Economics MCQs

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The limit on the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford is known as ?
A. An indifference curve
B. The budget constraint
C. The marginal rate of substitution
D. The consumption limits
indifference curves for perfect substitutes are ?
A. Right angles
B. Bowed outward
C. Straight lines
D. Nonexistent
Which of the following statements is not true with regard to the standard properties of indifference curves ?
A. Indifference curves are downward sloping
B. Indifference curves are bowed outward
C. Indifference curves do not cross each other
D. Higher indifference curve is preferred to lower ones
Which of the following is true about the consumer’s optimum consumption bundle? At the optimum ?
A. the slope of the indifference curve equals the slope of the budget constraint
B. the indifference curve is tangent to the budget constraint
C. the relative prices of the two goods equals the marginal rate of substitution
D. none of these answers are true
In monopolistic competition ?
A. Demand is perfectly elastic
B. Products are homogeneous
C. Marginal revenue = price
D. The marginal revenue is below the demand curve and diverges
In monopolistic competition of firms are making abnormal profit other firms will enter and ?
A. The marginal cost will shift outwards
B. The demand curve will shift inwards
C. The average cost will shift downwards
D. The average variable cost will increase