the demand of the printer increases then the demand of the paper will also increase, The increase in the demand of the paper due to the increase in the demand of the printer is known as derived demand.


5. What is the change in total utility due to consumption of one additional unit of an item called ?

Marginal Utility

Maximum Utility

Minimum Utility

Change Utility

Answer: Marginal Utility

Explanation:

Marginal Utility is the additional Satisfaction that a customer gets for an additional unit of consumption or additional unit of service.


6. What effect will a decrease in demand and an increase in supply have on equilibrium price ?

Equilibrium price will fall

Equilibrium price will rise

Equilibrium price will be constant

Sometimes price will rise and sometimes it will fall

Answer: Equilibrium price will fall

Explanation:

An decrease in demand and an increase in supply will decrease the equilibrium price and vice versa but the effect on equilibrium quantity cannot be determined.


7. As per the law of demand, if all other commodities remain the same, then the relation between the demand and price of a commodity is ?

Negative

No Relation

May be Positive or Negative

Positive

Answer: Negative

Explanation:

The Law of Demand states that when the price of a commodity rises, then its demand fall and vice versa keeping all other things constant. So, if the demand and price are inversely proportional to each other.


8. What would happen to the demand curve when there is an increase in the price of substitute products ?

Outward shift

Remains constant

Initially inward and then after a period outward shift

Inward shift

Answer: Outward shift

Explanation:

From the diagram When the price of the product increases then the customer will move to its substitute product and suddenly the demand for the substitute product will rise From D to D’ which meSol that there is an outward shift in the graph.


9. In economic terms, what do we mean by ‘Intermediate Goods’ ?

Goods sold between industries for resale or production of other goods.

Goods in transit before reaching the consumers.

Price of goods without GST.

Fixed assets used by manufacturers.

Answer: Goods sold between industries for resale or production of other goods.

Explanation:

Intermediate goods, producer goods or semi-finished products are goods, which are partly finished goods, and are used for the production of the other good which eventually makes the final product For ex. If a mobile is to be exported then it’s battery is an intermediate good.