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