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MEC1 C01:MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS
(COMPLEMENTARY FOR BSC MATHEMATICS)
2019 Admission Onwards
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1: f(x) = 3x3 - 4x2 + 10 implies
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- f(1) = 10
- f'(x) = 9x2 - 8x + 10
- f"(x) = 18x – 8
- f'(2) = 10
2: Which of the following are NOT true?
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- f(x) = axn implies f '(x) = anxn-1
- f(x) = 4x5 - 3x2 implies f '(x) = 20x4 - 6x
- f(x) = 4x + 3/x2 implies f '(x) = 4 - 6/x3
- f(x) = ln(x) implies f '(x) = x-1
3: y = 100/x + 4x has
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- a maximum point where x = 5
- a minimum point where x = 5
- a maximum point where x = 0
- a minimum point where x = -5
4: Which of the following statements are (in general) true?
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- Marginal cost (MC) is minimised where MC = Average Variable Cost (AVC)
- Total Cost (ATC) is minimised where MC = ATC
- Average Variable Cost (AVC) is minimised where MC = AVC
- Total revenue is maximised where MC = Marginal Revenue (MR)
5: Which of the following functions have unit elasticity at P = 6?
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- Demand: Qd = 5/P
- Demand: log Qd = 100 - 3 log P
- Demand: Qd = 24 - 2 P
- Supply: Qs = 5 P
6: For the demand function Q1 = 10 - 9 P1 + P2 + 0.01Y which of the following statements are true?
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- dQ1/dP1 = -9 + P2 + 0.01Y
- dQ1/dP1 = -10
- dQ1/dP2 = P2
- dQ1/dY = 0.01
7: For the function Q = AKaLb which of the following statements are NOT true?
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- dQ/dL = AbKaLb-1
- Marginal Product of Labour (MPL) = AaKa-1Lb
- Marginal Product of Capital (MPK) = aQ / K
- Marginal rate of substitution of capital for labour (MRS) = |dK / dL|
8: Which of the following functions are NOT homogeneous of degree 1 (i.e. linear homogeneous)?
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- Q = 100 K1/4 L3/4
- Q = 20 KaL1-a
- Q = K2 + 2KL + L2
- Q = (K2 + 2KL + L2)1/2
9. The law which studies the direct relationship between price and quantity supplied of a commodity is
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- Law of demand
- Law of variable proportion
- Law of supply
- None of the above
10.When price rises, quantity supplied
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- expands
- falls
- increases
- unchanged.
11. In case of perfectly inelastic supply the supply curve will be
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- rising
- vertical
- horizontal
- falling.
12. When a percentage in price results in equal change in quantity supplied, it is called,
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- elastic supply
- perfectly inelastic
- elasticity of supply
- unitary elastic supply.
13. when supply of a commodity decreases on a fall in its price, its is called
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- Expansion of supply
- Increase in supply
- Contraction of supply
- Decrease in supply.
14. which utility approach suggests that utility can be measured and quantified?
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- ordinal
- Cardinal
- both a &b
- d)
15. diminishing marginal utility.................................. of a commodity is the additional utility derived by a consumer, by consuming one more unit of that commodity.
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- Marginal utility
- Total utility
- Average utility
- maximum utility (A)
16. At what point does total utility starts diminishing?
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- when marginal utility is positive
- when it remains constant
- when marginal utility is increasing
- when marginal utility is negative.
17. Consumer's surplus is also known as
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- indifference surplus
- elasticity of supply
- buyer's surplus
- indifference surplus.
18. Indicate which of the following is a variable cost?
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- Cost of raw materials.
- Cost of machine.
- Interest on capital.
- rent payment for buildings .
19. few sellers is the feature of
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- monopoly
- oligopoly
- perfect competition
- monopolistic competition
20. Market which have two firms are known as
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- Oligopoly
- monopoly.
- Duopoly
- perfect competition.
21. which item is not included in public utilities?
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- Water supply
- Accessories.
- Gas supply.
- Electricity.
22. supply curve of a perfectly competitive firm is
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- Vertical.
- Upward sloping.
- horizontal.
- Downward sloping.
23. In perfect competition a fiem increases profit when ......................... exceeds
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- TC, TR.
- MC, MR.
- AR, AC.
- TR, TFC.
24. the discriminating monopoly can be categorized as
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- Personal
- place
- use
- all of the above.
25. which is not a phase of business cycle?
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- Depression
- Accumulation.
- Recession
- recovery.
26. Suppose the supply for product A is perfectly elastic. If the demand for this product increases:
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- the equilibrium price and quantity will increase;
- the equilibrium price and quantity will decrease;
- the equilibrium quantity will increase but the price will not change;
- the equilibrium price will increase but the quantity will not change.
27. If the coefficient of income elasticity of demand is higher than 1 and the revenue increases, the share of expenditures for commodity X in total expenditure:
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- will increase;
- will decrease;
- will remain constant;
- can not be determined.
28. If the demand for agricultural products is inelastic:
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- as the prices decrease, the revenues earned by producers increase;
- as the prices decrease, the revenues earned by producers decrease;
- rising prices do not lead to differentiation in producers' incomes;
- the percentage decrease in prices is lower than the percentage increase in demand.
For a rational consumer who has to choose between two goods in the context of budget constraints, the price change of one of the goods, caeteris paribus, will determine:
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- a parallel shift of the budget line to the left;
- a change in the slope of the budget line;
- no change in the budget line;
- a parallel shift of budget line to the right.
29. The price of the product A was reduced from 100 to 90 lei and, as a result, the quantity demanded has increased from 70 to 75 units. The demand is:
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- inelastic;
- elastic;
- unit elastic;
- can not be determined from the given information.
30. Choose the false statement:
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- in general, the demand for necessity goods is less elastic than demand for luxury goods;
- if the price and the producers` income are directly proportional, the demand is elastic;
- after a long period of time since the change in the price of the good A, supply becomes more elastic;
- for a company whose production process involves making two goods, one main and the other secondary, if the price of the main good increases, - caeteris paribus the supply on the secondary good`s market will increase (and vice versa).
31. If the demand curve for product A moves to the right, and the price of product B decreases, it can be concluded that:
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- A and B are substitute goods;
- A and B are complementary goods;
- A is an inferior good, and B is a superior good:
- Both goods A and B are inferior.
32. Suppose the price of a good decreases by 10% and the quantity demanded for a certain period of time increases by 15%. In these conditions:
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- the revenues earned by producers decrease;
- the revenues earned by producers increase;
- the revenues are not influenced in any way;
- the company's expenses rise.
33. If a price increase of 50% results in an increase in the quantity supplyed of an economic good from 10 to 20 pieces, calculate the coefficient of price elasticity of supply.
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- 1/4.
- 1/2;
- 1;
- 2.
34. The total utility coincides with the marginal utility:
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- for the first unit consumed;
- only for the irrational consumer;
- at the level of the last unit consumed;
- at the saturation point.
35. The indifference curve means:
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- equal consumption of two goods;
- equal utility from the consumption of two combinations of goods; C. equal consumer income;
- equal prices of the goods consumed.
36. The points located at the intersection of the budget line with the coordinate axes mean:
- the consumer does not spend all his income;
- the consumer spends all his income for only one good;
- the consumer spends absolutely nothing;
- these are points impossible to reach by the consumer.
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37. An economic agent contracts a loan of 15.000 lei, which he will repay in three equal annual installments. What will be the total interest paid, knowing that the annual interest rate is 12% per year?
- 3.600 lei;
- 1.800 lei;
- 5.400 lei;
- 1.500 lei.
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38. An economic agent makes a bank deposit of 10.000 lei with an interest rate of 5%. What will be the amount in the bank after 2 years, if the economic agent does not make withdrawals from the account created during this period?
- 11.000 lei;
- 1.000 lei;
- 11.025 lei;
- 500 lei.
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39. Which of the following statements are false?
- information, the entrepreneur's ability, technical progress are neo-factors of production;
- according to the stages of the circular flow of the company's capital, it takes three forms: money, capital goods and commodity;
- fixed capital depreciation is only due to physical deterioration;
- the factors of production are resources attracted and used in economic activity.
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40. Which of the following aspects distinguish fixed capital from working capital:
- the number of cycles of production they participate in
- the location of the production activity;
- the period of time after which they are replaced;
- the way they transmit their value to the new product.
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A (a,d)
B (c,d)
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C (a,c,d)
D (b,c,d)
41. The following data is given for a company: material costs 89 mil; working capital 45 mil; indirect salaries 10 mil; fixed costs 90 mil.; variable costs 52 mil. Calculate fixed material costs and depreciation:
- 60 and 64;
- 70 and 56;
- 80 and 44;
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42. Fixed cost includes:
- expenditures for the salaries of the administrative staff;
- expenditure for depreciation of fixed capital;
- energy costs for manufacturing;
- expenditure for general lighting.
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D. 89 and 45.
D. (b,c,d)
D (a,d)
A. (a,b,c) B. (a,b,d)
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43. When production volume is zero:
- the fixed cost is 0;
- the variable cost is 0;
- the fixed cost is higher than the variable cost;
- the variable cost is higher than the fixed cost.
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A (a,b,c)
B (b,c,d)
C. (a,c,d)
D. (b,c)
44. Calculate the average fixed cost (AFC), for a level of production Q = 20, knowing that the total cost function is: TC = 200 + 3Q + 2Q2.
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- 1060;
- 200;
- 20;
- 10.
45. Which of the following statements is false?
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- perfect competition involves many sellers of standardized products;
- monopolistic competition involves many sellers of homogeneous products;
- the oligopoly involves several producers of standardized or differentiated products;
- monopoly involves a single product for which there are no close substitutes.
46. On the market with perfect competition:
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- the firm is a "price-taker," meaning, it takes over the market price;
- the firm is a "price-maker", meaning, it determines the market price;
- the companies' products are differentiated;
- input barriers are minimal, and exit barriers are maximal.
47. Which of the following conditions indicate that a good is produced under perfect competition:
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- producers` profits are high;
- producers` profits are small;
- total supply is inelastic;
- individual demand is perfectly elastic.
48. The profit maximization condition for a firm in a market with monopolistic competition is the following (MR is marginal revenue, MC is marginal cost, P is price, ATC is average total cost, TR is total revenue):
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- MR=MC;
- MC = P;
- MR = ATC;
- TR to be maximum.
49. Which of the following statements about monopoly is true:
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- there are several companies producing a specific product;
- there is only one producing company, but the product has close substitutes;
- there are no competitors on the relevant market;
- input barriers are low.
50.There are differences between monopolistic and perfect competition regarding:
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- market entry;
- the number of sellers and buyers;
- the market power of competitors;
- homogeneity of products.
51. Which of the following can be considered as the basic features of public goods:
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- are state-owned;
- are characterized by non-excludability and non-rivalry;
- are characterized by excludability and rivalry;
- may be positive or negative.
52. Which of the following solutions are not part of the ways of internalizing externalities:
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- the imposition of fines on the producer of negative externalities;
- the introduction of taxes and duties that bring private costs to the level of social costs;
- closure of companies producing positive or negative externalities;
- the association of the negative externality manufacturer with the receptor of such an effect.
53. Normally, the natural economy is characterized by:
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- price formation through complex mechanisms;
- perfect competition;
- the preponderance of product exchange;
- the satisfaction of the individual and community needs of its own production.
54. Which of the following features define human needs:
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- are not concurrent;
- do not disappear momentarily if they are satisfied;
- are unlimited in capacity;
- are unlimited in number.
55.If the price elasticity of demand for wine is estimated to be -.6, then a 20% increase in price of wine will lead to .........................in quantity demanded of wine at that price
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- 12% increase ;
- 12% decrease ;
- 19.6% increase ;
- 20.6% decrease
56. If the price elasticity of demand of Chicken is +.95. then a 20% increase in price of chicken will lead to in quantity demanded of chicken at that price
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- 19 increase ;
- 19% decrease ;
- 20.95% increase ;
- 20.6% decrease
57. If the cross price elasticity of demand for two product is negative, then the two products are .........................
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- Complementary to each other ;
- Perfectly substitute for each other;
- Completely competitive ;
- Unrelated
58.If demand of coffee increases by 10% with 20% decline in the price of sugar we can say that
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- Cross price elasticity of demand is negative and both the products are complementary to each other;
- Cross price elasticity of demand is negative and the goods are substitute;
- Cross price elasticity is positive and the products are complementary to each other
- None of these
59.If the price of coffee falls by 8% and the demand for Tea declines by 2%. The corss price elasticity of demand for Tea is
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- 0.45;
- 0.25;
- +0.44;
- -0.30
60. When the price of complementary products falls, the demand of the other product will
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- Fall;
- Increases;
- Remain stable ;
- Drops by 25%
61. When the price of complementary products increases, the demand of the other product will
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- Falls;
- Increases ;
- Remains same ;
- Increases by 25%
62. Elasticity of supply depends upon
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- Nature of the commodity ;
- Production technology ;
- Future outlook of prices
- All the three
63.A supply curve passing through the origin will have elasticity
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- Lessthan 1;
- Morethan 1;
- Just One;
- Zero
64. A supply curve passing through any point on X axis(quantity) will have elasticity
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- Less than 1;
- More than 1;
- Just one;
- Zero
65.Supply curve passing through any point on Y axis(Price) will have elasticity
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- Lessthan 1;
- Morethan 1;
- Just One;
- Zero
66.Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have rate of substitution
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- Unity;
- Lessthan1;
- Morethan1;
- Zero
67.Goods which are perfect substitute of each other will have elasticity of substitution....
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- Unity;
- Less than 1;
- More than 1 ;
- Infinite
68.Goods which are not perfect substitute of each other but have to be consumed in a fixed ratio will have rate of substitution
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- Unity;
- Lessthan1;
- Morethan1;
- Zero
69.If a dealer is prepared to supply 1000 sets of a 29" Color TV if the price is `12,000 per set, however if the price raises to `15,000 he is prepared to supply 1,500 pieces. The elasticity of supply of TV set is
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- 1;
- 2;
- 0.75;
- 1.4
70. In question No. 201 if at `15,000, the dealer is prepared to supply on 1250 sets of TV the elasticity of supply is
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- 1;
- 2;
- 0.75;
- 1.4
71. In question No. 201 if at `15,000, the dealer isprepared to supply on 1100 TV sets, the elasticity of supply is
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- 1;
- 4;
- 0.4;
- 1.5
72. Tea and Coffee are Perfect substitute of each other, given the price of Tea and Coffee being `100 and `200 per Kg. a consumer is prepared to buy 3 Kg. of each. If the price of tea remain same and the price of Coffee rises to `400 per kg. the demand for Tea goes to 6 Kg. and that of Coffee falls to 1Kg. The elasticity of substitution between Tea and Coffee is
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- 1;
- 4;
- 5;
- 3
73. Select the odd one
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- Consumer taste ;
- Price of the goods ;
- Change in population ;
- Increase in price of product
74. Select the odd one
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- Price of the product ;
- Cost of production ;
- No. of suppliers ;
- St. duties
75. X a consumer spends his entire income on two commodities A and (B) if price of A increases by 10% and his expenditure on item B remains same, then the price elasticity of item A is
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- 1;
- <1;
- >1;
76. In question No. 207. If the price of item No. A instead of increasing falls by 25% and still his total expenditure as well expenditure on item B remains same, the price elasticity of A will be
- 1;
- <1;
- >1;
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77. An individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B equally. If income elasticity of A is 4 what is income elasticity of B
- 4;
- 2;
- 3;
- 1
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78. If an individual is spending his entire income on two items A and B in the ratio of 60:40. If income elasticity of A is 5 what is income elasticity of B
- 4;
- 2;
- 5;
- 1
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79. If prices of petrol rises from `40. To `48 per lt., the demand for cars falls from 60 per month to 45 per month, the cross elasticity of petrol and Car is
- 1.5;
- 1.25;
- 1.0,
- 1.59
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80. If prices of Eggs rises from `25 per dozen to `30 per dozen, the demand for vegetable burger increases from 30 per day to 40 per day, then the cross elasticity of eggs and vegetable burger is
- 1.5;
- 1.25;
- 1.65;
- 1.86
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81. Cross elasticity of a nearly perfect substitute products will be
- Infinite;
- Zero;
- >1;
- <1
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82. Cross elasticity of unrelated products will be
- Infinite;
- Zero;
- >1;
- <1
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83. Cross elasticity of complementary products will be
- Infinite;
- Zero;
- >1;
- <0
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84. If two goods are perfect substitutes for one another, the elasticity of substitution will be
- Infinite;
- Zero;
- >1;
- <0
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85. If two goods are not substitutes at all for one another, the elasticity of substitution will be
- Infinite;
- Zero;
- >1;
- <0
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86. If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for bread falls by 5%. The income elasticity of bread is
- 0.5;
- -0.5;
- 1.0;
- -1.0
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87. Bread can be considered as
- Essential goods ;
- Luxury goods;
- Inferior goods ;
- Normal goods
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88. If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for X commodity increased by 25%. The income elasticity of X is
- 1.5;
- -0.5;
- 2.5;
- -2.5
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89. In question No. 220 X can be considered as
- Essential goods ;
- Luxury goods ;
- Inferior goods ;
- Normal goods
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90. If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for X commodity increased by 10% the income elasticity of X is
- 1.5;
- 0.
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