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) Price elasticity of demand
C) Supply elasticity
D) Cross elasticity of demand
  • 2. What indicates that a good is a luxury good?
A) Price elasticity less than 1
B) Income elasticity greater than 1
C) Demand is perfectly inelastic
D) Total expenditure increases as price rises
  • 3. In Marshall's view, what is the 'margin'?
A) The average cost of production
B) The total quantity produced
C) The additional unit of production or consumption
D) The maximum amount a producer can charge
  • 4. What does the term 'consumer surplus' refer to?
A) The area under the demand curve
B) The total revenue generated by sales
C) The cost of production for producers
D) The difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay
  • 5. According to Marshall, what determines the supply of goods?
A) Simply consumer preferences
B) Government regulations only
C) The cost of production and market demand
D) Natural resources alone
  • 6. What does the term 'opportunity cost' mean?
A) The value of the next best alternative foregone
B) The marginal cost of production
C) The fixed costs in decision making
D) The total cost of production
  • 7. 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
  • 8. What theory did Marshall integrate into economics?
A) The Keynesian economic theory
B) The theory of general equilibrium
C) The theory of supply and demand
D) The Monetarist theory
  • 9. What is the role of utility in consumer choice?
A) To regulate consumer behavior
B) To determine production costs
C) To guide consumers in maximizing satisfaction
D) To ensure market prices are set fairly
  • 10. Which market structure is characterized by a few large suppliers?
A) Perfect competition
B) Monopoly
C) Monopolistic competition
D) Oligopoly
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