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___________ markets are those markets where factor services are bought and sold.

  1. Factor

  2. Service

  3. Production

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Factor market refers to those market where factor services i.e. factors of production like capital, land, labour, and entrepreneurship are bought and sold against some factor payments like interest, rent, wages, and profit.

Price mechanism operates in a ___________ economy

  1. socialist

  2. free-enterprise

  3. mixed

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Price mechanism refers to the mechanism where price directs the flow of goods and services in the market as it directs the supply by the production sector i.e supply will increase if price increases and vice-versa and the demand by the consumer sector i.e demand will increase if price decreases and vice-versa. Therefore for price mechanism to operate, the market should be free from all types of interventions. 

In a free-market economy, the services of ___________ are available only at some price.

  1. government

  2. factors of production

  3. housewives

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In a free market economy, prices of commodities in the market are affected by the forces of demand and supply that generates open competition in the market which leads to optimum allocation and utilization of resources because the prices of the factor of production depends upon the demand and supply of the commodities produced by it. 

______________ is the mechanism in which prices play a key role in directing the activities of producers, consumers and resource suppliers.

  1. Price mechanism

  2. Market mechanism

  3. Production mechanism

  4. Demand-supply mechanism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Price mechanism refers to the mechanism where price directs the flow of goods and services in the market as it directs the supply by the production sector i.e supply will increase if price increases and vice-versa and the demand by the consumer sector i.e demand will increase if price decreases and vice-versa. It also regulates the supply of resources in the economy as more resources are supplied if there is more demand for the commodity produced using it. 

Forces of demand and supply operate within the framework of a/an __________.

  1. economy

  2. market

  3. nation

  4. government


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Price mechanism refers to the mechanism where price directs the flow of goods and services in the market as it directs the supply by the production sector i.e supply will increase if price increases and vice-versa and the demand by the consumer sector i.e demand will increase if price decreases and vice-versa which generates within the framework of a market.

Price helps in determining the allocation of scarce resources in the economy.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In a market economy, prices of commodities in the market are determined by the forces of demand and supply that generates open competition in the market which leads to optimum utilization of scarce resources as the resources are utilized keeping in mind the demand by the consumer sector and profit made by it.  

Identify the functions of price mechanism in a market economy.

  1. Coordination of economic decisions.

  2. Allocation of resources in the economy.

  3. Determination of factor incomes.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Functions of price mechanism in a market economy are :-
a) Coordination of economic decisions.b) Allocation of resources in the economy.
c) Determination of factor incomes.
Price mechanism can be defined as a process of determining the price of goods and services in the market using demand and supply forces.

___________ helps consumers to determine the level as well as the composition of consumption expenditure.

  1. Market supply

  2. Price mechanism

  3. Income level

  4. Both A & C


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In price mechanism, prices of commodities in the market are affected by the forces of demand and supply that generates open competition in the market which leads distribution of goods and services according to the purchasing power of an individual where the consumers have freedom of choice between how much they will spend on consumption of goods and services. 

Price mechanism functions under the control of a specific controlling agency in the economy.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Price mechanism refers to the mechanism where price directs the flow of goods and services in the market as it directs the supply by the production sector i.e supply will increase if price increases and vice-versa and the demand by the consumer sector i.e demand will increase if price decreases and vice-versa. Therefore for price mechanism to operate, the market should be free from all types of interventions.

____________ is fundamental to the operation of a free-enterprise economy.

  1. Price legislation

  2. Government intervention

  3. Price mechanism

  4. Both B & C


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Price mechanism refers to the mechanism where price directs the flow of goods and services in the market as it directs the supply by the production sector i.e supply will increase if price increases and vice-versa and the demand by the consumer sector i.e demand will increase if price decreases and vice-versa. Therefore for price mechanism to operate, the market should be free from all types of interventions.