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