Controlled Markets and Government Intervention Quiz
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Which of the following is true about a controlled market?

  • Entrepreneurs have no margin of profit in a controlled market
  • The state has no intervention in determining what goods are to be produced or the prices at which they may be obtained
  • In a controlled market, manufacturers are free to produce whatever products they presume would be demanded by consumers
  • Goods get their prices only by direction from the state (correct)
  • What is the intention of government intervention in setting ceiling prices on basic items in a controlled market?

  • To keep prices within an unaffordable range for individuals in the lower socio-economic group
  • To allow entrepreneurs to make excessive profits
  • To allow a reasonable margin of profit to entrepreneurs and to keep prices within an affordable range for individuals in the lower socio-economic group (correct)
  • To eliminate the production of basic items such as bread, milk, cheese, flour etc.
  • What is a free market?

  • A market where only a selected few consumers have the power to determine the prices of goods
  • A market where manufacturers are not free to produce whatever products they presume would be demanded by consumers
  • A market where the state intervenes in influencing suppliers or consumers as to what and how much should be produced or consumed
  • A market where the prices of goods are determined by the forces of supply and demand without any interference by the state or other agencies (correct)
  • What is a controlled market?

    <p>A market where the state or other agencies intervene in determining what goods are produced, to whom they may be distributed, or the prices at which they may be obtained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the intention of government intervention in setting ceiling prices on basic items in a controlled market?

    <p>To allow a reasonable margin of profit to entrepreneurs and to keep prices within an affordable range for individuals in the lower socio-economic group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a free market?

    <p>A market where there is no interference by the state or other agencies in influencing suppliers or consumers as to what and how much should be produced or consumed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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