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What is the difference between the income effect and the substitution effect of a price change? (A) The income effect is the change in demand due to the change in real income, while the substitution effect is the change in demand due to the change in relative prices (B) The income effect is the change in demand due to the change in relative prices, while the substitution effect is the change in demand due to the change in real income © The income effect is the change in demand due to the change in preferences, while the substitution effect is the change in demand due to the change in budget constraints (D) The income effect is the change in demand due to the change in budget constraints, while the substitution effect is the change in demand due to the change in preferences Ans:A What is the slope of the income consumption curve (ICC) for a normal good? (A) Positive (B) Negative © Zero (D) Indeterminate Ans:A What is the name of the problem that Hicksian demand functions solve? A) Utili...

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  MCQS ON HICKS AND MARSHALL DEMAND ANALYSIS  1. What are the two types of demand functions that are named after Marshall and Hicks respectively?     - A) Compensated and uncompensated demand     - B) Ordinary and compensated demand     - C) Direct and indirect demand     - D) Substitution and scale demand     - Answer: B) Ordinary and compensated demand 2. What are the four conditions that make the own-wage elasticity of demand for a category of labour high according to the Hicks-Marshall laws of derived demand?     - A) High price elasticity of demand for the product, high substitutability of other factors of production, high supply elasticity of other factors of production, and high labour cost share of total production cost     - B) Low price elasticity of demand for the product, low substitutability of other factors of production, lo...