Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Firms under Perfect Competition

Question:

Assertion:When the information described in the supply schedule is represented on a graph, it is called as Supply Curve.

Reasoning: A firm’s ‘supply’ is the quantity that it chooses to sell at a given price, given technology, and given the prices of factors of production.

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:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  • Assertion (A): True.

    • A supply schedule is a table that shows the quantity of a good a firm is willing to supply at different prices.
    • When this information is plotted on a graph, it forms the supply curve, which shows the relationship between price and quantity supplied.
  • Reasoning (R): True, but it does not explain A.

    • A firm’s supply refers to the quantity it chooses to sell at a given price, considering factors like technology and input prices.
    • This statement correctly defines supply, but it does not explain why a graphical representation of a supply schedule is called a supply curve.