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