Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Firms under Perfect Competition

Question:

Assertion: When supply of a commodity changes due to changes in other factors than price of the commodity, it is known as change in quantity supplied.

Reasoning: Change in quantity supplied is of two types- Extension of Supply and Contraction of Supply.

 

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct

Explanation:
The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct
  • Assertion: "When supply of a commodity changes due to changes in other factors than price of the commodity, it is known as change in quantity supplied." This is incorrect. When supply changes due to factors other than the price of the commodity, it's called a "change in supply," not "change in quantity supplied." "Change in quantity supplied" relates to price changes.

  • Reasoning: "Change in quantity supplied is of two types- Extension of Supply and Contraction of Supply." This is correct. Extension and contraction of supply are indeed the two types of changes in quantity supplied, and they are directly related to changes in the price of the commodity.