Principles Of Economics by Alfred Marshall
  • 1. What concept refers to the responsiveness of quantity demanded to price changes?
A) Income elasticity of demand
B) Supply elasticity
C) Cross elasticity of demand
D) Price elasticity of demand
  • 2. What indicates that a good is a luxury good?
A) Demand is perfectly inelastic
B) Total expenditure increases as price rises
C) Income elasticity greater than 1
D) Price elasticity less than 1
  • 3. In Marshall's view, what is the 'margin'?
A) The maximum amount a producer can charge
B) The total quantity produced
C) The additional unit of production or consumption
D) The average cost of production
  • 4. What does the term 'consumer surplus' refer to?
A) The difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay
B) The total revenue generated by sales
C) The cost of production for producers
D) The area under the demand curve
  • 5. What does the term 'opportunity cost' mean?
A) The total cost of production
B) The marginal cost of production
C) The value of the next best alternative foregone
D) The fixed costs in decision making
  • 6. What is the role of utility in consumer choice?
A) To ensure market prices are set fairly
B) To regulate consumer behavior
C) To guide consumers in maximizing satisfaction
D) To determine production costs
  • 7. What theory did Marshall integrate into economics?
A) The Keynesian economic theory
B) The theory of supply and demand
C) The theory of general equilibrium
D) The Monetarist theory
  • 8. According to Marshall, what determines the supply of goods?
A) Natural resources alone
B) The cost of production and market demand
C) Government regulations only
D) Simply consumer preferences
  • 9. What is 'monopoly' in the context of Marshall's economics?
A) Many sellers of identical products
B) Multiple sellers with no influence on price
C) A market structure with a single seller
D) A market regulated by government
  • 10. Which market structure is characterized by a few large suppliers?
A) Oligopoly
B) Monopolistic competition
C) Monopoly
D) Perfect competition
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