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