A. in response to a price increase is less elastic than the elasticity of demand in response to a price decrease
B. is perfectly elastic if price increases and perfectly inelastic if price decreases
C. is constant regardless of whether price increase of decrease.
D. in response to a price increases is more elastic than the elasticity of demand in response to a price decrease
Related Mcqs:
- A major weakness of the kinked demand curve model of oligopoly is that ?
A. it assumes that firms believe that their rivals will not respond to any price change they initiate
B. it fails to explain how a firm arrived at its price and output decision initially
C. The model cannot be tested empirically.
D. Real-world pricing strategies are more simple than those assumed in this model - The Kinked Demand curve theory assumes ?
A. Firms cooperate
B. Firms act as part of cartel
C. Firms are competitive
D. Firms are not profit maximisers - Suppose that the demand curve for tin is highly inelastic. If the supply curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the demand curve for tin then in this market the size of the price fluctuation will be __________ the size of the quantity fluctuations?
A. relatively greater then
B. relatively less than
C. the same as
D. any of the above - In the kinked Demand Curve theory it is assumed that ?
A. An increase in price by the firm is not followed by others
B. An increase in price by the firm is followed by others
C. A decrease in price by the firm is followed by others
D. Firms collude to fix the price - In the Kinked demand curve theory ?
A. There is a kink in the marginal cost curve
B. Demand is price inelastic
C. Demand is price elastic
D. non-price competition is likely - The reason for the kinked demand curve is that ?
A. The oligopolist believes that competitors will match output increase but not output reduction
B. The oligopolist believes that competitors will match price increase but not output reduction
C. The oligopolist believers that competitors will match price cuts but not price rises
D. The oligopolist believes that competitors will match price increase but not output increase - Suppose that at a price of Rs 30 per month there are 30000 subscribers to cable television in small Town. If small Town Cablevision raises its price Rs40 per month the number of subscribers will fall to 20000 Using the midpoint method for calculating the elasticity what is the price elasticity of demand for cable TV in Small Town ?
A. 1.4
B. 0.66
C. 0.75
D. 2.0 - Suppose that the supply curve of tin is highly inelastic. If the demand curve of tin decrease and increase cyclically along the supply curve of tin, then in this market the size of the quantity fluctuation will bathe size of the price fluctuations ?
A. relatively greater than
B. relatively less than
C. the same as
D. Any of the above - The Phillips curve is an extension of the model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand because, in the short run, an increase in aggregate demand increase price and ?
A. decreases unemployment
B. decrease growth
C. increases unemployment
D. decreases inflation - If price consumption curve will be horizontal on x-axes then elasticity of demand will be:___________?
A. Equal to 1
B. Greater than 1
C. Less than 1
D. Equal to 0Submitted by: MAHAR AQEEL
